About Annie

The musical 'Annie' is based upon the Harold Gray comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' which first appeared in 1924. The comic strip was adapted by Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin and the show premiered on Broadway on 21st April 1977 with Andrea McArdle playing the title role.

The show was an immediate success, gaining 11 Tony nominations and winning 7 (inlcuding Best Musical) and ran for 2,377 performances, finally closing in 1983 and spawing a US National tour and a UK production starring Sheila Hancock and Stratford Johns.

A film version of 'Annie', starring Albert Finney and Carol Burnett was released in 1982, but this differed significantly from the stage version, with several new songs and characters introduced and many of the original numbers cut.

Wimborne Musical Theatre are pleased to be able to restore those numbers in their version of the show.

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