Annie (Musical)

Annie is a musical based on the Little Orphan Annie comic known by Harold Gray. It was composed by Charles Strouse, the song lyrics are by Martin Charnin, and the book was written by Thomas Meehan. The musical contains the well-known songs "Tomorrow" and "It's a Hard Knock Life". The premiere took place on April 21, 1977 in Alvin (now Neil Simon ) Theatre in New York on May 3, 1978 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End instead. The German -language premiere was on 20 December 1980 at the State Theatre Detmold, the translation of Danny Brees and Fritz Wolter.

Action

Annie is a 11 year old orphan ( her birthday is October 28, 1922 and the story begins in 1933 ), which lives during the Great Depression in New York. The play begins in a December night, when an orphan named Molly wakes up frightened by a dream of her parents. Annie shows the girl a piece of paper in a heart-shaped locket that promises that their parents will pick up one day.

A short time later, Annie believes that her parents will not come to her, and decides to run away from the orphanage to look for them. But this attempt is thwarted by Miss Hannigan, the cruel orphanage director. The children are forced to clean up so late the orphanage at night yet. This uses Annie to escape in a laundry basket of laundry man Bundles McClocksey.

During their escape, Annie meets a dog named Sandy and met a group of people in a Hooverville. But as a result of an assault loses Annie Sandy's track and is brought to the orphanage by the police back. Just a few minutes after their arrival there meets Grace Farrell, secretary of billionaire Oliver Warbucks, a. Warbucks would like to see an orphan in his home the Christmas days spent ( reasons for adoption vary from one heritage to public relations). Annie is selected by Grace.

The staff at Warbucks ' mansion welcome Annie friendly. However, Warbucks is initially a bit hesitant. The two strengthen their bond by several smaller trips. Warbucks decides soon, to adopt Annie. Miss Hannigan is also visibly upset. Working with her ​​brother Rooster and his girlfriend Lily St. Regis the help of the three a plan to get rich by Annie.

Annie Warbucks buys a new heart-shaped locket in order to ask for the consent to the adoption. But the girl resists as he tries to take off her the old medallion. Therefore, he realizes that Annie still wants to find her parents, and swears there to help.

Warbucks and Annie come to on the radio and hold a public search for Annie's parents. Warbucks offers the real parents $ 50,000. The radio show is heard by the orphans and Miss Hannigan. Rooster and Lily have the right to play Annie's parents to take the money with Miss Hannigan's knowledge about the second half of the medallion and to leave the city.

During a visit to the White House and Annie Warbucks, President Roosevelt and his cabinet to inspire the New Deal reforms. A letter from the FBI shows that it will be impossible to identify Annie's parents by the medallion. Over a thousand alleged parents had been exposed as a liar. Therefore, Annie agrees to their adoption.

At a party for Annie's adoption occur Rooster and Lily on as Ralph and Shirley Mudge and pretend to be Annie's parents. Because the couple has a fake birth certificate and the other half of the medallion with her, Warbucks accepted the two as Annie's parents. He invites the couple, Annie take the next day, the first Christmas Day.

Warbucks and Annie are surprised sad at this turn. But the news of the FBI hits fast one - Annie's real parents, David and Margaret Bennett, died. Lily, Rooster Hannigan and their accomplice were arrested. The piece ends with the adoption by Annie Warbucks and the reunion of Sandy and Annie.

Stage productions

Pre -Broadway Annie was listed in the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut for the first time on 10 August 1976. Broadway The original Broadway production ran 2,377 times. She was nominated for eleven Tony Awards and won seven, including " Best Musical ," " Best Score " and "Best Book". London cast In 1978, Annie in another occupation in the West End, reaching 1,485 performances. continuations A continuation under the name Annie II: Miss Hannigan 's Revenge (Miss Hannigan's Revenge ) was at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC premiered in December 1989. In 1993, the Annie Warbucks piece in Variety Arts Theatre in New York was performed. Broadway Revival For the 20th Broadway birthday in 1997, the piece was revived. Germany Parallel to the 20th Broadway birthday, the piece was also brought into Germany from Munich musical theater to the stage in 1997 and 1998. It was only in Munich and then on tour in the Rhine- Main area. 2005-2007 Tour For the thirtieth anniversary of the musical in 2005, Annie went through the company Network Tours on tour. Due to the success of the initially scheduled eleven months have been extended to the year 2007. 2007 - Stadttheater Wels and Linz State Theatre Musical Theatre Academy Puchenau, line Nikki Howes 2012 - Stadttheater Bad Hall (from October 13 ) Bad Hall musical productions, Musical Theatre Academy Puchenau, Symphony Orchestra of the cultural organizations in Upper Austria Director Thomas Kerbl, Conductor Walter Rescheneder, choreography Nikki Howes 2012 - Tulln, Krems an der Donau

Song sequence

  • Overture
  • Maybe - Annie & Orphans
  • Hard Knock Life - Annie & Orphans
  • Hard Knock Life (Reprise) - Orphans
  • Tomorrow - Annie
  • Hooverville - Hooverville group & Annie
  • Little Girls - Miss Hannigan
  • I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here - Grace, Annie & employees
  • N.Y.C. - Warbucks, Grace, Annie
  • Easy Street - Miss Hannigan, Rooster, Lily
  • Why Should I Change a Thing? - Warbucks *
  • You Will not Be an Orphan for Long - Grace, Drake, employees, Annie Warbucks
  • Fully Dressed - Healy, Boylan Sisters
  • Fully Dressed (Children ) - Orphans
  • Easy Street (Reprise ) - Miss Hannigan, Rooster, Lily
  • Tomorrow ( Cabinet Reprise) - Annie, Roosevelt, Warbucks, Cabinet
  • What Something Missing - Warbucks
  • I Do not Need Anything But You - employees, Warbucks, Annie, Grace, Drake, Chorus
  • Maybe ( Reprise) - Annie
  • New Deal for Christmas - All

* Added in 2004

Movies

The movie Annie was produced in 1982 by Columbia Pictures. Aileen Quinn played Annie, Albert Finney Mr. Warbucks, Carol Burnett Miss Hannigan, Bernadette Peters, Lily, Grace Ann Reinking and Tim Curry Rooster. The film also touched on Warbucks employees from the comic. The film was directed by John Huston as his first and only film musical. The reviews were far apart and the movie did not bring a 57 million dollars that he had tasted. There were also some changes to the musical:

  • The movie does not play during the Christmas season but in June and July. The Independence Day celebration ended the film.
  • In the movie, Annie is kidnapped by Hannigan, Rooster and Lily. Warbucks organizing a city wide search. His bodyguards save Annie and bring them back safely.
  • Four new songs were in the movie: " Dumb Dog", "Let's Go to the Movies", "Sign" and "We Got Annie ". In return, the pieces " Hooverville " "NYC " were, "Why should I Change a Think? ", "You Will not be an Orphan for Long ", " Something Missing what ", " Annie " and " New Deal for Christmas " cut.

1999 appeared the television movie where Kathy Bates played Miss Hannigan, Lily Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber Mr. Warbucks, Alan Cumming Rooster and newcomer Alicia Morton Annie. It was produced by the Walt Disney Company and has received good reviews. In 1999, he received the George Foster Peaboy Award. Although he was closer to the musical than the movie, the story was compressed and made ​​more child friendly.

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