PhotosPHOTO ARCHIVE: "I'm Gonna Like It Here!" Annie on Broadway and Beyond"Annie" is coming soon! The upcoming film remake of the 1982 movie musical hits theatres Dec. 19. Playbill.com looks back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings, the infamous 1993 sequel and recent Broadway revival.
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40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond
40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond
The original production of Annie opened on April 21, 1977. Look back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings and the infamous 1993 sequel.
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Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Diana Barrows, Robyn Finn, Donna Graham, Danielle Brisebois, Shelley Bruce and Janine Ruane in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon in the original Broadway production
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Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
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Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon, Robert Fitch and Barbara Erwin in rehearsal
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Dorothy Loudon and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Dorothy Loudon and Orphans during the show's pre-Broadway engagement
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Barbara Erwin, Robert Fitch and Dorothy Loudon in rehearsal
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Reid Shelton and Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production
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Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production
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Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production
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Alice Ghostley and Orphans in the original Broadway production
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Alice Ghostley and Orphans in the original Broadway production
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Annie McGreevey, Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
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Shelley Bruce and Donald Craig (as Bert Healy) in the original Broadway production
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Shelley Bruce and cast in the original Broadway production
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Alice Ghostley and Shelley Bruce, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Fedena and Jenn Thompson
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Rita Rudner, Gary Beach and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production
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Raymond Thorne, Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton in the original Broadway production
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Sarah Jessica Parker, Alice Ghostley and Lynn Kearney in the original Broadway production
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Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton Orphans in the original Broadway production
"Annie" will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") in the title role alongside David Zayas ("Dexter," "Oz," Anna in the Tropics) as Lou, the local bodega owner; Golden Globe nominee Cameron Diaz ("There's Something About Mary") as Miss Hannigan; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ("Thor: The Dark World," "Pompeii") as Nash, the bodyguard and driver for Benjamin Stacks; Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx as Stacks, a potential mayoral candidate; Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale (The Big Knife, The Motherf**ker with the Hat) as a tough political adviser to Stacks; and Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne ("Damages") as Grace.
Dorian Missick ("Southland") and Tracie Thoms (Sticky Fly, Drowning Crow) play characters described as Annie's "fake parents," resembling the characters of Rooster Hannigan and his girlfriend Lily in the original musical version.
The Columbia Pictures film is produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z.
As previously announced, the film soundtrack will be released Dec. 15 ahead of the movie's Dec. 19 release. Recording artist Sia is featured on the soundtrack.
The trend of the year was authenticity: artists dressed their best, rather than chasing the microtrends that otherwise dominated the fashion ecosystem offstage.
