MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 21, 1977
Closing Date
Jan 02, 1983
1st Preview
Apr 08, 1977
1st Preview
Apr 08, 1977
Previews
15
Performances
2,377
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Alvin Theatre
(Apr 21, 1977 - Sep 13, 1981)
ANTA Playhouse
(Sep 16, 1981 - Oct 24, 1981)
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
(Oct 29, 1981 - Dec 06, 1981)
Uris Theatre
(Dec 10, 1981 - Jan 02, 1983)
Setting
December 11-25, 1933. New York City.
Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization
Produced by The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Mike Nichols, Irwin Meyer, Stephen R. Friedman, Lewis Allen, Alvin Nederlander Associates, Inc. and Icarus Productions; Produced in association with Peter Crane
Originally produced by The Goodspeed Opera House (Michael P. Price, Executive Producer)
Musical Director: Peter Howard; Music by Charles Strouse; Lyrics by Martin Charnin; Book by Thomas Meehan; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard; Based on "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray; "Little Orphan Annie" used by permission of Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate, Inc.
Directed by Martin Charnin; Choreographed by Peter Gennaro
Scenic Design by David Mitchell; Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge; Lighting Design by Judy Rasmuson; Hair Design by Ted Azar
General Manager: Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd.; Company Manager: Drew Murphy; Assistant to Gatchell & Neufeld: Steven H. David
Production Stage Manager: Janet Beroza; Stage Manager: Jack Timmers; Technical Coordinator: Arthur Siccardi; Assistant Stage Mgr: Patrick O'Leary and Roy Meachum
Assistant Conductor: Robert Billig; Music Preparation: Thomas P. Brown
Asst. to the Choreographer: Mary Jane Houdina; Dance Captain: Mary Jane Houdina; General Press Representative: David Powers; Advertising: Ash / LeDonne; Sandy and Arf's owner: William Berloni; Training Supervisor for Sandy and Arf: Capt. Haggerty; Photographer: Martha Swope
Sandy Faison
Grace Farrell
Robert Fitch
Rooster Hannigan
Dorothy Loudon
Miss Hannigan
Apr 08, 1977 - Aug 13, 1978
Andrea McArdle
Annie
Apr 08, 1977 - Mar 05, 1978
Reid Shelton
Oliver Warbucks
"Daddy" Warbucks
Diana Barrows
Tessie
Laurie Beechman
Sophie, the Kettle
 
Cecille
 
A Star to Be
 
Bonnie Boylan
 
Perkins
 
Ensemble
Danielle Brisebois
Molly
Shelley Bruce
Kate
Barbara Erwin
Lily St. Regis
 
Ensemble
Robyn Finn
Pepper
Donna Graham
Duffy
Janine Ruane
July
Raymond Thorne
Harry
 
F.D.R.
Steven Boockvor
Dog Catcher
 
Jimmy Johnson
 
Honor Guard
 
Ensemble
Edwin Bordo
Drake
 
Ensemble
Edie Cowan
Mrs. Pugh
 
Connie Boylan
 
Ensemble
Donald Craig
Dog Catcher
 
Bert Healy
 
H.V. Kaltenborn's Voice
 
Hull
 
Ensemble
Richard Ensslen
Lt. Ward
 
Morgenthau
 
Justice Brandeis
 
Ensemble
Bob Freschi
Fred McCracken
 
Hopkins
 
Ensemble
James Hosbein
Bundles McCloskey
 
Sound Effects Man
 
Ickes
 
Ensemble
Mari McMinn
NBC Page
 
Ensemble
Sandy
Sandy
Penny Worth
Annette
 
Ronnie Boylan
 
Ensemble
Swing: Don Bonnell
Standby: Kristen Vigard (Annie)
Understudies: Arf (Sandy), Steven Boockvor (Rooster Hannigan), Shelley Bruce (Molly), Edie Cowan (Lily St. Regis), Donald Craig (Harry, F.D.R.), Bob Freschi (Drake, Bert Healy), Donna Graham (July), Mari McMinn (Grace Farrell), Janine Ruane (Duffy, Pepper, Kate, Tessie), Raymond Thorne (Oliver Warbucks) and Penny Worth (Miss Hannigan)

Alvin Theatre (Apr 21, 1977 - Sep 13, 1981)

Musical Director: Arnold Gross
Company Manager: Douglas C. Baker; Assistant Co. Mgr: Steven H. David
Production Supervisor: Jerry Adler; Stage Manager: Patrick O'Leary; Assistant Stage Mgr: Sally Hassenfelt; Stage Manager: Ruth E. Rinklin (Sep 1978 - ?)
Assistant Conductor: Arthur Wagner
Dance Captain: Don Bonnell; Asst. to the Choreographer: Don Bonnell; Casting: Peter Cereghetti

Cast

Shelley Bruce
Annie
Mar 07, 1978 - Mar 04, 1979
Alice Ghostley
Miss Hannigan
Aug 15, 1978 - Aug 19, 1979
 
Miss Hannigan
Jan 29, 1980 - Sep 15, 1980
 
Miss Hannigan
Oct 08, 1980 - Apr 27, 1981
Betty Hutton
Miss Hannigan
Sep 19, 1980 - Oct 07, 1980
Marcia Lewis
Miss Hannigan
Apr 29, 1981 - Feb 22, 1982
Sarah Jessica Parker
Annie
Mar 07, 1979 - Jan 27, 1980
Allison Smith
Annie
Jan 29, 1980 - Sep 05, 1982
Dolores Wilson
Miss Hannigan
Aug 21, 1979 - Jan 27, 1980
Jennine Babo
Molly
 
Tessie
Diana Barrows
Annie
Alternate
Gary Beach
Rooster Hannigan
Tiffany Blake
Tessie
Kathryn Boulé
Grace Farrell
Stacey Lynn Brass
Duffy
Randall Ann Brooks
Duffy
Shelley Bruce
Molly
Alternate
David Brummel
Jimmy Johnson
 
Howe
 
Ensemble
Shelly Burch
Sophie, the Kettle
 
Annette
 
A Star to Be
 
Ronnie Boylan
 
Ensemble
Martha Byrne
July
Penny Marie Chaney
Pepper
Keene Curtis
Oliver Warbucks
"Daddy" Warbucks
Caroline Daly
Pepper
John Deyle
Bert Healy
 
Fred McCracken
 
Howe
Dick Ensslen
Bert Healy
Kim Fedena
Tessie
 
Kate
Jodi Ford
July
Mar 06, 1979 - ?
Gary Gendell
Dog Catcher
 
Jimmy Johnson
 
Honor Guard
Donna Graham
July
Alternate
Chris Jamison
Sophie, the Kettle
 
Cecile
 
Annette
 
Bonnie Boylan
 
Ronnie Boylan
 
Perkins
 
Ensemble
Timothy Jecko
Apple Seller
 
Jimmy Johnson
 
Howe
 
Ensemble
Lynn Kearney
Grace Farrell
Kathy-Jo Kelly
July
Tara Kennedy
Kate
Anne Kerry
Grace Farrell
R. Martin Klein
Bundles McCloskey
 
Sound Effects Man
 
Ickes
 
Ensemble
Annie McGreevey
Lily St. Regis
Beth McVey
Ensemble
 
A Star to Be
 
Annette
 
Sophie, the Kettle
 
Ronnie Boylan
Sarah Jessica Parker
July
Jan 1978 - Mar 05, 1978
Mary Bracken Phillips
Grace Farrell
Lola Powers
Mrs. Pugh
 
NBC Page
 
Perkins
 
Ensemble
Harve Presnell
Oliver Warbucks
"Daddy" Warbucks
Rhodes Reason
Oliver Warbucks
"Daddy" Warbucks
Jane Robertson
Annette
 
Ronnie Boylan
Larry Ross
Dog Catcher
 
Honor Guard
 
Ensemble
Rita Rudner
Lily St. Regis
Marianne Sanazaro
Cecille
 
Connie Boylan
 
Ensemble
Karen Schleifer
Kate
John Schuck
Oliver Warbucks
"Daddy" Warbucks
Dorothy Stanley
Lily St. Regis
Donna Thomason
Mrs. Greer
 
Bonnie Boylan
 
Ensemble
Jenn Thompson
Pepper
Alfred Toigo
Harry
 
F.D.R.
Ann Ungar
Annette
Aug 26, 1977 - Jan 27, 1980
 
Ronnie Boylan
Aug 26, 1977 - Jan 27, 1980
 
Ensemble
Aug 26, 1977 - Jan 27, 1980
Henrietta Valor
Mrs. Pugh
 
NBC Page
 
Perkins
 
Ensemble
Richard Walker
Dog Catcher
 
Hull
 
Ensemble
Swings: Roy Meachum and Aileen Quinn
Understudies: Tiffany Blake (Annie), Don Bonnell (Ensemble), Shelley Bruce (Annie), David Brummel (Drake), Dick Ensslen (F.D.R.), Kim Fedena (Pepper, Duffy, July, Tessie, Kate), Timothy Jecko (Drake), Tara Kennedy (Molly), Laura Kerr (Pepper, Duffy, July, Tessie, Kate), Beth McVey (Lily St. Regis), Roy Meachum (F.D.R.), O'Malley (Sandy), Sarah Jessica Parker (Annie), Lola Powers (Miss Hannigan), Jane Robertson (Lily St. Regis, Ensemble), Larry Ross (Rooster Hannigan), Donna Thomason (Grace Farrell), Ann Ungar (Miss Hannigan), Henrietta Valor (Miss Hannigan), Richard Walker (Bert Healy) and Mimi Wallace (Ensemble)

ANTA Playhouse (Sep 16, 1981 - Oct 24, 1981)

Eugene O'Neill Theatre (Oct 29, 1981 - Dec 06, 1981)

Theatre Owned / Operated by Nancy Enterprises, Inc.

Cast

Jennine Babo
Duffy
Caroline Daly
Pepper
Roxanne Dundish
Molly
Sherry Dundish
Duffy
Richard Sabellico
Rooster Hannigan
Guy Stroman
Rooster Hannigan
Swing: Joy Merri
Understudy: Sherry Dundish (Molly)

Uris Theatre (Dec 10, 1981 - Jan 02, 1983)

Cast

June Havoc
Miss Hannigan
Oct 06, 1982 - Jan 02, 1983
Alyson Kirk
Annie
Sep 08, 1982 - Jan 02, 1983
Ruth Kobart
Miss Hannigan
Feb 24, 1982 - Mar 08, 1982
Marcia Lewis
Miss Hannigan
Mar 10, 1982 - Oct 04, 1982
Janet Aldrich
A Star to Be
Dorothy Andres
Molly
Laura Baker
July
Kia Goodwin
Kate
 
Tessie
Susan Hartley
Ensemble
Alyson Kirk
Kate
Hally McGehean
Pepper
Lauren Mitchell
Grace Farrell
Nicole Nowicki
Kate
Becky Snyder
July
Julie Stevens
Pepper
Stephanie Vine
Tessie
 
July
 
Pepper
Lynne Wintersteller
Mrs. Greer
 
Ensemble
Swings: Loren Kaufman and Stephanie Vine
Understudies: Susan Hartley (Lily St. Regis), Alyson Kirk (Annie), Becky Snyder (Annie), Stephanie Vine (Pepper, Duffy, July, Tessie, Kate) and Lynne Wintersteller (Grace Farrell)
music by Charles Strouse; lyrics by Martin Charnin
Act 1
Sung By
Maybe
Annie
It's the Hard-Knock Life
Annie and The Orphans
It's the Hard-Knock Life (Reprise)
The Orphans
Tomorrow
Annie
We'd Like to Thank You
The Hooverville-ites
Little Girls
Miss Hannigan
I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here
Grace Farrell, Annie, Drake, Cecille, Annette, Mrs. Pugh and Other Servants
N.Y.C.
Oliver Warbucks, Grace Farrell, Annie, A Star to Be and New Yorkers
Easy Street
Miss Hannigan, Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis
You Won't Be an Orphan for Long
Grace Farrell, Drake, Mrs. Pugh, Cecille, Annette, Servants and Oliver Warbucks
Act 2
Sung By
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
Bert Healy, Bonnie Boylan, Connie Boylan, Ronnie Boylan and The Hour of Smiles Family
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Reprise)
The Orphans
Easy Street (Reprise)
Miss Hannigan, Rooster Hannigan and Lily St. Regis
Tomorrow (Reprise)
Annie, F.D.R., Oliver Warbucks and The Cabinet
Something Was Missing
Oliver Warbucks
I Don't Need Anything But You
Oliver Warbucks and Annie
Annie
Grace Farrell, Drake and The Staff
Maybe (Reprise)
Annie
New Deal for Christmas
Annie, Oliver Warbucks, Grace Farrell, F.D.R., The Orphans and The Staff

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1977 Winner
Produced by Mike Nichols , Irwin Meyer , Stephen R. Friedman and Lewis Allen

Best Book of a Musical

1977 Winner
Book by Thomas Meehan

Best Original Score

1977 Winner
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Music by Charles Strouse
 

Best Actor in a Musical

1977 Nominee
Reid Shelton

Best Actress in a Musical

1977 Winner
Dorothy Loudon
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1977 Nominee
Andrea McArdle

Best Scenic Design

1977 Winner
Scenic Design by David Mitchell

Best Costume Design

1977 Winner
Costume Design by Theoni V. Aldredge

Best Choreography

1977 Winner
Choreographed by Peter Gennaro
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1977 Nominee
Directed by Martin Charnin

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1977 Nominee
Reid Shelton

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1977 Winner
Dorothy Loudon

Theatre World

Award

1977 Recipient
Andrea McArdle
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