The timeless story. The classic characters. The unforgettable songs.
Under the loving direction of three-time Tony Award winner James Lapine, the musical you remember is back on Broadway in a brand-new production you'll never forget. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin remain the same, with new choreography provided by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler.
At the Palace Theatre, it feels very much like 'Annie' has gotten lost...It has some successful, even emotional, moments, especially involving Anthony Warlow's Daddy Warbucks, one of the few roles here that does not feel miscast...Finneran mostly looks lost and flailing here, trapped somewhere in the wastelands between traditional musical comedy stylings and some kind of new realism...Crawford, no question, has a lot more real, complex girl inside her than the typical spunky, bewigged moppets who've played this role on stage and screen, but there's a certain invulnerability throughout that proves problematic. Crawford is a capable kid; that was a directing problem.
“Annie,” the 1977 musical based on the 1920s “Little Orphan Annie” comic strip, returns to Broadway as if shipped to the Palace Theatre by a morale-boosting arm of FEMA. Infused with zip and charm by its sensational Annie, Noo-Yawk-tawkin’ Lilla Crawford, the show, slickly staged by James Lapine, tells you that any city or nation keeping faith with the future will rise again, come hell or high water...Coaxed by Lapine...Crawford exudes the beguiling clarity of a kid unbowed by the hard-knock life. Her Annie is as egalitarian as we’d like to believe our country, at its best, might be...Matching Crawford vowel for lazy New York vowel, the Australian Warlow proves to be an ideal Warbucks, the warmth of the performance rising scene by scene.
1976 | East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
World Premiere East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
1977 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1978 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
1978 | West End |
London Production West End |
1978 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
1979 | US Tour |
3rd National Tour US Tour |
1981 | US Tour |
4th National Tour US Tour |
1982 | West End |
Return Engagement [London] West End |
1997 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1998 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2002 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2004 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
2005 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
2012 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2017 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Playhouse Revival Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Anthony Warlow |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Lilla Crawford |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Anthony Warlow |
2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | 0 |
2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | 0 |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Eva Price/Christina Papagjika |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Daryl Roth |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Jane Bergere |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | James M. Nederlander |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Stacey Mindich |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Debbie Bisno |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roy Furman |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Berlind |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sally Horchow |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Horchow |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Arielle Tepper Madover |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Berlind |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sally Horchow |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Horchow |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Arielle Tepper Madover |
2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Annie |
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