Annie

Annie (1976  present) is a musical. The book was written by Thomas Meehan. The lyrics were written by Martin Charnin. The music was written by Charles Strouse. Annie is based on characters and concepts created by Harold Gray for the comic strip Little Orphan Annie.

The musical premiered on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in 1977. It ran for about six years. A West End production opened in 1978. Annie won three Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Roles
 Annie, an 11-year-old orphan
 Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks, a billionaire
 Grace, his assistant
 Miss Hannigan, the matron of an orphanage
 Rooster, Miss Hannigan's brother
 Lily St. Regis, Rooster's girlfriend

Story
Annie lives in an orphanage run by Miss Hannigan. She is chosen from the orphans to spend two weeks with Oliver Warbucks. He grows to love her. When he learns that she wants to find her parents, he offers a large reward. Miss Hannigan, Rooster, and Lily scheme to kidnap Annie, but their plot fails, and they are sent to prison.

Adaptations
Annie was made into a movie in 1982 starring Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Bernadette Peters, and Carol Burnett.

Category:Broadway musicals
Category:West End musicals
Category:1970s musicals
Category:Musicals based on comic strips
Category:Musicals adapted to movies
Category:Tony Award winning musicals
Category:1976 works