BWW JR: ANNIE- The Sun is Coming Out... Did You Buy Your Tickets?

For those living under a rock or if you happen to have missed my story last fall on Annie casting, the little orphan with big dreams and red hair is coming back to Broadway this fall.  Annie begins previews October 3^rd at the Palace Theatre and tickets are now on sale. 

ANNIE, which features a Tony Award^®-winning score by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin and a Tony Award^®-winning book by Thomas Meehan, will be directed by three-time Tony Award^®-winner James Lapine and choreographed by Tony Award^®-winner Andy Blankenbuehler. 

ANNIE stars two-time Tony Award^®-winner Katie Finneran as Miss Hannigan, Australian star Anthony Warlow making his Broadway debut as Daddy Warbucks and 11-year-old Lilla Crawford as Annie, with Brynn O’Malley as Grace Farrell, Clarke Thorell as Rooster Hannigan and J. Elaine Marcos as Lily St. Regis.  The orphans are Madi Rae DiPietro as July, Georgi James as Pepper, Junah Jang as Tessie, Tyrah Skye Odoms as Kate, Taylor Richardson as Duffy, Emily Rosenfeld as Molly and Jaidyn Young as standby for the roles of Annie, Pepper, Duffy and July.  The production also features Ashley Blanchet, Jane Blass, Jeremy Davis, Merwin Foard, Joel Hatch, Fred Inkley, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Gavin Lodge, Liz McCartney, Desi Oakley, Keven Quillon, David Rossetti, Sarah Solie, Dennis Stowe and Ryan VanDenBoom.

Last Spring, we met Lilla Crawford, Broadway’s new Annie, when the casting decision was announced live on NBC’s Today Show.

GET TO THE POINT, MOM!

• The sun will come out October 3^rd at the Palace Theatre.
• For tickets call 877-250-2929 or visit Ticketmaster.com
• More information can be found on the show’s Website.

Erin Leigh Peck is a New York based actor, writer and mother. She has performed on and off Broadway, in regional theatre and on tour, in films and on television. She most recently appeared Off-Broadway in The Toxic Avenger Musical and can often be seen on television in various commercials. Erin's play Mother of Mine is a contemporary 'dramedy' about pregnancy, parenthood and postpartum. She is the proud and busy mother of two extremely awesome kids. Please visit her web site, www.ErinLeighPeck.com.

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