The Thoroughly Modern Productions performance will feature the New York City cast of Annie.
Annie centers on the titular orphan as her optimistic attitude helps her survive the 1930s New York City Orphanage run by the oppressive Miss Hannigan. Annie’s goal of finding her long-lost parents takes her on numerous adventures, with songs like “Tomorrow” illustrating her determination.
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A winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Annie was brought to life by lyricist Martin Charnin, book writer Thomas Meehan, and composer Charles Strouse. It was inspired by Harold Gray’s comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
Meehan later remarked that Charnin was drawn to the project due to:
“…the richness of the character of Annie herself — the lost, wandering child, brave, indomitable, a mythic figure in the annals of popular American culture.”
The comic strip on which the musical is based took inspiration from a poem by James Whitcomb Riley from 1885 that was originally called The Elf Child. The author later changed the title to Little Orphan Allie — but a misprint resulted in the name “Annie” instead.
Annie is coming to the Tower Theatre in Bend on from February 7 to 16.