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'''''Annie''''' is a musical based upon the popular Harold_Gray Comic_strip ''Little_Orphan_Annie''. The music is by Charles_Strouse, lyrics by Martin_Charnin, and the book by Thomas_Meehan.
Famous songs from the musical include "Tomorrow" and "It's A Hard Knock Life".
The story deals with an 11-year-old orphan girl named Annie, who is chosen to spend two weeks with billionaire Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks. Though cold and aloof at first, Warbucks comes to like the girl and eventually wants to adopt her. But Annie believes her parents are still alive. Warbucks then publicly announces that he will give a cash reward to her real parents. This prompts a plot to kidnap the girl by the cruel orphanage manager Miss_Hannigan, Hannigan's brother Rooster, and his girfriend Lily St. Regis.
==Productions==
===Broadway===
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The original Broadway production opened at the Alvin_Theatre on April_21, 1977 and ran for 2,377 performances. It starred Andrea_McArdle as Annie, Reid_Shelton as Daddy Warbucks, and Dorothy_Loudon as Miss Hannigan. It was nominated for 11 Tony_Awards and won 7, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book.
===1982 film===
The film version, made in 1982 by Columbia_Pictures, starred Aileen_Quinn as Annie, Albert_Finney as Daddy Warbucks, Carol_Burnett as Miss Hannigan, Bernadette_Peters as Lily, Ann_Reinking as Grace, and Tim_Curry as Rooster. It was directed by John_Huston, his first and only film musical. The film's reviews ranged from positive to extremely hostile, and in spite of a $57 million US box office take (making it 10th highest grossing film of the year), the film still did not turn a profit on its theatrical release.
===Stage Sequels===
Two stage sequels later appeared, ''Annie II: Miss Hannigan's Revenge'' in 1990 and ''Annie Warbucks'' in 1993, and neither one was a huge hit.
===Television Versions===
A Sequel to the 1982 film, ''Annie: A Royal Adventure!'' was made for television in 1995. The sequel starred Ashley_Johnson, Joan_Collins, George_Hearn and Ian_McDiarmid and involves an evil noblewoman's plot to blow up Buckingham_Palace.
A made-for-TV movie version appeared in 1999 starring Kathy_Bates as Miss Hannigan, Kristin_Chenoweth as Lily, Victor_Garber as Daddy Warbucks, and newcomer Alicia Morton as Annie. It was produced by The_Walt_Disney_Company and received mixed reviews but high ratings.
===Broadway Revival===
A Broadway revival in 1997 starred Nell_Carter as Miss Hannigan, but controversy surrounded the casting of the titular character. The original girl cast in the role, Joanna Pacitti, was fired and replaced by her understudy during rehearsals. Public sentiment seemed to side with Pacitti as she was the winner of a highly-publicized contest to find a new Annie sponsored by the department store Macy's. This very public incident, coupled with the rather mixed reviews the new staging garnered, doomed it to a short run.
==Pop Culture References==
This musical is mentioned constantly in popular culture, either directly or indirectly through its songs, particularly ''Tomorrow''. For instance:
* In the 1994 black comedy ''Serial_Mom'', directed by John_Waters, a woman rents the 1982 film from a video store, and is bludgeoned to death by the titular serial killer Beverly Sutphin (Kathleen_Turner) while watching it and singing along.
* In the ''Family_Guy'' episode "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" (aired 9/23/1999), the Griffin family inherits a luxury mansion, and the staff puts on a large-scale production number "We Only Live to Kiss Your Ass," directly spoofing the song ''I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here''.
* Rapper Jay-Z made heavy use of samples from the Broadway cast album's version of ''It's the Hard-Knock Life'' in his single ''Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)''. This was most notably used in the film ''Austin_Powers_in_Goldmember'', when Dr. Evil performs it in prison.
== External links ==
* {{imdb title|id=0083564|title=Annie (1982)}}
* {{imdb title|id=0112374|title=Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) (TV)}}
* {{imdb title|id=0207972|title=Annie (1999) (TV)}}
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