Photo Coverage: In Rehearsal with the Cast of ANNIE at Paper Mill Playhouse!
By: Walter McBride Nov. 16, 2017
It's the hard-knock life! Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents the hit Broadway Tony Award-winning musical Annie, based on "Little Orphan Annie," with book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin, directed by Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee, with choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter and musical direction by Jeffrey Saver.
BroadwayWorld visited the company in rehearsal and you can check out photos below!
The principal cast features Paper Mill Playhouse favorite Tony Award winner Beth Leavelas the irascible Miss Hannigan and Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber as Oliver Warbucks, Erin Mackey as Grace Farrell, Cooper Grodin as Rooster Hannigan, Kim Savaas Lily St. Regis, Kevin Pariseau as Franklin D. Roosevelt, and alternating in the role of Annie are Peyton Ella and Cassidy Pry.
The Annie orphans include Gabby Beredo as Pepper, Tessa Noelle Frascogna as Molly, Michelle Henderson as Duffy, Eve Johnson as Tessie, Lauren Sun as July, and Sloane Wolfe as Kate.
Rounding out the cast are Damien Brett, Shavey Brown, AnnEliza Canning-Skinner, Lynn Masako Cheng, Stacia Fernandez, Michael Coale Grey, Ruby Griffin, David Hess, Stacey Todd Holt, Joshua Israel, Allen Kendall, Kate Marilley, Bronwyn Tarboton, and Amy Van Norstrand.
Annie, the world's best-loved family musical returns to Paper Mill Playhouse just in time for the holidays. Little Orphan Annie is taken from her orphanage, and the clutches of cruel Miss Hannigan, to stay at billionaire Oliver Warbucks' mansion for the holidays. When Annie wins the hearts of Warbucks and his staff, they set out on an epic mission to find Annie's parents. Winner of the Best Musical Tony Award, Annie includes such unforgettable songs as "It's the Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "A New Deal for Christmas," plus the eternal anthem of optimism, "Tomorrow."
Performances begin Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., for a limited run through Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive) in Millburn, NJ.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
'Annie'
'Annie'
Beth Leavel and cast
Peyton Ella and cast
The cast
The cast
Peyton Ella with cast
Peyton Ella with cast
Peyton Ella with cast
Peyton Ella with cast
Cooper Grodin, Beth Leavel and Kim Sava
Cooper Grodin, Beth Leavel and Kim Sava
Cooper Grodin, Beth Leavel and Kim Sava
Beth Leavel, Cooper Grodin, and Kim Sava
Kim Sava, Beth Leavel and Cooper Grodin
Kim Sava, Beth Leavel and Cooper Grodin
Cooper Grodin, Beth Leavel and Kim Sava
Beth Leavel, Kim Sava and Cooper Grodin
Kim Sava, Beth Leavel and Cooper Grodin
Beth Leavel, Cooper Grodin and Kim Sava
Beth Leavel, Cooper Grodin and Kim Sava
Beth Leavel, Cooper Grodin and Kim Sava
Kim Sava, Beth Leavel and Cooper Grodin
Christopher Sieber, Cassidy Pry and Erin Mackey
Cassidy Pry and Christopher Sieber
Cassidy Pry and Christopher Sieber
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