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Annie (musical)

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Name	Annie
Music	Charles Strouse
Lyrics	Martin Charnin
Book	Thomas Meehan
Basis	Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie
Productions	1977 Broadway 1978 West End 1978 North American Tour 1978 US Tour 1979 US Tour 1979 Australia 1979 Mexico 1979 Japan 1981 US Tour 1981 Madrid 1983 West End 1997 Broadway revival 1998 West End 2000 UK tour 2000 Madrid 2005 US Tour 2006 UK Tour 2010 Madrid 2012 Broadway revival International productions
Awards	Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score Tony Award for Best Book

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'Annie' is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The musical ran for nearly six years on Broadway, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard-Knock Life" are its more popular pieces. It will return to Broadway in 2012.

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Characters :
Annie	An eleven-year-old redheaded girl, optimistic and "spunky", seeking her parents
Miss Hannigan	The unpleasant orphanage matron, disillusioned, she hates children, but is fond of alcoholic beverages
Daddy Oliver Warbucks	Billionaire businessman who opens his home � and heart � to Annie
Grace Farrell	Warbucks' faithful secretary, who loves Annie from the start
Rooster	Miss Hannigan's no-good brother, out for the quick buck
Lily St. Regis	Rooster's girlfriend, is smarter than she appears
Molly, Pepper, Duffy, July, Tessie, and Kate	The orphans at the orphanage, ages 6 to 13
Franklin D. Roosevelt	President of the United States, he aids Warbucks in the search for Annie's parents
Bert Healy	Radio announcer who agrees to broadcast Annie's search for her parents
The Boylan sisters	Singers on the Bert Healy Show and hope to be famous someday
Sandy	An abandoned mixed � breed dog that Annie rescues, he becomes her faithful companion

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

The Wiz (1975) * A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * The Pirates of Penzance (1981) * Nine (1982) * Little Shop of Horrors (1983) * Sunday in the Park with George (1984) * The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) * Les Miserables (1987) * Into the Woods (1988) * Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) * City of Angels (1990) * The Secret Garden (1991) * Crazy for You (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) * Passion (1994) * Show Boat (1995) * Rent (1996) * The Life (1997) * Ragtime (1998) * Parade (1999) * Contact (2000) * The Producers (2001) * Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) * Hairspray (2003) * Wicked (2004) * Spamalot (2005) * The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) * Spring Awakening (2007) * Passing Strange (2008) * Billy Elliot the Musical (2009) * Memphis (2010)

The Wiz (1975) * A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * The Pirates of Penzance (1981) * Nine (1982) * Little Shop of Horrors (1983) * Sunday in the Park with George (1984) * The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) * Les Miserables (1987) * Into the Woods (1988) * Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) * City of Angels (1990) * The Secret Garden (1991) * Crazy for You (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) * Passion (1994) * Show Boat (1995) * Rent (1996) * The Life (1997) * Ragtime (1998) * Parade (1999) * Contact (2000) * The Producers (2001) * Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002) * Hairspray (2003) * Wicked (2004) * Spamalot (2005) * The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) * Spring Awakening (2007) * Passing Strange (2008) * Billy Elliot the Musical (2009) * Memphis (2010)

Tony Award for Best Musical

A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * 42nd Street (1981) * Nine (1982) * Cats (1983) * La Cage aux Folles (1984) * Big River (1985) * The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) * Les Misérables (1987) * The Phantom of the Opera (1988) * Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) * City of Angels (1990) * The Will Rogers Follies (1991) * Crazy for You (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) * Passion (1994) * Sunset Boulevard (1995) * Rent (1996) * Titanic (1997) * The Lion King (1998) * Fosse (1999) * Contact (2000) \|

A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * Ain't Misbehavin' (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * 42nd Street (1981) * Nine (1982) * Cats (1983) * La Cage aux Folles (1984) * Big River (1985) * The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986) * Les Misérables (1987) * The Phantom of the Opera (1988) * Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989) * City of Angels (1990) * The Will Rogers Follies (1991) * Crazy for You (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) * Passion (1994) * Sunset Boulevard (1995) * Rent (1996) * Titanic (1997) * The Lion King (1998) * Fosse (1999) * Contact (2000) |

Tony Award for Best Original Score

A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * On the Twentieth Century (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * Woman of the Year (1981) * Nine (1982) * Cats (1983) * La Cage aux Folles (1984) * Big River (1985) * Drood (1986) * Les Misérables (1987) * Into the Woods (1988) * City of Angels (1990) * The Will Rogers Follies (1991) * Falsettos (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman / The Who's Tommy (1993) * Passion (1994) * Sunset Boulevard (1995) * Rent (1996) * Titanic (1997) * Ragtime (1998) * Parade (1999) * Aida (2000)

A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * On the Twentieth Century (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * Woman of the Year (1981) * Nine (1982) * Cats (1983) * La Cage aux Folles (1984) * Big River (1985) * Drood (1986) * Les Misérables (1987) * Into the Woods (1988) * City of Angels (1990) * The Will Rogers Follies (1991) * Falsettos (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman / The Who's Tommy (1993) * Passion (1994) * Sunset Boulevard (1995) * Rent (1996) * Titanic (1997) * Ragtime (1998) * Parade (1999) * Aida (2000)

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * On the Twentieth Century (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * Woman of the Year (1981) * Dreamgirls (1982) * Cats (1983) * La Cage aux Folles (1984) * Big River (1985) * Drood (1986) * Les Misérables (1987) * Into the Woods (1988) * City of Angels (1990) * The Secret Garden (1991) * Falsettos (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) * Passion (1994) * Sunset Boulevard (1995) * Rent (1996) * Titanic (1997) * Ragtime (1998) * Parade (1999) * James Joyce's The Dead (2000)

A Chorus Line (1976) * Annie (1977) * On the Twentieth Century (1978) * Sweeney Todd (1979) * Evita (1980) * Woman of the Year (1981) * Dreamgirls (1982) * Cats (1983) * La Cage aux Folles (1984) * Big River (1985) * Drood (1986) * Les Misérables (1987) * Into the Woods (1988) * City of Angels (1990) * The Secret Garden (1991) * Falsettos (1992) * Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) * Passion (1994) * Sunset Boulevard (1995) * Rent (1996) * Titanic (1997) * Ragtime (1998) * Parade (1999) * James Joyce's The Dead (2000)

Charles Strouse musicals

Bye Bye Birdie * All American * Golden Boy * It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman * Applause * I and Albert * Annie * A Broadway Musical * Charlie and Algernon * Bring Back Birdie * Nightingale * Dance a Little Closer * Mayor * Rags * Nick & Nora * Annie Warbucks \|

Bye Bye Birdie * All American * Golden Boy * It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman * Applause * I and Albert * Annie * A Broadway Musical * Charlie and Algernon * Bring Back Birdie * Nightingale * Dance a Little Closer * Mayor * Rags * Nick & Nora * Annie Warbucks |

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