Cast Set For the 2023-24 National Tour of ANNIE

Casting has been announced for the 2023-24 North American Tour of ANNIE that launches in Paducah, KY before a two-week engagement in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Tuesday, October 10th. For more tour dates, visit AnnieTour.com. For tour booking inquiries, please contact booking@bondtheatrical.com. 

In the title role of Annie is Rainier “Rainey” Treviño, an 11 year old from Chesapeake, Virginia making her national tour debut.  Returning principal cast includes Stefanie Londino as “Miss Hannigan,” Christopher Swan as “Oliver Warbucks,” Julia Nicole Hunter as “Grace,” and Mark Woodard as “FDR.” Also starring in the tour are Jeffrey T. Kelly as “Rooster” and Samantha Stevens as “Lily.  Georgie, rescued by William Berloni, stars as “Sandy.”

The Orphans are Savannah Austin, Arianna Guller, Avery Hope, Addie Jaymes, Kylie Noelle Patterson and Jade Smith. 

The featured ensemble includes Savannah Fisher, Jerquintez A. Gipson, Caroline Glazier, Chance K. Ingalls, Kaleb Jenkins, Jaelle Laguerre, Tony Mowatt, Nick Traficante, Kaylie Mae Wallace, Callie Alexa, Brooke Olivia Gatto, and Trent Tyson.

“This show, with its iconic title character, continues to delight generations of theatre-lovers old and new by joyfully singing directly into the face of great adversity with perseverance, guts and guile,” said director Jenn Thompson. “For decades, ANNIE has continued to shine brightly, not only as an appeal to our better angels, but also as an example of the thrill of hope, hard-won: promising a better 'Tomorrow' not only for Annie herself, but for all who need her message now more than ever.”

ANNIE is directed by Jenn Thompson, who at the age of 10 stepped into the role of “Pepper” in the Original Broadway production, choreographed by Patricia Wilcox (Motown, A Night with Janis Joplin), music supervision by Matthew Smedal, with orchestrations by Dan DeLange. Talitha Fehr is the Music Coordinator and Jennifer Christina is the Music Director.

The design team includes scenic design by Wilson Chin (Pass Over), costume design by Alejo Vietti (Jersey Boys), based on lighting design by Philip Rosenberg, sound design by Ken Travis (Disney's Aladdin), hair & wig design by Ashley Rae Callahan and casting by Paul Hardt of Hardt Casting, LLC.

The lovable mutt “Sandy” is once again trained by Tony Award Honoree William Berloni (ANNIE, A Christmas Story, Legally Blonde).

Holding onto hope when times are tough can take an awful lot of determination, and sometimes, an awful lot of determination comes in a surprisingly small package. Little Orphan Annie has reminded generations of theatergoers that sunshine is always right around the corner, and now the best-loved musical of all time is set to return in this new production – just as you remember it and just when we need it most.  This celebration of family, optimism and the American spirit remains the ultimate cure for all the hard knocks life throws your way.

 ANNIE features the book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. All three authors received 1977 Tony Awards for their work. 

By permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC, ANNIE is based on Harold Gray's popular comic strip “Little Orphan Annie” which premiered in the 1920s in the New York Daily News and became one of the most widely read strips in the 30s and 40s.  Lyricist-director Martin Charnin bought a coffee table book called “The Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie” as a Christmas gift for a friend in 1970. The clerk at the bookstore was too busy to wrap the book, so Charnin took the book home to wrap it.  Instead, he read it and fell in love with the strip and set out to secure the rights. The friend never got the book.

The original production of ANNIE had its world premiere on Aug 10, 1976 at the Goodspeed Opera House (Michael J. Price, Executive Director) and opened on Broadway on April 21, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre (Neil Simon theatre).  It went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin).  It closed on Broadway after playing 2,377 performances.  ANNIE was revived on Broadway in 1997 and again in 2014. It has been made into a film three times (1982, 1999, 2014) and was most recently featured as a live television production on NBC.  The show remains one of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever; it has been performed in 28 languages and has been running somewhere around the world for 37 years.   

The beloved score for ANNIE includes “Maybe,” “It's the Hard Knock Life,” “You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” “Easy Street,” “I Don't Need Anything But You” and the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”

This production of ANNIE was licensed by Music Theatre International.

Paducah, KY

• Oct 07, 2023
• Carson Center

Fort Lauderdale, FL

• Oct 10 – Oct 22, 2023
• Broward Center

Orlando, FL

• Oct 24 – Oct 29, 2023
• Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts

Richmond, KY

• Oct 31 – Nov 01, 2023
• EKU Center For The Arts

Wabash, IN

• Nov 02, 2023
• Honeywell Center Ford Theater

Cedar Falls, IA

• Nov 04, 2023
• Gallagher Bluedorn

Mason City, IA

• Nov 05, 2023
• North Iowa Area Community College

San Antonio, TX

• Nov 07 – Nov 12, 2023
• The Majestic Theatre

Springfield, MO

• Nov 14 – Nov 15, 2023
• Juanita K. Hammons Hall

Conway, AR

• Nov 16, 2023
• Reynolds Performance Hall

Denver, CO

• Nov 21 – Nov 26, 2023
• Buell Theatre

Lawrence, KS

• Nov 28, 2023
• Lied Center Of Kansas

Wichita, KS

• Dec 01 – Dec 03, 2023
• Century II Performing Arts Center

Atlanta, GA

• Dec 05 – Dec 10, 2023
• The Fox Theatre

Rochester, NY

• Dec 12 – Dec 17, 2023
• West Herr Auditorium Theatre

Buffalo, NY

• Dec 18 – Dec 23, 2023
• Shea’s Performing Arts Center

Wilmington, DE

• Jan 05 – Jan 07, 2024
• The Playhouse On Rodney Square

Schenectady, NY

• Jan 09 – Jan 14, 2024
• Proctors Theatre

Richmond, VA

• Jan 16 – Jan 21, 2024
• Altria Theater

Washington, DC

• Jan 23 – Jan 28, 2024
• The National Theatre

Morganton, NC

• Jan 30, 2024
• Comma Performing Arts Center

Reading, PA

• Feb 01, 2024
• Santander Performing Arts Center

New Brunswick, NJ

• Feb 02 – Feb 04, 2024
• State Theatre New Jersey

Boston, MA

• Feb 06 – Feb 11, 2024
• Boch Center - Wang Theatre

New Philadelphia, OH

• Feb 13, 2024
• Kent State Tuscarawas PAC

Erie, PA

• Feb 14 – Feb 15, 2024
• Warner Theatre

Scranton, PA

• Feb 16 – Feb 18, 2024
• Broadway Theatre

Daytona Beach, FL

• Feb 20, 2024
• Peabody Auditorium

Chattanooga, TN

• Feb 24 – Feb 25, 2024
• Tivoli Theatre

Charleston, SC

• Feb 27, 2024
• Charleston Gaillard Center

New Haven, CT

• Feb 29 – Mar 02, 2024
• Shubert Theatre

Hamilton, ON

• Mar 05, 2024
• FirstOntario Concert Hall

London, ON

• Mar 06 – Mar 07, 2024
• Budweiser Gardens

Midland, MI

• Mar 08 – Mar 09, 2024
• Midland Center For The Arts

Dallas, TX

• Mar 14 – Mar 16, 2024
• AT&T Performing Arts Center

Cleveland, OH

• Mar 19 – Mar 24, 2024
• Playhouse Square

Nashville, TN

• Mar 27 – Mar 30, 2024
• Tennessee Performing Arts Center

Orange, TX

• Apr 04, 2024
• Lutcher Theater

New Orleans, LA

• Apr 05 – Apr 07, 2024
• Saenger Theatre

Sacramento, CA

• Apr 16 – Apr 21, 2024
• SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

Casper, WY

• Apr 25, 2024
• Ford Wyoming Center

Fort Collins, CO

• Apr 26 – Apr 28, 2024
• The Lincoln Center

Sioux Falls, SD

• Apr 30 – May 01, 2024
• Washington Pavilion

Detroit, MI

• May 03 – May 05, 2024
• Fox Theatre

Kalamazoo, MI

• May 06, 2024
• Miller Auditorium

Green Bay, WI

• May 07, 2024
• Weidner Center

Salt Lake City, UT

• May 10 – May 12, 2024
• Eccles Theater

Portland, OR

• May 14 – May 19, 2024
• Keller Auditorium