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{{Infobox musical
|name= Annie
|image=Annie_Musical_Poster.jpg
|caption= Original Broadway windowcard
|music=[[Charles Strouse]]
|lyrics=[[Martin Charnin]]
|book=[[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]
|basis={{Based on|''[[Little Orphan Annie]]''|[[Harold Gray]]}}
|productions= 1976 [[Goodspeed Opera House]]<br />1977 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]<br />1978 [[West End theatre|West End]]<br />1978 North American tour<br />1978 US tour <br />1979 US tour<br />1981 US tour<br />1983 1st West End [[Revival (play)|revival]]<br />1997 1st Broadway revival<br />1998 2nd West End revival<br />2000 UK tour<br />2005 US tour<br />2006 UK tour<br />2011 UK tour<br />2012 2nd Broadway revival<br />2014 US tour<br />2015 UK tour<br />2017 3rd West End revival <br />
2019 UK tour<br />2022 US tour<br />2023 UK tour<br /> 2023 US tour
|awards= [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] <br /> [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] <br /> [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical]]
}}
'''''Annie''''' is a [[musical theatre|musical]] with music by [[Charles Strouse]], lyrics by [[Martin Charnin]], and a book by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]. It is based on the 1924 [[comic strip]] ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'' by [[Harold Gray]] (which in turn was inspired from the poem [[Little Orphant Annie]] by [[James Whitcomb Riley]]). The original [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the [[Neil Simon Theatre]]).<ref name="Morrison" /> It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won seven [[Tony Awards]], including for [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]. The musical's songs "[[Tomorrow (song from Annie)|Tomorrow]]" and "[[It's the Hard Knock Life]]" are among its most popular musical numbers.

==Background==
[[Martin Charnin]] first approached [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]] to write the book of a musical about ''[[Little Orphan Annie]],'' in 1972. Meehan researched, by rereading prints of the comic strip, but he was unable to find any satisfactory material for a musical, other than the characters of Annie, [[Daddy Warbucks|Oliver Warbucks]], and Sandy, so, he decided to write his own story.  As Meehan, Charnin, and [[Charles Strouse]] were all from New York, and given what he saw as the [[Depression (mood)|downbeat]] mood of the then-current [[Richard Nixon|Nixon]] era and [[Vietnam War]], Meehan set his story in New York during the similarly downbeat [[Great Depression]]. Meehan saw the character of Annie as a 20th-century American female version of the titular orphan characters created by [[Charles Dickens]] in works such as ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' and ''[[David Copperfield]],'' with the mystery of Annie's abandonment and unknown parenthood as consistent with a strand of mysteries in Dickens' tales.  Meehan's book was accepted by Charnin and Strouse, but considerable material had to be trimmed out – material which Meehan would later restore for his novelization.<ref name="meehan3" />

==Plot==

===Act 1===
In 1933, in [[New York City]], eleven-year-old Annie sleeps in an orphanage, with many other girls her age. When six-year-old Molly wakes up from a bad dream, Annie comforts her, by singing about her own parents; even though they abandoned her at the orphanage, as a baby, she holds on to the hope that they will come back for her ("Maybe"). Annie decides to escape to find her parents, but she is caught by Miss Hannigan, the cruel keeper of the orphanage. To punish Annie's behavior, she forces all the girls to clean, and they lament the terrible conditions of the orphanage ("[[It's the Hard Knock Life]]"). Later on, Bundles, the laundry man, comes in to pick up the blankets, allowing Annie to escape in his truck. Miss Hannigan realizes she's gone and chases after the truck. The other orphans cheer her on, but await punishment, when Hannigan returns ("Hard Knock Life (Reprise)").

Annie escapes, running into a friendly stray dog. She tells him of better days to come ("[[Tomorrow (Annie)|Tomorrow]]"). She fools a police officer into believing he is her dog, named Sandy. Later, Annie and Sandy stumble upon a [[Hooverville]], a shanty town full of formerly well-off people suddenly rendered homeless by the [[Great Depression]]. They sarcastically toast [[Herbert Hoover|the former president]] ("We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover"). The shanty town is broken up by the cops, who take Annie back to the orphanage, where Miss Hannigan punishes her with extra chores.

At the orphanage, Miss Hannigan vents her frustration at being surrounded by children ("[[Little Girls (Annie song)|Little Girls]]"). Grace Farrell, the assistant to the billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, comes to the orphanage, asking for an orphan to spend Christmas at his mansion. Seeing how poorly Miss Hannigan treats Annie, Grace insists on taking her.

At Warbucks's mansion, Grace introduces Annie to the staff and explains that she will have every luxury available ("I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here"). Oliver Warbucks returns and isn't happy to have Annie in his mansion, having assumed all orphans were boys. Warbucks instructs Grace to take her to a movie, while he works, but when he realizes that Annie has never seen New York, he decides to take her there, himself, walking the 45 blocks to the Roxy and seeing New York City in all of its glory ("N.Y.C.").

Grace pays Miss Hannigan a visit to tell her that Warbucks wants to officially adopt Annie. Hannigan becomes furiously envious that the orphan she hated so much will suddenly have everything. Her ne'er-do-well brother Rooster and his girlfriend, Lily, drop by, in hopes of a handout. When Miss Hannigan mentions that Annie is going to be adopted by Warbucks, Rooster realizes they can use this situation to their advantage to bring Annie back to Miss Hannigan, before it's too late ("Easy Street").

Having noticed a broken locket around Annie's neck, Warbucks buys her a new, more expensive one from [[Tiffany & Co.|Tiffany's]]. He wonders whether he is ready for such a big change in his life ("Why Should I Change A Thing?"). When he offers Annie the locket and attempts to take off the old one, Annie bursts into tears, as the locket was the only thing left to her by her parents, and she still holds out hope that they will return for her. Warbucks pledges to find her parents, no matter what it takes, calling [[J. Edgar Hoover]] to get the [[FBI|Federal Bureau of Investigation]] on the job ("You Won't Be An Orphan For Long").

===Act 2===
Annie appears on Bert Healy's radio show ("Maybe (Reprise)"), where Warbucks announces that he is offering $50,000 to the couple who can prove they are her parents. Healy, then, sings a song with the Boylan Sisters ("[[You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile]]"). At the orphanage, the girls are listening to the show. They joyously sing along ("You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Reprise)").

A couple claiming to be Annie's parents, Ralph and Shirley Mudge, arrive at the orphanage. In fact, they are Rooster and Lily in disguise. They believe they can pass themselves off as Annie's parents, with Hannigan's help, for which she demands half of the money ("Easy Street (Reprise)").

Warbucks brings Annie to [[Washington, D.C.]], where she meets President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Roosevelt and his Cabinet are inspired by her optimism and decide to make it a cornerstone of their administration ("Tomorrow (Cabinet Reprise)").

Once back home, Warbucks tells Annie how much he loves her ("Something Was Missing"). Because all the people claiming to be her parents were frauds, he offers, once again, to adopt her, and Annie gleefully accepts. The delighted staff get Annie dressed for the formal adoption proceedings and tell of how her arrival has changed their lives ("Annie"). As Judge [[Louis Brandeis]] shows up to begin the adoption proceedings, Warbucks and Annie dance together ("I Don't Need Anything But You").

They are interrupted by Rooster and Lily in disguise. The two present forged documents, as well as the other half of Annie's locket, seemingly confirming their story. Warbucks requests that she be allowed to stay one more night, and they can take her away on Christmas morning. The next morning, Annie wonders if her life with her parents will really be as good as her life with Warbucks could have been ("Maybe (Second Reprise)"). Warbucks receives a surprise visit from Roosevelt and his [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]]. The FBI has learned that Annie's parents are actually David and Margaret Bennett, who died long ago in a fire when Annie was a baby. Mr. and Mrs. "Mudge" show up to take Annie along with the money, but are quickly revealed to be none other than Rooster and Lily; the Secret Service arrests them along with Miss Hannigan, for [[child abuse]], and all three villains are sent to a [[psychiatric hospital]] for their crimes. Annie is officially adopted by Warbucks, who notes that this Christmas is the beginning of a new life for them, for the orphans (all of whom are adopted by wealthy friends of Warbucks), and for the rest of the country, thanks to Roosevelt's [[New Deal]] ("A New Deal for Christmas"/"Tomorrow (Second Reprise)").

== Characters ==
Source: MTI Shows<ref>[https://www.mtishows.com/full-cast-info/1637 "''Annie'' Cast Information"] mtishows.com, accessed September 2, 2019</ref>

{| style="wikitable sortable"
|-
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Characters'''
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Description'''
|-
| '''[[Daddy Warbucks|Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks]]'''
| Billionaire businessman who opens his home – and his heart – to Annie.
|-
| '''Annie Bennett'''
|The title character. The spunky and optimistic 11-year-old orphan who is looking for her birth parents. She ends up getting adopted by Oliver Warbucks.
|-
| '''Grace Farrell'''
| Oliver Warbucks' faithful secretary, who loves Annie from the start.
|-
| '''Miss Agatha Hannigan'''
| The disillusioned orphanage matron. She hates children (whom she abuses with household chores and overprotects, until they reach adulthood), but is fond of [[Moonshine|alcoholic beverages]]. When Annie goes to Warbucks, she counts on her younger brother, Rooster, and his girlfriend, Lily, to bring her back to prevent her from getting adopted.
|-
| '''Daniel "Rooster" Hannigan'''
| Miss Hannigan's younger brother, a convict who escaped jail, so he could plot to abduct Annie and bring her back to his sister.
|-
| '''Lily St. Regis'''
| Rooster's girlfriend, an egotistical gold digger. She and Rooster pose as Annie's "parents,” so they can fool Warbucks and get their hands on a $50,000 reward.
|-
| '''Drake'''
| The butler at the Warbucks Mansion; a good friend to Grace, Annie and Warbucks.
|-
|'''[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'''
| President of the United States, he aids Warbucks in the search for Annie's parents. Upon meeting Annie, he is inspired to make a [[New Deal|new deal]] and restore America's economy.
|-
|'''Molly'''
|The youngest orphan, Annie's best friend. Spunky and really wants a family. 6 years old. 
|-
|'''Pepper'''
|The bossiest orphan, who likes to take control and is rivals with Annie. A bully who tends to complain and roughhouse. 12 years old. 
|-
|'''Duffy'''
|The oldest orphan, who often hangs around with Pepper. 13 years old. 
|-
|'''July'''
|The quietest orphan, who is mother-like to all the other orphans. 13 years old. 
|-
|'''Tessie'''
|The crybaby orphan, who is known for the line "Oh my goodness.” 10 years old. 
|-
|'''Kate'''
|The shyest orphan, who rarely speaks but has a mischievous side. Enjoys playing tricks on Miss Hannigan. 7 years old. 
|-
| '''[[Louis Brandeis]]'''
| Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He is called upon to assist in Annie's adoption.
|-
| '''Bert Healy'''
| Radio announcer who agrees to broadcast Annie's search for her parents.
|-
| '''The Boylan Sisters'''
| Singers on the Bert Healy Show who hope to be famous someday.
|-
| '''Fred McCracken and Wacky'''
| A [[ventriloquist]] and his dummy, who are guests on Bert Healy's ''Oxydent Hour of Smiles''.
|-
| '''Lt. Ward'''
| A policeman sent after Annie, he finds her in the local Shantytown, Hooverville.
|-
| '''Sandy'''
| An abandoned mixed-breed dog that, once Annie rescues him, becomes her companion and pet.
|-
| '''Bundles'''
| The laundry man who initially helps Annie escape by accident.
|-
| '''[[Cordell Hull]], [[Frances Perkins]], [[Louis Howe]], [[Harold L. Ickes|Harold Ickes]], and [[Henry Morgenthau Jr.]]'''
| Franklin Roosevelt's Cabinet members who sing "Tomorrow (Cabinet Reprise)" with Warbucks and Annie.
|-
| '''Star-To-Be'''
| An upcoming Broadway star, who sings a solo in "N.Y.C."
|-
| '''Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Pugh, Cecile, and Annette'''
| Warbucks's servants. They do a lot of housekeeping and are often supervised by Drake and Grace.
|-
| '''Dog Catcher and Assistant Dog Catcher'''
| Characters who try to catch Sandy.
|-
| '''Sophie and the Apple Seller'''
| Child citizens of Hooverville.
|-
| '''Kaltenborn and Radio Announcers'''
| Announcers on the radio.
|-
| '''Usherette'''
| A female usher who seats Annie, Grace, and Warbucks in the movie theater.
|-
| '''Jimmy Johnson'''
| A guest on Bert Healy's ''Oxydent Hour of Smiles'', who calls himself "radio's only masked announcer".
|-
| '''SFX Man'''
| A member of Bert Healy's radio show, who controls the sound effects for the show and encourages crowd participation.
|-
| '''Men and Women of Hooverville'''
| Men and women who are homeless and live in shanties in the town of Hooverville.
|}

== Notable casts ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Character
!Original Broadway<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annie – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/annie-3996#OpeningNightCast|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
<small>1977</small>
!Original West End<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annie Original West End Cast - 1978 West End|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/cast.php?showid=3206|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=www.broadwayworld.com}}</ref>
<small>1978</small>
!First US Tour<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annie – Broadway Musical – First National Tour {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/annie-first-national-519354#OpeningNightCast|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
<small>1978</small>
!First Broadway Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annie – Broadway Musical – 1997 Revival {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/annie-4740#OpeningNightCast|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
<small>1997</small>
!Second West End Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Credits for Annie (London Revival, 1998)|url=http://ovrtur.com/production/2889719/credits|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=Ovrtur|language=en}}</ref>
<small>1998</small>
!Second Broadway Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annie – Broadway Musical – 2012 Revival {{!}} IBDB|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/annie-492932#OpeningNightCast|access-date=January 18, 2021|website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
<small>2012</small>
!Hollywood Bowl
<small>2018</small>
!National Tour 2024-2025
|-
!Annie Bennett
| colspan="2" |[[Andrea McArdle]]
|Kathy Jo Kelly
|Brittny Kissinger
|Charlene Barton

Tasha Gold

Libby Gore

[[Sophie McShera]]
|[[Lilla Crawford]]
|Kaylin Hedges
|Hazel Vogel
|-
![[Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks]]
|[[Reid Shelton]]
|[[Stratford Johns]]
|Norwood Smith
|[[John Schuck|Conrad John Schuck]]
|Kevin Colson
|[[Anthony Warlow]]
|[[David Alan Grier]]
|Christopher Swan
|-
!Miss Agatha Hannigan
|[[Dorothy Loudon]]
|[[Sheila Hancock]]
|[[Jane Connell]]
|[[Nell Carter]]
|[[Lesley Joseph]]
|[[Katie Finneran]]
|[[Ana Gasteyer]]
|Stefanie Londino & 
[[Whoopi Goldberg]]
|-
!Grace Farrell
|[[Sandy Faison]]
|Judith Paris
|Kathryn Boulé
|Colleen Dunn
|[[Kate Normington]]
|Brynn O'Malley
|[[Lea Salonga]]
|Julia Nicole Hunter
|-
!Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
|Robert Fitch
|[[Kenneth Nelson]]
|[[Gary Beach]]
|Jim Ryan
|Andrew Kennedy
|Clarke Thorell
|[[Roger Bart]]
|Rhett Guter
|-
!Lily St. Regis
|Barbara Erwin
|Clovissa Newcombe
|Lisa Raggio
|Karen Byers-Blackwell
|Gail Marie Sharpter
|J. Elaine Marcos
|[[Megan Hilty]]
|Isabella De Souza Moore
|}

=== Notable Broadway replacements ===
'''Original Broadway'''
* '''Annie:''' Shelley Bruce, [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Allison Smith (actress)|Allison Smith]], [[Diana Barrows]], [[Kristen Vigard]]
* '''Warbucks:''' [[Keene Curtis]], [[Harve Presnell]], [[Rhodes Reason]], [[John Schuck|Conrad John Schuck]]<ref>[https://www.playbill.com/person/conrad-john-schuck-vault-0000105579]</ref>
* '''Miss Hannigan:''' [[Alice Ghostley]], [[Betty Hutton]], [[Ruth Kobart]], [[Marcia Lewis]], [[Dolores Wilson]], [[June Havoc]], [[Henrietta Valor]]
* '''Grace:''' [[Anne Kerry Ford|Anne Kerry]], [[Lynne Wintersteller]]
* '''Rooster:''' [[Gary Beach]]
* '''Lily:''' [[Rita Rudner]]

'''Second Broadway Revival'''
* '''Annie:''' Taylor Richardson, [[Sadie Sink]], Brigid Harrington
* '''Warbucks:''' [[Ron Raines]]
* '''Miss Hannigan:''' [[Jane Lynch]], [[Faith Prince]]
* '''Grace:''' [[Jenni Barber]]
* '''Lily:''' [[Kirsten Wyatt]], [[Anneliese van der Pol]]

==Production history==
''[[The New York Times]]'' estimates that ''Annie'' is performed 700 to 900 times, each year, in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Healy |first=Patrick |date=September 6, 2012 |title='Annie,' 'Cinderella' and 'Matilda' Come to Broadway |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/theater/annie-cinderella-and-matilda-come-to-broadway.html |access-date=August 25, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

===Pre-Broadway tryout===
''Annie'' had its world premiere on August 10, 1976, at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]] in [[East Haddam]], [[Connecticut]], under the direction of [[Michael P. Price]]. [[Kristen Vigard]] was the first actress to play the title role. However, the producers soon decided that Vigard's genuinely sweet interpretation was not tough enough for the street-smart orphan. After a week of performances, Vigard was replaced by [[Andrea McArdle]], who had been playing one of the other orphans, Pepper. Vigard went on to become McArdle's [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[understudy|alternate]].

After the Goodspeed run ended, the role of Miss Hannigan was also recast, as original actor Maggie Task's performance was considered too mean. Producer [[Mike Nichols]] suggested comedy actress [[Dorothy Loudon]] to bring the humour out of the role; in rehearsals, Loudon reportedly improvised numerous elements, including the lines "Do I hear happiness in here?" and "Why any kid would want to be an orphan, I'll never know."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/11/28/dorothy-loudon-and-annie |first=Stephen |last=Bowie |title=Dorothy Loudon and Annie |publisher=New York Public Library for the Performing Arts |date=28 Nov 2012}}</ref>

===Broadway original===
[[File:Andrea McArdle Reid Shelton Annie 1977.JPG|thumb|180px|[[Andrea McArdle]], [[Reid Shelton]] and Sandy, 1977]]
The original Broadway production opened at the [[Alvin Theatre]] on April 21, 1977, and starred Andrea McArdle as Annie, [[Reid Shelton]] as [[Daddy Warbucks|Warbucks]], [[Dorothy Loudon]] as Miss Hannigan, and [[Sandy Faison]] as Grace Farrell, with [[Danielle Brisebois]] as Molly, the youngest and smallest orphan. It was nominated for eleven [[Tony Award]]s and won seven, including the [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Score]], and [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book]] at the [[31st Tony Awards]]. Replacements in the title role on Broadway included Shelley Bruce, [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Allison Smith (actress)|Allison Smith]] and Alyson Kirk. Replacements in the role of Miss Hannigan included [[Alice Ghostley]], [[Dolores Wilson]], [[Betty Hutton]], [[Marcia Lewis]], and [[June Havoc]]. Ann Ungar understudied and played for Dorothy Loudon in the role of Miss Hannigan. She also understudied Alice Ghostley and Dolores Wilson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ann Ungar – Broadway Cast & Staff |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ann-ungar-389102 |website=IBDB.com}}</ref> ''Annie'' was evicted from the Alvin Theatre, in September 1981, to make way for ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'', which began its months long journey to finding a new permanent home.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1981-11-19 |title='Annie,' at Last, Finds a Home at Uris; 'Annie' Finds A Home at Uris |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/19/theater/annie-at-last-finds-a-home-at-uris-annie-finds-a-home-at-uris.html |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> On September 16, the show moved to ANTA (now the [[August Wilson Theatre|August Wilson]]), knowing the production would need to move, again, due to contractual obligations to the new musical ''Oh Brother!'' On October 29, ''Annie'' moved to the [[Eugene O'Neill Theatre]], and finally moved to its final home at the Uris (now the [[Gershwin Theatre|Gershwin]]) on December 12 to make room for a revised ''[[Little Me (musical)|Little Me]]''. This move was made possible, partly because of the early closing of the revival of ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', had originally been scheduled to run through the end of that year.<ref name=":0" /> The show closed on January 2, 1983, after a total of 2,377 performances, setting a record for the longest running show at the Alvin Theatre (now the [[Neil Simon Theatre]]), until it was surpassed by ''[[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]]'' in 2009.<ref name="Morrison">{{Cite book |last=Morrison |first=William |title=Broadway Theatres: History and Architecture |publisher=[[Dover Publications]] |year=1999 |isbn=0-486-40244-4 |series=Dover Books on Architecture |location=[[Mineola, New York]] |pages=154–55 |type=trade paperback}}</ref>

===United States national touring companies===
During the Broadway run of ''Annie'', there were four touring companies that were launched from the original production to tour to major North American cities:

The first national touring company opened in Toronto in March 1978 with Kathy Jo Kelly as Annie, Norwood Smith as Daddy Warbucks, [[Jane Connell]], [[Ruth Kobart]] as Miss Hannigan, and Gary Beach as Rooster. It played in [[Miami]] from April 12 to May 13, 1978, then continued for a few more cities until it landed in [[Chicago]] where it played for 32 weeks. In April 1979, it continued on the road in with Mary K. Lombardi now in the lead as Annie. In the fall of 1980, Theda Stemler took over the part and was replaced in [[Boston]] when she grew too old. On May 15, 1981, [[Louanne Sirota]], who had played Annie in the long-running [[Los Angeles]] production, took over the role for four months. In August 1981, Becky Snyder became the company's last Annie, closing the tour on September 6, 1981.

The second national touring company (sometimes referred to as the West Coast or Los Angeles production) opened in [[San Francisco]] on June 22, 1978, with [[Patricia Ann Patts]] starring as Annie, [[Jennifer Cihi]] as Pepper and the then-unknown [[Molly Ringwald]] as one of the orphans. The show landed in Los Angeles on October 15, 1978, for an open-ended run at the [[Shubert Theatre (Los Angeles)|Shubert Theatre]]. Children's television host [[Tom Hatten]] played [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]].  On June 12, 1979, Sirota, just 9 years old (up until that time, all Annies had been 11 or older), took over the role from Patts. Marisa Morell took the role in December 1979, closing the Los Angeles run and continuing on tour with the show through December 1980. Kristi Coombs (who played the youngest orphan Molly in the first national touring company) then played Annie, until this touring company closed in Hawaii on August 22, 1982. [[Alyssa Milano]] played orphan Kate in 1981.

The third national touring company opened in [[Dallas]] on October 3, 1979, with [[Rosanne Sorrentino]] (who would later go on to portray Pepper in the 1982 film version) in the title role. This company toured to 23 cities playing mostly shorter runs of a month or less. On March 27, 1981, Bridget Walsh took over as Annie. Becky Snyder (who had closed the first national tour) joined this company in the summer of 1982 and stayed with it until it closed in September of that year.

The fourth national touring company opened on September 11, 1981, with Mollie Hall playing Annie. This production was a "bus and truck" tour, with a slightly reduced cast, that traveled the country and often played in two cities a week. This company was still touring when the original Broadway production closed in January 1983, making Kathleen Sisk the final performer to play Annie from the original production team. This tour closed in late March 1983.

===West End original===
The musical premiered in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]] on May 3, 1978. Andrea McArdle, the original Broadway Annie, played the title role for 40 performances. British 12-year-old Ann Marie Gwatkin was also cast in the title role and appeared on the original London cast recording. The opening night cast and the original cast album recording of children were Claire Hood, Jane Collins, Dawn Napier, Annette Mason, Helen Stephenson, Jackie Ekers and Linda Brewis. Ann Marie Gwatkin alternated with Christine Hyland, and four other Annies were cast at this point: Anne O'Rourke, Jacinta Whyte, Helen Thorne, Tracy Taylor, who were to play the role over the next year. Suzie Kemeys from [[South Wales]] also performed two shows in 1980/81. The first was as July and the second was Annie. [[ITV Wales & West|ITV Wales]] commissioned two documentaries about this young Welsh girl and her rise from obscurity to a West End leading lady. Following this, Ann Marie Gwatkin and Jackie Ekers shared the title role, followed by many other casts of Annie. Miss Hannigan was originally played by [[Sheila Hancock]], and later by [[Maria Charles]] and [[Stella Moray]]; Warbucks was played by [[Stratford Johns]] and later by [[Charles West (author)|Charles West]], with Deborah Clarke playing Pepper in the first year and [[Melanie Grant]] playing Molly.

''Annie'' closed on November 28, 1981, after 1,485 performances.

===UK tour===
The musical transferred to the [[Bristol Hippodrome]] for a special [[Christmas season]] before touring [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. Because of strict British employment laws for juvenile actors, a succession of actresses took on the lead role every four months. One of the last girls to perform the role at the Victoria Palace before the show went on tour was 10-year-old Claudia Bradley from [[Leeds]], who was featured on a 1981 [[BBC]] program called ''Fame''. She went on to perform on the tour as well.<ref>{{Cite web |first=Julie|last= Stevens|date=November 23, 2008 |title=London - Claudia Bradley |url=https://annieorphans.com/notes/London_-_Claudia_Bradley |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=annieorphans.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Programme Index |url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/dfea5909401a403e9d8c6935231092c3 |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|date=October 1981 }}</ref>

===Broadway revival (1997)===
A 20th anniversary Broadway [[revival (theatre)|revival]], which played at the [[Martin Beck Theatre]] (now called the [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]]) in 1997, entitled ''Annie, the 20th Anniversary'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ippolito |first=Caren |date=January 22, 1998 |title=Girl Adopts Acting as Current Role |page=1 |work=[[The Tampa Tribune]]}}</ref> starred [[Nell Carter]] as Miss Hannigan, but controversy surrounded the casting of the titular character. The original actress cast in the role, [[Joanna Pacitti]], was fired and replaced by Brittny Kissinger<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2010 |title=Good Times - Home |url=http://www.brittnykissinger.com/home.html |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=BrittnyKissinger.com |archive-date=September 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913161353/http://www.brittnykissinger.com/home.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> (who had been playing orphan July) just two weeks before her Broadway debut, while battling bronchitis in Boston. The pre-Broadway tour was playing the [[Colonial Theatre (Boston)|Colonial Theatre]], then moved on to the [[Toyota Oakdale Theatre|Oakdale]] in Connecticut. Public sentiment seemed to side with Pacitti as she was the winner of a highly publicized contest to find a new Annie, sponsored by the department store [[Macy's]]. This incident, coupled with the mixed reviews the new staging garnered, doomed it to a short run, although it was followed by a successful national tour. Kissinger, then 8, became the youngest actress to ever play Annie on Broadway.

More controversy surrounding the show involved Nell Carter. Carter reportedly was very upset when commercials promoting the show used a different actress, Marcia Lewis, a white actress, as Miss Hannigan. The producers claimed that the commercials, which were made during an earlier production, were too costly to reshoot. Carter felt that racism played a part in the decision. "Maybe they do not want audiences to know Nell Carter is black", she told the [[New York Post]]. However, the ads did mention that Carter was in the show. "It hurts a lot", Carter told the Post, "I've asked them nicely to stop it — it's insulting to me as a black woman."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie Yesterday, Today and 'Tomorrow': All About Broadway's Favorite Little Orphan |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/165051/annie-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow-all-about-broadways-favorite-little-orphan/ |access-date=November 10, 2012 |publisher=broadway.com}}</ref> Later reports stated that "Nell Carter of Broadway's '''Annie''<nowiki/>' denied Thursday that she called her show's producers racist because they chose to air commercials featuring a previous Miss Hannigan—who is white—instead of her."<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2013 |title=Nell Carter Denies Charges of Racism |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3985036.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516055841/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-3985036.html |archive-date=May 16, 2013 |access-date=August 25, 2019 }}</ref> Her statement, released by the [[Associated Press]], read: "'Yes, it is true that I and my representatives have gone to management on more than one occasion about the commercial and were told that there was nothing they could do about it,' Carter said in a statement Thursday. 'Therefore, I have resigned myself to the fact that this is the way it is.' The statement also addressed the alleged charges of racism, first published in Thursday's New York Post. Carter is black. 'I, Nell Carter, never, ever, ever accused my producers or anyone in the show of racism,' she said. Producers have said it is too expensive to film a new commercial."<ref>"Names in the News", ''Associated Press'' (Domestic News), Dateline: New York, May 23, 1997</ref> Carter was later replaced by another white actress, [[Sally Struthers]]. The revival closed on October 19, 1997, after 14 previews and 239 performances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie 1997 Revival @ Playbill Vault |url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8213/Annie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014119/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8213/Annie |archive-date=November 17, 2015}}</ref>

===West End revival (1998)===
The show was revived at the Victoria Palace Theatre, running from September 30, 1998, to February 28, 1999. It starred [[Lesley Joseph]] and then [[Lily Savage]] (the female alter ego of comedian [[Paul O'Grady]]) as Miss Hannigan and Kevin Colson as Warbucks. The young girls who played Annie were Charlene Barton, Tasha Gold, Libby Gore and [[Sophie McShera]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie |url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Annie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821185625/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Annie |archive-date=August 21, 2006 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Albemarle Archive}}</ref> Orphans included [[Dominique Moore]] as documented on ''[[Paddington Green (TV series)|Paddington Green]]''.<ref>{{Citation |first=Dominique|last=Moore |title=Paddington Green Ep1-Dominique Moore and Lia Saville |date=December 26, 2008 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgEE-5X5IZw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/OgEE-5X5IZw |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=July 11, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 1999–2000 United States tour ===
Starting in August 1999, the post Broadway national tour continued with Meredith Anne Bull as Annie. In the spring of 2000, Ashley Wieronski, who had been playing Duffy, moved up to play Annie. In July 2000, Dana Benedict took over as Annie.

===2000–01 Australian tour===
In 2000/2001, a tour was staged in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. [[Anthony Warlow]] starred as Warbucks with [[Amanda Muggleton]] as Miss Hannigan. A new song, "Why Should I Change a Thing", was written for Warlow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Anthony Warlow |url=http://www.australiannetworkentertainment.com/anthony_warlow.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401040303/http://www.australiannetworkentertainment.com/anthony_warlow.htm |archive-date=April 1, 2008 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=australiannetworkentertainment.com}}</ref> Appearing as Annie in the Sydney production were [[Rachel Marley]] and Jodie McGaw. A publicist noted that "each time the show moves to a new city, two casts of seven orphans plus two Annies have to be found to join the adult cast."<ref>"Orphan Annie set to run", ''Gold Coast Bulletin'' (Australia), November 30, 2000</ref>

===2001–10 UK tours===
Further UK tours of the show were also staged, including a one-month run at [[New Theatre Royal Lincoln|The Theatre Royal]] in Lincoln in 2001. Members of the original cast included Kate Winney and Jemma Carlisle as Annie, [[Louise English]] (Grace), [[Vicki Michelle]] (Miss Hannigan) and Simon Masterton-Smith (Warbucks). The show proved to be a success, and so for the first two tours and the Malaysian [[Genting Highlands]] Production, the role of Annie was then shared by Faye Spittlehouse and a young [[Lucy May Barker]]. Miss Hannigan was later performed by [[Su Pollard]] and [[Ruth Madoc]] and Daddy Warbucks by [[Mark Wynter]]. This particular production toured from 2001 to 2007 and resumed in September 2008. The last tour of this production ended in 2011 with the role of Miss Hannigan still being played by Pollard, [[David McAlister]] as Warbucks, Victoria Sian Lewis as Annie, and Simone Craddock as Grace Farrell.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005 |title=Annie 2005 Tour |url=http://www.theatre4u.co.uk/annie/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215214646/http://www.theatre4u.co.uk/annie/index.htm |archive-date=December 15, 2005 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=theatre4u.co.uk}}</ref>

===2005–10 US national tours===
[[File:BIG EZ 1-.jpg|thumb|"Easy Street" from the 30th Anniversary National Tour performed by McKenzie Phillips (Lily St. Regis), Scott Willis (Rooster Hannigan) and Alene Robertson (Miss Hannigan)]]

Opening in August 2005, a 30th anniversary traveling production of ''Annie''<ref>"Sunny 'Annie' Opens Sunday At The Paramount", ''The Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', August 19, 2005, p.29</ref> by NETworks Tours embarked on a multi-city tour. This production was directed by [[Martin Charnin]] and choreographed by Liza Gennaro (daughter of the show's original choreographer, [[Peter Gennaro]]). This all-new production with new set designs by [[Ming Cho Lee]], also featured the brand-new song "Why Should I Change A Thing?" (sung by Warbucks). For the first two years of the tour, [[John Schuck|Conrad John Schuck]] played Warbucks, reprising the role he played in the original run of ''Annie'' on Broadway, as well as the 15th Anniversary National Tour and 1997 Broadway revival. Chicago actress, [[Alene Robertson]] was Miss Hannigan, Annie was played by Marissa O'Donnell, Scott Willis played Rooster Hannigan, Elizabeth Broadhurst was Grace Farrell and [[Mackenzie Phillips]] performed the role of Lily St. Regis.<ref>Morgan, Terry. "Legit Reviews, Road:'Annie', Pantages Theater, Hollywood", ''Variety'', October 17, 2005 – October 23, 2005, p.55</ref> In December 2006, the tour briefly returned to New York City to play [[The Theater at Madison Square Garden]] for Christmas where it broke box office records during the five week stay. [[Kathie Lee Gifford]] played Miss Hannigan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/annie-returns-to-nyc-kathie-lee-gifford-seeks-easy-street-com-136857|title = Annie Returns to NYC; Kathie Lee Gifford Seeks 'Easy Street'|date = December 6, 2006}}</ref>  This original Equity tour closed on March 25, 2007, at the Hippodrome Theatre in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].

The tour continued non-union for several more years and throughout the run of the show, there were replacements.  The 2007-08 tour starred [[Amanda Balon]] as Annie, who took over as Molly during the second year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Next Generation Kids |url=http://nextgenkids.com/ |website=nextgenkids.com}}</ref>  The 2008-09 cast for the tour featured Tianna Stevens as Annie. Early in 2009, Amanda Balon returned temporarily to play the role of Annie until Madison Kerth was rehearsed to play the title role. Also returning were Barton, Andrews and Meisner. Other cast members included [[Mackenzie Aladjem]] (Molly). In the 2009-10 tour, Kerth returned as Annie along with most of the previous year's cast, adding Jordan Boezem (from Spotlight Kids in [[Sarasota, Florida]]) in the role of July.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Chris |date=January 21, 2010 |title=Heartfelt 'Tomorrow' is here today at Auditorium |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2010-01-21-1001200570-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009 |title=Annie The Broadway Musical on National Tour |url=http://www.annieontour.com/main.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427112920/http://www.annieontour.com/main.html |archive-date=April 27, 2009 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=annieontour.com}}</ref>

===2nd Broadway revival (2012-14)===
A 35th Anniversary production opened on Broadway in 2012. Thomas Meehan revised the musical, with [[James Lapine]] directing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=October 13, 2010 |title=James Lapine Will Direct Annie on Broadway in 2012 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/james-lapine-will-direct-annie-on-broadway-in-2012-com-172652 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> [[Lilla Crawford]] starred as Annie<ref name="PLAYBILL">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=April 27, 2012 |title=Lilla Crawford Will Be Annie On Broadway |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/lilla-crawford-will-be-annie-on-broadway-com-193010 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> with [[Katie Finneran]] as Miss Hannigan,<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2012 |title=Breaking News: Two-Time Tony Award Winner Katie Finneran is Miss Hannigan in ANNIE! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Two-Time-Tony-Award-Winner-Katie-Finneran-is-Miss-Hannigan-in-ANNIE-20120525 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> and [[Anthony Warlow]] making his long-awaited Broadway debut as Warbucks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=June 3, 2012 |title=G'day, Daddy! Australian Star Anthony Warlow Lands Role of Annie's Warbucks |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/gday-daddy-australian-star-anthony-warlow-lands-role-of-annies-warbucks-com-194255 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> Featured cast included Brynn O'Malley, Clarke Thorell and J. Elaine Marcos as Grace Farrell, Rooster and Lily St. Regis, respectively.<ref name="rooster">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=June 6, 2012 |title=Annie Gets Its Grace, Rooster and Lily; Clarke Thorell and J. Elaine Marcos Will Be on 'Easy Street' |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/annie-gets-its-grace-rooster-and-lily-clarke-thorell-and-j-elaine-marcos-will-be-on-easy-street-com-168990 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> The revival started previews at the [[Palace Theatre (Broadway)|Palace Theatre]] on October 3, 2012, and officially opened on November 8, 2012, receiving mixed reviews.<ref name=rooster/> Notable replacements include [[Jane Lynch]] and [[Faith Prince]] as Miss Hannigan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 20, 2013 |title=BREAKING NEWS: Jane Lynch to Replace Katie Finneran as 'Miss Hannigan' in ANNIE Beginning May 16 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-NEWS-Jane-Lynch-to-Replace-Katie-Finneran-as-Miss-Hannigan-in-ANNIE-Beginning-May-16-20130220 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2013 |title=Faith Prince to Take Over for Jane Lynch as 'Miss Hannigan' in ANNIE on July 19! |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Faith-Prince-to-Take-Over-for-Jane-Lynch-as-Miss-Hannigan-in-ANNIE-on-July-19-20130619 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}}</ref> On July 30, Taylor Richardson and [[Sadie Sink]] both began alternating the role of Annie, replacing Crawford.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gioia |first=Michael |date=July 30, 2013 |title=Taylor Richardson and Sadie Sink Share the Role of Broadway's Annie Beginning July 30 |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/taylor-richardson-and-sadie-sink-share-the-role-of-broadways-annie-beginning-july-30-com-207996 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> This production closed on January 5, 2014, after 38 previews and 487 regular performances.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |date=January 5, 2014 |title=Broadway Revival of Annie Closes Jan. 5 at the Palace Theatre |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-revival-of-annie-closes-jan-5-at-the-palace-theatre-com-213424 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref>

=== 2014–24 United States tours ===
Starting in September 2014, a 40th anniversary traveling production of ''Annie'' was launched by TROIKA Entertainment. Directed by Martin Charnin, the tour kicked off in [[Detroit]], Michigan. For the first year of the tour, Issie Swickle played the title character Annie with Faith Perez as her alternate, alongside Gilgamesh Taggett and Lynn Andrews as Warbucks and Miss Hannigan, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=August 12, 2014 |title=Complete Casting Announced for National Tour of Annie; Itinerary Revealed |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/complete-casting-announced-for-national-tour-of-annie-itinerary-revealed-com-326694 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> There were many replacements throughout the tour, and by the end of it, Gilgamesh Taggett was the only remaining original member. For most of the second year of the tour, Heidi Gray played Annie. For the third and final year of the tour, Tori Bates played Annie and became the first biracial Annie in a professional production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clement |first=Olivia |date=September 20, 2016 |title=An Unexpected Dream Come True For The New, History-Making Annie |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/an-unexpected-dream-come-true-for-the-new-history-making-annie |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> The 40th Anniversary performance was celebrated in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 21, 2017, with Angelina Carballo as Annie.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Tim |date=April 19, 2017 |title='Annie' tour to play Baltimore on 40th anniversary of show's Broadway opening |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bal-annie-tour-returns-to-baltimore-on-40th-anniversary-of-show-s-broadway-opening-20170419-story.html |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=baltimoresun.com}}</ref> The tour came to a close in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 21, 2017, after 745 performances.

Another tour directed by Jenn Thompson, who played Pepper in the original Broadway production, began October 4, 2022, and ended June 11, 2023, with Ellie Rose Pulsifer as the title role. Another leg of the tour began October 7, 2023, and ended May 19, 2024, with Rainier Trevino playing Annie. Afterwards, the tour moved on to [[Macau]], China, and opened there on August 2, 2024, with the same cast as the 23-24 US tour.

===UK and Ireland tours and West End revival (2015-23)===
A new UK and Ireland tour opened at the [[Theatre Royal, Newcastle]] in July 2015 starring [[Craig Revel Horwood]] as Miss Hannigan, directed by Nikolai Foster and produced by Michael Harrison and [[David Ian]], with new orchestrations by [[George Dyer (musician)|George Dyer]]. The production toured until 2016 with [[Lesley Joseph]] appearing at some venues and performances as Miss Hannigan.

The production opened in London's [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Piccadilly Theatre]], opening on June 5, 2017 (previews beginning on May 23) for a limited run until January 6, 2018. This was [[Miranda Hart]]'s musical debut as Miss Hannigan (until September 17).<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 16, 2017 |title=Miranda Hart to make West End debut in Annie musical |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/feb/16/miranda-hart-west-end-debut-annie-musical-miss-hannigan |access-date=February 16, 2017 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The three girls who shared the main role were Madeleine Haynes (reprising her the role from the UK tour), Lola Moxom and Ruby Stokes. From September 19, for a limited 10 week run, [[Craig Revel Horwood]] returned to the role of Miss Hannigan, reprising his role from the 2015-16 UK and Ireland tour. The production extended its limited run, with [[Meera Syal]] as Miss Hannigan from November 27,<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 27, 2017 |title=Meera Syal to play Miss Hannigan in Annie |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/meera-syal-miss-hannigan-annie_44923.html |access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref> through to the show's conclusion on February 18, 2018, when it closed to make way for the musical adaptation of ''[[Strictly Ballroom (musical)|Strictly Ballroom]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Craig Revel Horwood to replace Miranda Hart in Annie |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/craig-revel-horwood-replace-miranda-hart-annie_44285.html |website=WhatsOnStage.com|date=August 4, 2017 }}</ref>

The production began another UK and Ireland tour in February 2019 at the [[Manchester Opera House]] starring [[Anita Dobson]] as Miss Hannigan, alternating venues with [[Craig Revel Horwood]] and [[Jodie Prenger]].

Another UK and Ireland tour began at the [[Curve (theatre)|Curve]] in [[Leicester]] in February 2023 starring Zoe Akinyosade, Harlie Barthram, and Sharangi Gnanavarathan sharing the title role, with [[Craig Revel Horwood]], [[Paul O'Grady]], [[Jodie Prenger]] and [[Elaine C. Smith]] alternating venues as Miss Hannigan, after previously performing the role in previous tours and West End runs. After performing the role in [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]] and [[Edinburgh]], O'Grady died on March 28, 2023.

===Hollywood Bowl production, 2018===
For its annual fully staged musical event, the [[Hollywood Bowl]] produced a limited run of ''Annie'' from July 27–29, 2018, directed by [[Michael Arden]].<ref name="Annie">{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=Michael Arden Will Direct Annie at the Hollywood Bowl |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/michael-arden-will-direct-annie-at-the-hollywood-bowl |website=Playbill.com|date=February 21, 2018 }}</ref> The cast included Kaylin Hedges as the title role, [[Roger Bart]] as Rooster, [[Ana Gasteyer]] as Miss Hannigan, [[David Alan Grier]] as Warbucks, [[Megan Hilty]] as Lily St. Regis, [[Lea Salonga]] as Grace, [[Ali Stroker]] as "Star to Be", and [[Steven Weber]] as Franklin D. Roosevelt.<ref name=bowl>Gans, Andrew. [https://playbill.com/article/hollywood-bowl-annie-with-ana-gasteyer-david-alan-grier-and-megan-hilty-begins-july-27# "Hollywood Bowl Annie, With Ana Gasteyer, David Alan Grier, and Megan Hilty, Begins July 27"] playbill, July 27, 2018</ref>

===International productions===
''Annie'' has been produced professionally in [[Canada]] (1978, Quebec (French adaptation): 2022), [[Argentina]] (1982{{efn|name=official|Indicates the production made an official cast recording.}}), [[Australia]] (1978,{{efn|name=official}} 2000, 2011,{{efn|name=official}} 2012, 2025), [[Denmark]] (1982), [[Germany]] (1999), [[Hungary]] (1998), [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] (2003, 2016{{efn|In Ireland, in the 2016 production, the actresses playing Annie and Molly (<small>Aoife McNamara & Simone McInerney</small>) alternated between the roles.}}), [[Israel]] (2001,{{efn|name=official}} 2010), [[Italy]] (1982, 2006), [[Japan]] (1979, 1986–present),{{efn|In Japan, a special demo recording of selected songs is made each year, with the new actress playing Annie.}} [[United Kingdom]] (1978,{{efn|name=official}} 1983, 1998, tours from 2000 to 2010), [[Mexico]] (1979,{{efn|name=official}} 1991, 2010, 2015), [[Netherlands]] (1997–1999,{{efn|name=official}} 2005–2007,{{efn|name=official}} 2012–2013{{efn|name=official}}), [[Norway]] (1991,{{efn|name=official}} 2004,{{efn|name=official}} 2013), [[Philippines]] (1980, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2016), [[Portugal]] (1982,{{efn|name=official}} 2010, 2023, 2024), [[Spain]] (1982,{{efn|name=official}} 2000,{{efn|name=official}} 2010,{{efn|name=official}} 2019{{efn|name=official}}), [[Sweden]] (1979 ([[Stockholm]]), 1999 (Stockholm), 2005–2006 ([[Malmö]]){{efn|name=official}}), [[Peru]] (1986, 1997, 2002), [[Zimbabwe]] (2003), [[Russia]] (2002–2009), [[Colombia]] (2006), [[South Korea]] (1984, 1996, 2006–2007, 2010–2011, 2018–2019, 2024), [[Hong Kong]] (2012), [[Belgium]] (1992, 2008–2009, 2012), [[Poland]] (1989), [[United Arab Emirates]] (2009), [[Denmark]] (2011), [[Puerto Rico]] (2012), [[Singapore]] (2012), [[Greece]] (1981–1982, 2005–2007, 2013–2015, 2018–2019 ([[Athens]]), 2007–2008 ([[Thessaloniki]])) and [[Brazil]] (2018–2019).
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==Stage sequels==
The first attempt at a [[sequel]], ''Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge'', opened at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], in December 1989 to universally disastrous reviews. Extensive reworking of the script and score proved futile, and the project was abandoned.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rothstein |first=Mervyn |date=January 16, 1990 |title=Troubled 'Annie 2' Closing Out of Town; Revisions Planned |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/16/theater/troubled-annie-2-closing-out-of-town-revisions-planned.html |access-date=August 25, 2019 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 1993, a second attempt, with a different plot and score, titled ''[[Annie Warbucks]]'' was developed in a workshop at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]] (where the original ''Annie'' premiered in 1976) under the direction of [[Michael P. Price]]. It subsequently opened at the [[Off Broadway]] Variety Arts Theatre, where it ran for 200 performances.

==Musical numbers==
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;Act I
* Overture – Orchestra
* "Maybe" – Annie and Orphans
* "[[It's the Hard Knock Life]]" – Annie and Orphans
* "It's the Hard Knock Life" (Reprise) – Orphans
* "[[Tomorrow (song from Annie)|Tomorrow]]" – Annie
* "We'd Like to Thank You, Herbert Hoover" – Ensemble
* "[[Little Girls (Annie song)|Little Girls]]" – Miss Hannigan
* "Little Girls" (Reprise) – Miss Hannigan
* "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" – Grace, Annie, Ensemble
* "N.Y.C." – Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Star-to-Be, Ensemble
* "N.Y.C." (Reprise) / "Lullaby" – Warbucks
* "You Make Me Happy" – Miss Hannigan, Grace †
* "Easy Street" – Rooster, Miss Hannigan and Lily
* "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long" – Grace and Warbucks
* "Why Should I Change a Thing?" – Warbucks ‡
* "Maybe" (Reprise) – Annie

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; Act II
* "Maybe" (Reprise II) – Annie
* "[[You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile]]" – Bert Healy and the Boylan Sisters
* "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" (Children Reprise) – Orphans
* "Easy Street" (Reprise) – Rooster, Miss Hannigan and Lily
* "Tomorrow" (Cabinet Reprise) – Annie, Roosevelt, Warbucks and Cabinet
* "Tomorrow" (Cabinet Reprise II) – Roosevelt and the Cabinet
* "Something Was Missing" – Warbucks
* "Annie" – Grace, Drake and Staff
* "I Don't Need Anything But You" – Warbucks and Annie
* "Maybe" (Reprise III) – Annie
* "New Deal for Christmas" – Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Roosevelt, Orphans and staff
* "Tomorrow" (Finale) - Company
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† This number was added as a showcase for [[Nell Carter]] in the 1997 Broadway revival. This number hasn't appeared in any subsequent productions.

‡ This number was added as a showcase for [[Anthony Warlow]] in a 2000 Australian production, and has since become an optional part of the show, as it notably did not appear in the 2012 Broadway revival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie – Broadway Musical – 2012 Revival |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/annie-492932 |website=IBDB.com}}</ref>

==Recordings==
The original Broadway cast recording was made on April 25, 1977, at the [[CBS 30th Street Studio|Columbia 30th Street Studio]] in New York City<ref name="MIX77">{{cite web|last=Jennings|first=Steve|title=New York '77|url=https://www.mixonline.com/recording/new-york-77-365879|website=MIX|publisher=Future plc|date=1 October 2022|access-date=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref>[http://castalbums.org/recordings/Annie-1977-Original-Broadway-Cast/3852/ ""Annie" Cast Album"] castalbums.org, accessed November 13, 2010</ref> and released that year by [[Columbia Records]]. A CD containing bonus tracks was released on September 15, 1998, by [[Sony]] (ASIN: B00000AG6Z). The 1995 London studio cast recording, featuring the [[National Symphony Orchestra]], stars Sarah French as Annie, [[Kim Criswell]] as Miss Hannigan and [[Ron Raines]] as Warbucks.

A 30th anniversary cast recording was released in 2008 on [[Time–Life]] Records. An all-star cast of former ''Annie'' cast members includes [[Carol Burnett]], Sally Struthers, Kathie Lee Gifford, Andrea McArdle, John Schuck, Harve Presnell, Gary Beach and Amanda Balon. The rest of the cast is made up of the members of the 30th Anniversary Tour. This recording is a double CD set and includes the entire show as it is performed now on the first disc. The second disc includes songs from the sequel, ''Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge'', as well as songs that were cut from or added to the original production. There is also a song from the 1977 TV special ''The Annie Christmas Show''. The booklet is made up of original drawings by Philo Barnhart, who is the creator of [[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Ariel]] and [[Ursula (The Little Mermaid)|Ursula]] in ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', and is presented in a comic book style.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kenneth |date=May 30, 2008 |title=Two-CD Annie Package Includes New Recording of Complete Score, Plus Obscurities |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/two-cd-annie-package-includes-new-recording-of-complete-score-plus-obscurities-com-150537 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Playbill}}</ref> The album was produced by music producer [[Robert Sher]].

==Novelizations==
===Thomas Meehan===
In 1980, [[Macmillan Books]] published Meehan's novelization of his script for the musical, later reprinted by [[Puffin Books]] in 2014. Several of the lyrics from songs from the show were adapted into dialogue and monologue for the novelization. The main lyrics of "[[Tomorrow (Annie)|Tomorrow]]" are depicted as being Annie's personal mantra, while "Little Girls" becomes a self-pitying monologue by Miss Hannigan alone in her office moments before Annie is returned to her and then taken away by Grace Farrell. On the other hand "[[You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile]]" is replaced by the slogan "Smile, darn ya, smile" and others such as "[[It's the Hard Knock Life]]" are dispensed with entirely. Meehan used the novel to restore material cut from his original storyline and develop the Annie story into his original concept of what he considered to be a 20th-century female American version of [[Charles Dickens]]' ''[[Oliver Twist]].''<ref name="meehan3">{{Cite book |last=Meehan |first=Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dQUAAAAQBAJ |title=Annie |publisher=Penguin Young Readers Group |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-698-13947-3}}</ref>

The novel goes into greater depth regarding the backgrounds of many of the characters, and particularly about hardship at the orphanage, at which brutal beatings and [[emotional abuse]] from Miss Hannigan are everyday occurrences. Unlike the high camp portrayal of Miss Hannigan in most productions of the musical, the novelization – in the tradition of Dickens' ''Oliver Twist'' – emphatically depicts her as a truly sinister and malevolent villainess – "a skinny hatchet faced woman with short jet-black hair (who) reminded the orphans of a particularly unpleasant looking – and all too real – Halloween witch".<ref name="meehan1" />

A greater emphasis is placed on the sheer drudgery and illegality of the orphans' sewing labours in the orphanage basement. However, whereas in the musical the orphans are not enrolled in school until the final scene, in the novelization they attend a [[State school|public school]], PS62, where they suffer from snobbery from teachers and harassment from non-orphan pupils, particularly from a spoiled rich girl named Myrtle Vandenmeer. The legal name of Rooster's girlfriend Lily St. Regis is given in the book as being Muriel Jane Gumper.<ref name="meehan1" /><ref name="meehan2" />

In the novel, Annie spends several months on the run from the orphanage, initially spending the winter as a resident staff in Bixby's Beanery, a low-grade café run by couple Fred and Gert Bixby, before escaping after she finds Sandy.  She then spends several months living in Hooverville with Sophie and the Apple Seller (who is named as G. Randall "Randy" Whitworth Jr, a former stockbroker left destitute by the Depression) who, in the novelization, are adult characters and a couple. It is revealed at the end that Randy, Sophie and all the other Hoovervillites were released from prison and given jobs and homes by Warbucks as gratitude for taking care of Annie. Also reappearing at the end of the book is Sandy, previously written out of the book while fleeing police during the raid on the Hooverville, who it transpires was successfully traced by agents from [[Pinkerton (detective agency)|Pinkerton]] hired by Warbucks.<ref name="meehan1">Annie – An Old Fashioned Story by Thomas Meehan, Macmillan Books 1980 {{ISBN|0025838504}}</ref><ref name="meehan2">{{Cite book |last=Meehan |first=Thomas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnKMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT5 |title=Annie |date=October 2, 2014 |publisher=Penguin Books Limited |isbn=978-0-14-136054-6 |page=5}}</ref>

===Leonore Fleischer===
A second novelization of ''Annie'', by [[Leonore Fleischer]], was published by [[Random House]] in 1982. This was a tie-in with [[Annie (1982 film)|the first film]] and was adapted directly from the screenplay.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fleischer |first=Leonore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZryXipMEHLMC |title=Annie |publisher=Random House |year=1982 |isbn=978-0-345-30451-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annie |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/223640-annie |website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>

==Film and television==
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[[Columbia Pictures]] acquired the film rights in 1977 for $9.5 million, the most expensive at the time for a stage musical.<ref>{{AFI film|id=56724|title=Annie}}</ref> [[Annie (1982 film)|The film]] was released in 1982 directed by [[John Huston]], starring [[Albert Finney]] as Warbucks, [[Carol Burnett]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Ann Reinking]] as Grace Farrell, [[Tim Curry]] as Rooster, [[Bernadette Peters]] as Lily, and newcomer [[Aileen Quinn]] as Annie.

A sequel, ''[[Annie: A Royal Adventure!]]'' was made for television in 1995. It starred [[Ashley Johnson (actress)|Ashley Johnson]], [[Joan Collins]], [[George Hearn]], and [[Ian McDiarmid]]. Aside from a reprise of "Tomorrow", there are no songs in it.

A made-for-TV ''[[Wonderful World of Disney]]'' movie [[Annie (1999 film)|version]], produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]] and directed by [[Rob Marshall]], was broadcast in 1999; it starred [[Victor Garber]] as Daddy Warbucks, [[Kathy Bates]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Audra McDonald]] as Grace Farrell, [[Alan Cumming]] as Rooster, [[Kristin Chenoweth]] as Lily, and newcomer [[Alicia Morton]] as Annie.

In January 2011, [[Will Smith]] announced plans for a remake of ''Annie'' set in the present day, produced with his wife [[Jada Pinkett Smith]] and rapper [[Jay-Z]] for release by Columbia Pictures.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stewart|first=Andrew|date=January 19, 2011|title=Will Smith, Sony exploring 'Annie' Redux|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/will-smith-sony-exploring-annie-redux-1118030526/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 20, 2011}}</ref> This version was to star the Smiths' daughter, [[Willow Smith|Willow]], as Annie; but as she had aged out of the part before production began, she was replaced by [[Quvenzhané Wallis]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Rottenberg|first=Josh|title='Beasts of the Southern Wild' breakout Quvenzhané Wallis to star in new big-screen 'Annie'|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/02/24/quvenzhane-wallis-to-star-in-annie-musical/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 24, 2013|access-date=February 24, 2013}}</ref> Directed by [[Will Gluck]] and released in 2014,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Highfill|first=Samantha|title=Quvenzhane Wallis' 'Annie' to be released Christmas 2014|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/02/27/quvenzhane-wallis-annie-christmas-2014-release-date/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=February 27, 2013|access-date=February 27, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Levine|first=Nick|date=February 28, 2013|title=Jay-Z's 'Annie' remake gets Christmas Day 2014 release date|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/jay-z-s-annie-remake-gets-christmas-day-2014-relea-870015|website=[[NME]]}}</ref> [[Annie (2014 film)|this version of ''Annie'']] also stars [[Jamie Foxx]] as Will Stacks (an update of Warbucks),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kit|first=Borys|date=April 29, 2013|title=Jamie Foxx in Talks to Star in Sony's 'Annie' (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jamie-foxx-talks-star-sonys-445835|access-date=August 25, 2019|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> [[Rose Byrne]] as Grace Farrell, and [[Cameron Diaz]] as Miss Hannigan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Finke|first=Nikki|date=June 27, 2013|title=Cameron Diaz Signed For 'Annie' To Play Miss Hannigan After Sandra Bullock Passes|url=https://deadline.com/2013/06/cameron-diaz-signed-and-sealed-for-annie-to-play-miss-hannigan-after-sandra-bullock-passes-530646/|access-date=August 25, 2019|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

None of these films contain the songs "We'd Like To Thank You, Herbert Hoover", "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long", "Annie", or "A New Deal for Christmas". The 1982 film additionally omits "N.Y.C." and "Something was Missing" while adding four new songs. The 2014 film contains the songs common to both films, remixed to various degrees, while adding three new songs.

A documentary film, ''[[Life After Tomorrow]]'', was directed and produced by one of the original Broadway and national tour orphans, [[Julie Stevens (American actress and singer)|Julie Stevens]] and partner, [[Gil Cates Jr.]] It reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the show and reveals the highs and lows of their experiences as child actresses in a cultural phenomenon. The film premiered on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and was released on DVD in 2008.

In May 2021, [[NBC]] announced a [[Annie Live!|live television production]] of ''Annie'' with [[Robert Greenblatt]] and [[Neil Meron]] as executive producers as a "holiday event" in 2021. The production was aired on December 2 of that year.<ref name=henson/> It was directed by Lear deBessonet,<ref>{{cite web|title='Annie Live!' Musical Event Gets 2021 Holiday Season Broadcast On NBC|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/annie-live-musical-event-nbc-2021-holiday-broadcast-1234754916/|last=Evans|first=Greg|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> and starred Celina Smith as Annie, [[Taraji P. Henson]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Harry Connick Jr.]] as Oliver Warbucks, [[Nicole Scherzinger]] as Grace Farrell, [[Tituss Burgess]] as Rooster Hannigan, and [[Megan Hilty]] as Lily St. Regis.{{efn|Attributed to multiple references:<ref name=henson>{{cite web|title='Annie Live!': Taraji P. Henson To Play Miss Hannigan In NBC's Adaptation Of Tony-Winning Musical|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/annie-live-taraji-p-henson-miss-hannigan-nbc-musical-1234771029/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=June 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=NBC's "Annie Live!" Scores Big with Harry Connick Jr. as Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks in Dec. 2 Live Musical Extravaganza|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/06/28/nbcs-annie-live-scores-big-with-harry-connick-jr-as-oliver-daddy-warbucks-in-dec-2-live-musical-extravaganza-302213/20210628nbc01/|publisher=[[NBC]]|via=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=June 28, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nicole Scherzinger Joins Cast Of NBC's 'Annie Live!'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/nicole-scherzinger-nbc-annie-live-cast-1234810035/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Greg|last=Evans|date=August 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/tituss-burgess-nbc-annie-live-musical-event-1234813070/|title=Tituss Burgess Joins Cast Of NBC's 'Annie Live!' Musical Event|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=August 11, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=August 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=August 24, 2021|first=Greta|last=Bjornson|title=Annie Live! Casts Celina Smith in Title Role: 'So Excited for This Journey to Start'|url=https://people.com/theater/annie-live-casts-celina-smith-in-title-role/|access-date=August 25, 2021|website=PEOPLE.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Evans|first1=Greg|date=November 12, 2021|title=Megan Hilty Steps In As Replacement For Covid-Struck Jane Krakowski In 'Annie Live!'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/megan-hilty-jane-krakowski-annie-live-covid-1234873310/|access-date=December 1, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>}}

==''Annie Jr.''==
'''''Annie Jr.''''' is a musical licensed by [[Music Theatre International]]'s Broadway Junior collection, specially edited to be performed by children in a shortened form. It is performed internationally every year by acting academies, programs, schools, and theatre camps.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2015 |title=Annie JR. |url=https://www.mtishows.com/annie-jr |website=Music Theatre International}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2019 |title=Annie comics |url=https://tribunecontentagency.com/premium-content/comics/annie/ |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=Tribune Content Agency}}</ref> MTI also licenses another youth version of the show, called ''Annie KIDS'', a 30-minute length version meant for elementary-aged performers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 16, 2015 |title=Annie KIDS |url=https://www.mtishows.com/annie-kids |website=Music Theatre International}}</ref>

===Stage differences (1977 musical)===
The songs "We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover", "A [[New Deal]] for Christmas", "Something Was Missing" and "Tomorrow (Cabinet Reprise)" were cut. There is only one version of "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile", which is sung by the orphans. There are only two "Maybe" reprises. The song "You won't Be an Orphan For Long" only features Annie and Daddy Warbucks. The songs "Easy Street", "NYC", and "Little Girls" were also shortened. Many of the songs have been transposed down a few keys to make them easier for amateur child actors to sing. The last verses of "Little Girls" was removed and added again as a reprise later in the same scene.

==Pop culture references==
''Annie's'' popularity is reflected in its numerous mentions in popular media. References to the show appear in films such as ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'', where [[Dr. Evil]] ([[Mike Myers]]) and [[Mini-Me]] ([[Verne Troyer]]) perform Jay-Z's version of the song "[[Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)]]"; and in the 1994 [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]] dark comedy ''[[Serial Mom]]'', where Mrs. Jenson (Patsy Grady Abrams) is bludgeoned to death with a leg of [[mutton]] by the titular serial killer Beverly Sutphin ([[Kathleen Turner]]) while watching the 1982 film version and singing along. It is parodied in ''[[Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical]]'', where President Franklin D. Roosevelt ([[Alan Cumming]]) shows up as the ''[[deus ex machina]]'' at the end of the satirical musical to tell the assembled crowd, "A little orphan girl once told me that the sun would come out tomorrow. Her adopted father was a powerful billionaire, so I suppressed the urge<br />to laugh in her face, but now, by gum, I think she may have been on to something!"

References in television series include:
* In an episode{{Episode needed|date=May 2022}} of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'', Dr. [[Gregory House]] ([[Hugh Laurie]]) references "little orphan Annie" and "Oliver Twist".
* An episode of ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'', features a spoof commercial of the "original" cast, now older adults still playing their kid roles, performing the 8,000th performance of ''Annie''.
* Stephanie Tanner ([[Jodie Sweetin]]) of ''[[Full House]]'' sings songs from the musical in several episodes.
* On ''[[30 Rock]]'', [[Liz Lemon]] ([[Tina Fey]]) is discovered in her office after-hours listening to music on her headset and singing "Maybe".
* The stop-motion comedy show ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' parodied ''Annie'' in episodes, including "Maurice Was Caught".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robot Chicken: Maurice Was Caught |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1486073/ |website=IMDB}}</ref>
* In "[[Makeover (Glee)|Makeover]]", an episode of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] as [[Isabelle Wright]] with [[Kurt Hummel]] ([[Chris Colfer]]) and [[Rachel Berry]] ([[Lea Michele]]) sing "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile".
* In the Netflix series ''[[Haters Back Off]]'', [[Miranda Sings]] ([[Colleen Ballinger]]) and her family attempt to mount a backyard production of ''Annie'' (with extensive book and score revisions) in the episode "Staring in a Musicall".
* In the animated show, ''[[Hazbin Hotel]]'', the character [[Alastor (Hazbin Hotel)|Alastor]] (Amir Talai) references ''Annie'' by telling another character "Smile, my dear. You know, you're never fully dressed without a smile." Furthermore, "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile" and the character Bert Healy were the inspirations for Alastor's character and singing voice.
* In the episode of ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', "The Maternal Combustion", [[Howard Wolowitz]] ([[Simon Helberg]]), [[Raj Koothrappali]] ([[Kunal Nayyar]]) and Stuart Bloom ([[Kevin Sussman]]) sing "It's a Hard Knock Life" while cleaning the kitchen.
The song "Tomorrow" is sung in many media references, including in ''[[Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]'', by Darlene Conner ([[Sara Gilbert]]) and Becky Conner ([[Lecy Goranson]]); by Chandler Bing ([[Matthew Perry]]) in ''[[Friends]]'', by Elizabeth Masterson ([[Reese Witherspoon]]) in ''[[Just like Heaven (2005 film)|Just Like Heaven]]''; by [[Donkey (Shrek)|Donkey]] ([[Eddie Murphy]]) in the [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] movies ''[[Shrek II]]'' and ''[[Shrek Forever After]]''; and in a commercial for [[Lowe's]] Hardware promoting their next-day delivery. The climax of the animated film ''[[Igor (film)|Igor]]'' involved a giant monster named Eva ([[Molly Shannon]]) performing "Tomorrow".

Other prominent media references include the following:
* Producer [[The 45 King]] heavily sampled "It's the Hard-Knock Life" from the original Broadway cast recording on rapper Jay-Z's single "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" (1998).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem) by Jay-Z |publisher=Songfacts |url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7099}}</ref>
* The [[NFL Network]] produced two [[Advertising in the Super Bowl|Super Bowl ads]] in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|2004]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIX|2005]] featuring "Tomorrow". A series of football celebrities who were retired or did not make it to that year's Super Bowl would sing the song, ending with the caption "Tomorrow, we're all undefeated again."<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2007 |title=Cowboys' Jones, Parcells sing in Super Bowl XXXVIII commercial |url=http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/7043746 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402053544/http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/7043746 |archive-date=April 2, 2007 |access-date=August 25, 2019 |website=NFL News}}</ref><ref>{{youTube|zwT6L5v9vDc|NFL Network "Tomorrow" commercial}}</ref>
* Comedian [[Zach Galifianakis]] lip-synced to a recording of "Tomorrow" during his monologue on the March 12, 2011, episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' while dressed as Annie.
* In ''[[The Lego Ninjago Movie]]'', a scene of the character [[Lloyd Garmadon]] ([[Dave Franco]]) returning to his home while reflecting on his life plays "It's the Hard-Knock Life".

* In season 3, episode 4 ("Gently Falling Rain") of ''[[The Orville]]'', the Krill attended a performance of Annie during peace negotiations on Earth and a young alien girl sings "Tomorrow".

==Awards and nominations==

===Original Broadway production===
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! style="width:20%;"| Nominee
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| rowspan="19" style="text-align:center;"| 1977
| rowspan="10"| [[31st Tony Awards|Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]]
| [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| [[Charles Strouse]] and [[Martin Charnin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Reid Shelton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Andrea McArdle]]
| {{nom}}
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| [[Dorothy Loudon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]]
| [[Martin Charnin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| [[Peter Gennaro]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Best Scenic Design]]
| David Mitchell
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| [[Theoni V. Aldredge]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="9"| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical|Outstanding Musical]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical|Outstanding Book of a Musical]]
| [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Reid Shelton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Dorothy Loudon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical|Outstanding Director of a Musical]]
| [[Martin Charnin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]]
| [[Peter Gennaro]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music|Outstanding Music]]
| [[Charles Strouse]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics|Outstanding Lyrics]]
| [[Martin Charnin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design|Outstanding Costume Design]]
| [[Theoni V. Aldredge]]
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1978
| [[20th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Best Cast Show Album]]
| {{won}}
|}

===1997 Broadway revival===
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! style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:20%;"| Award
! style="width:45%;"| Category
! style="width:20%;"| Nominee
! style="width:10%;"| Result
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 1997
| [[51st Tony Awards|Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===1998 London revival===
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! style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:20%;"| Award
! style="width:45%;"| Category
! style="width:20%;"| Nominee
! style="width:10%;"| Result
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1999
| rowspan="2"| [[1999 Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]]
| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical]]
| Andrew Kennedy
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer|Best Theatre Choreographer]]
| [[Peter Gennaro]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2013 Broadway revival===
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! style="width:5%;"| Year
! style="width:20%;"| Award
! style="width:45%;"| Category
! style="width:20%;"| Nominee
! style="width:10%;"| Result
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 2013
| [[67th Tony Awards|Tony Award]]
| colspan=2|[[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Anthony Warlow]]
| {{nom}}
|}

== Notes ==
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== See also ==
* {{Portal-inline|Theatre}}
* {{Portal-inline|New York City}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{ibdb show|1613|title=Annie}}
* [http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/music/annie-original-broadway-cast-recording/ ''Annie'' album; MasterWorks Broadway]
* [http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000005 ''Annie'' MTI Shows]
* [http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000170 ''Annie'' Jr. MTI Shows]
* [http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000391 ''Annie Kids'' MTI Shows]

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