Annie (musical)
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Music: Charles Strouse
Lyrics: Martin Charnin
Book: Thomas Meehan
Basis: Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie
Awards: Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Book
Productions:
1976 Goodspeed Opera House
1977 Broadway
1978 West End
1978 Australia Tour
1978 North American Tour
1978 U.S. Tour
1979 U.S. Tour
1981 U.S. Tour
1981 Madrid
1982 Buenos Aires
1982 Film (more info)
1983 West End revival
1997 Broadway revival
1998 West End revival
1999 Television (more info)
2000 UK tour
2000 Australia Tour
2000 Madrid revival
2005 U.S. Tour
2006 UK Tour
2011 UK Tour
2011 Australia Tour
2012 Broadway revival
2014 Film (more info)
2014 U.S. Tour
2015 UK Tour
2015 Mexico City revival
2017 West End revival
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs “Tomorrow” and “It's the Hard Knock Life” are among its most popular musical numbers.
