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Annie
May 20 – June 12, 2005
By Thomas Meehan
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Music by Charles Strouse
Director: James A Liesz
Musical Director: Douglas Orlyk
Choreographer: Sara N Harris
Production Manager: Carolyn Armstrong
Lyricist-Director Martin Charnin was looking for a Christmas gift in a bookstore in lower Manhattan in December of 1971,
when he came upon a comic strip collection entitled "Little Orphan Annie, Her Life and Hard Times".
Charnin was so taken by the book that he convinced composer, Charles Strouse and Librettist, Thomas Meehan to help create "Annie".
Charnin informed them that he was not interested in a comic strip musical, but a musical that was based upon "Orphan Annie" herself.
He wanted the musical to speak out in favor of hope. He wanted Annie to stand as a metaphoric figure for innate
decency, courage and optimism in the face of hard times, pessimism and despair. Annie opened on Broadway on April 21, 1977.
| Drake |
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Bill Donaldson |
| Hull, ensemble |
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Don Dumper |
| July |
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Medeline Floodstrand |
| Duffy |
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Morgan Frantz |
| Oliver Warbucks |
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Matt Giblin |
| Tessie |
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Glynis Gilio |
| Annie/Kate |
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Carissa Gouskos |
| Sandy |
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Christy Gregory |
| Asst. Dog Catcher, ensemble |
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Dan Melko |
| Grace Farrell |
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Elizabeth Monti |
| Lily St. Regis |
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Jennifer Myers |
| Molly |
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Laura Nelson |
| Miss Hannigan |
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Barb Rieger |
| Ronnie Boylan, ensemble |
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Marilee Sobiecki |
| Cecille, Connie Boylan, ensemble |
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Erin Thompson |
| Pepper |
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Carly Wagner |
| Lt. Ward, ensemble |
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Matthew Winston |
| Mrs. Pugh, Bonnie Boylan, ensemble |
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Christine E Wortham |
Production
Staff |
| Director |
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James A Liesz |
| Musical Director |
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Douglas Orlyk |
| Choreographer |
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Sara N Harris |
| Assistant Director |
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Barbara A M Giblin |
| Production Manager |
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Carolyn Armstrong |
| Assistant Production Manager |
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Carole Hible |
| Stage Manager |
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Becky Gregory |
| Assistant Stage Manager |
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Dennis Brown |
| Set Design/Construction |
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Steve Blount |
| Set Decoration |
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Marcia Steinbrecher |
| Lighting Designer |
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Roger Hicks |
| Assistant Lighting Designer |
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Jim Van De Velde |
| Sound Designer |
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Kathy Heinze |
| Costumes |
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Diana Dignan |
| Make-Up |
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Annie Walker-Bright |
| Props |
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Mary Engle |
| Ushers |
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Christiane Albrow |
| Tickets |
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Amy Calhoun |
| Tickets |
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Melissa Kallenbach (Falbo) |
Production
Photos
Courtesy of Sue Benner
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The Cast |
Get to work! |
It's a Hard Knock Life |
What did you get me for Christmas? |
The great laundry escape |
Tomorrow |
We'd like to thank you, Herbert Hoover. |
Perhaps I'll just sign here. |
I think I'm gonna like it here. |
Annie and "Daddy"
Warbucks |
NYC |
Three bucks, two bags, one me! |
Easy Street |
I love this dance! |
Smile, darn ya, smile |
The Boylan Sisters |
Annie visits the White House |
The jig is up |
Home at last |
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