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Annie

Martin Beck Theatre
(3/26/1997 - 10/19/1997)
Book by Thomas Meehan
Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Entire Production Directed by Martin Charnin
Choreographed by Peter Gennaro

Synopsis:

"Annie" is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.

In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Ferrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Cast (Featuring):

Nell Carter, Conrad John Schuck, Karen Byers-Blackwell, Colleen Dunn, Brittny Kissinger, Jim Ryan, Sutton Foster

In her Broadway premiere, Sutton Foster was featured in the ensemble and as the Star-to-Be in the revival production of Annie at the Martin Beck Theatre.

Online Resources:

Internet Broadway Database

"Just like her stage work, Sutton's drawings can be appreciated on two unique levels. From afar, they suggest a moment caught in time, a portrait of nature. But look closely at the details involved and you can appreciate the hard work it takes for Sutton to make it look so easy."

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"If the song list is eclectic, so is the singer. You know that magical quality of morning light after a night of torrential downpour?

Redemptive. Pure. Joyful, but hard-won by having survived the rain."

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