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Annie

Annie at The Chicago Theatre

Why see Annie?

You're never fully dressed without a smile!

Leapin' lizards... Annie is going on tour! Annie is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family. Don't miss this Tony-winning Broadway production of the timeless family tale of Little Orphan Annie as it heads on its tour across the country. Directed by Jenn Thompson who starred in the original Broadway production as 'Pepper'! Just when we need it most, Annie returns to remind us that sunshine is always right around the corner.

Since its Broadway premiere in 1977, Annie has delighted audiences worldwide and it's a particular favorite of children who love Annie's cheeky demeanor and her bubbly outlook. 

From rags to riches...

It's a hard knock life for Annie and the other orphans of Depression Era New York City, under the patronage of the wretched and scheming Miss Hannigan at the Hudson Street Orphanage. One day, Annie's life is changed forever when Grace, the beautiful assistant of the enigmatic millionaire Oscar (Daddy) Warbucks comes to ask for an orphan to stay at his mansion for the Christmas holidays.

This begins a wild and mad-cap adventure where Annie's bright and shining personality wins over the crochety business and teaches him the meaning of love, life and looking on the bright side.

Did you know?

Way before Broadway, Annie made her debut in the comic strip, 'Little Orphan Annie,' by Harold Gray in 1924!

Key Information

Audience

Suitable for audiences of all ages

Run Time

Two hours and fifteen minutes, including one intermission

Dates

Finished Dec 1

Cast

Rainer "Rainey" Trevino as Annie
Christopher Swan as Daddy Warbucks
Stefanie Londino as Miss Hannigan
Julia Nicole Hunter as Grace Farrell
Nick Bernardi as Rooster Hannigan
Krista Curry as Lily
Mark Woodard as FDR
Addison as Sandy
Georgie as U/S Sandy 

Orphans
Bronte Harrison as Molly
Skylar Matthews as Pepper, U/S Annie
Vivianne Neely as July, U/S Annie
Izzy Pike as Kate, U/S Molly
Kenzie Rees as Duffy
Valeria Velasco as Tessie, U/S Molly

With
Nick Abbott, Bradley Ford Betros, Kaitie Bucket, Hana Culbreath, Laura Elizabeth Flanagan, Jaelle Laguerre, Kevin Ivey Morrison, Joel Oliver, Cheyenne Omani, Andrew Scoggin, Kaylie Mae Wallace and Aidan Ziegler-Hansen

Creative

Directed by Martin Charnin

Book by Thomas Meehan

Music by Charles Strouse

Lyrics by Martin Charnin

Choreography by Liza Gennaro

Lighting Design by Ken Billington

Costume Design by Suzy Benzinger

Scenic Design by Beowulf Borritt

Awards

Tony Awards

The original Annie production, which ran at the Alvin Theatre (now called the Neil Simon Theatre), won the seven awards at the 1977 Tony Awards ceremony including:

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Choreography

Reviews

Customer reviews

15 reviews, average rating: (4.7 Stars)

Eliza

Anioe

Beautiful and super talented cast❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ... Read more

Penny Macri

Loved it

We went to the evening show last night. I took my 4 year old and 7 year old. This rendition of Annie was PHENOMENAL. Annie’s voice was on point. If I closed my eyes it was like I was watching the movie. Daddy Warbucks stoke my heart, he was AMAZING. My kids actually sat still and sang alone with the songs. I love that this was a local production and would highly recommend it. Very friendly staff also. Kudos to the cast and crew for putting on such a fabulous show. ... Read more

Jessica

Great show

I took my 6 year old to the Wednesday night showing and it was a great performance! Annie was spot on. Many powerful voices! We have noticed with the last several shows at the Orpheum that the sound crews have been off their game. We spent a lot of time wondering if it's the facility that needs upgrading, or if it's road crews that have a hard time adjusting to our theater acoustics. ... Read more
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