Internationally adored Depression era musical ANNIE is set to hit the silver screen in an all-new movie musical adaptation later this year, but one of the show's creators has utilized the BroadwayWorld message board to share some thoughts on the two distinctly different iterations of the stage sequel to the original musical via a fascinating new post.
Charnin was prompted to share his thoughts on the subject of an ANNIE sequel following a spirited discussion of both ANNIE 2 and ANNIE WARBUCKS on the popular message board feature available here on the site.
The full posting by Charnin is as follows (with corrections):
"To whom it may concern:
First off, thanks to whoever it was, for digging up the photos of Ronnie Graham, Dorothy Loudon and Danielle Finley who was our Annie. They are treasures. Secondly, to clear up score questions, and avoiding confronting the praise, or the criticism that accompanied the threads, Annie 2, was undoubtedly a wrong-headed idea. It was rooted in the notion that an audience would be more interested in how Hannigan got revenge on Annie, than how Annie's life was going to change, having been adopted by Oliver Warbucks. That was revealed to me, after the opening number on the opening night in Washington, when I ran up the aisle from my seat, to seek out the nearest hole to bury myself in.So, would you like to see ANNIE WARBUCKS make its way to Broadway some season soon?
Photo Credit: Martha Swope/NYPL
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