NewsPHOTO ARCHIVE: Annie on Broadway and BeyondThe original Broadway production of the beloved Great Depression-era musical Annie closed on Broadway Jan. 2, 1983, after 2,377 performances. 半岛体育.com looks back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings and the infamous 1993 sequel.
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Matthew Blank
January 02, 2013
The musical had its world premiere in August 1976 at the , with Kristen Vigard in the title role. She was replaced by , who would go on to originate the role on Broadway in 1977.
Annie won the 1977 Tony Award for Best Musical, as well as a Best Actress Award for original Miss Hannigan . It ran 2,377 performances, closing in January 1983.
Over the next 35 years, the show would go on to enjoy multiple national tours and stagings in London and countries all over the world. It was revived on Broadway in 1997, in a production starring .
There have been two attempts at stage sequels: Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge opened in 1989 at , and Annie Warbucks ran for 200 performances at the Off-Broadway Variety in 1993.
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40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond
40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond
The original production of Annie opened on April 21, 1977. Look back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings and the infamous 1993 sequel.
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Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Diana Barrows, Robyn Finn, Donna Graham, Danielle Brisebois, Shelley Bruce and Janine Ruane in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon in the original Broadway production
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Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
The new revival began previews at the Palace Theatre Oct. 3.
Annie will star two-time Tony Award winner as Miss Hannigan, Australian star making his Broadway debut as Daddy Warbucks and 11-year-old as Annie. The musical that gave the world the songs "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life" is based on the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," about a billionaire who adopts an orphan in Depression-era New York.
(Wicked, Hairspray) will play Grace Farrell, Daddy Warbucks' devoted personal secretary; (Hairspray, Mamma Mia!) will be Rooster Hannigan, Miss Hannigan's crooked brother; and (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, A Chorus Line) will be Lily St. Regis, Rooster's floozy girlfriend.
Opening night was Nov. 8.
The orphans are as July, as Pepper, as Tessie, as Kate, as Duffy, as Molly and as standby for the roles of Annie, Pepper, Duffy and July. The production also features , , , , , Ryan Kasprzak, , , , Desi Oakley, David Rossetti, , and Ryan VanDenBoom.
Annie, the Tony Award-winning 1977 musical by composer , lyricist and book writer (who all won Tonys for writing the show), will be directed by three-time Tony Award winner and choreographed by Tony Award winner .
