The early 2000s saw a boom of musicals in Russia . '' Notre-Dame de Paris '' , '' Nord-Ost '' , '' Roméo et Juliette '' , and '' We Will Rock You '' were constantly performed in Moscow theatres at the time . The popularity of musicals was hampered by the 2002 Moscow theater hostage crisis and was only revived at the end of the decade
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Moscow theater hostage crisis
Music of Russia