Annie

Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie. The music is by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan.\nFamous songs from the musical include "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life". The story deals with a 10-year-old orphan girl named Annie, who is chosen to spend two weeks with billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks. Though cold and aloof at first, Warbucks comes to like the girl and eventually wants to adopt her. But Annie believes her parents are still alive. Warbucks then publicly announces that he will give a cash reward to her real parents. This prompts a plot to kidnap the girl. The original Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on April 21, 1977 and ran for 2,377 performances. It starred Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, and Dorothy Loudon. It was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won 7, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. The film version, made in 1982, starred Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, and Tim Curry. A made-for-TV movie version appeared in 1999 starring Kathy Bates and Victor Garber. Category:1982 films