ShenanArts is proud to announce it's upcoming production of the immensely popular, classic American musical Annie. The 1977 Tony award winner for Best Musical will open on Friday, August 7. There will be performances on August 7-9 and 14-16 at Stage4 Theatre in Verona.
Along with the Best Musical Tony, Annie also won Tonys for Best Score and Best Book at the 1977 awards that recognize the best Broadway has to offer. Music was written by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan, who later went on to write the book for such Broadway smashes as Hairspray, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein.The ShenanArts production, directed by Jeff McDaniel, features 12 year old Emily Henline, as Annie. Miss Henline was last seen at ShenanArts when she wowed audiences as Iris in Children's Letters To God in February. In addition to performing in musicals with ShenanArts, Miss Henline also performs as a vocalist in the area and recently appeared on the Virginia Dreams Center Stage TV show, broadcast on WHSV-TV3 in Harrisonburg.Videos