Photo Flash: Auditorium Theatre Presents ANNIE

ANNIE, with music by Charles Strouse and book by Thomas Meehan, is again directed by its lyricist, Martin Charnin, who brought the original production of ANNIE to Broadway in 1977. Tony Award winning set designer, Ming Cho Lee, has created a fresh look for this new production.

The original Broadway production of ANNIE won seven 1977 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book and Score. It ran for 2,377 performances, and has subsequently been produced all over the world. The original production is one of the top 20 longest running shows in Broadway history, and ANNIE continues to be one of the most successful musicals ever.

Boasting one of Broadway's most memorable scores, including "It's the Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "N.Y.C." and the ever optimistic "Tomorrow," you can bet your bottom dollar that ANNIE will bring a smile to your face.

In addition to Charnin, Meehan, Strouse and Lee, ANNIE's creative team includes original Broadway musical staging by Peter Gennaro, choreography by Liza Gennaro, lighting design by Ken Billington, costume design by Theoni Aldridge and sound design by Peter Hylenski. ANNIE is being produced by NETworks Presentations, LLC.

The performance schedule for ANNIE is:

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 2 p.m.

Tickets range in price from $20 to $75. A select number of premium seats are also available. Tickets are available at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University Box Office (50 E. Congress Pkwy.); all Broadway In Chicago Box Offices (24 W. Randolph St., 151 W. Randolph St. and 18 W. Monroe St.); the Broadway In Chicago Ticket Line at (800) 775-2000; all Ticketmaster retail locations (including Hot Tix and select Carson Pirie Scott, Coconuts and fye stores); and online at www.BroadwayInChicago.com. Tickets are available to groups of 15 or more by calling (312) 977-1710.

For more information, visit
www.AnnieOnTour.com or www.BroadwayInChicago.com

Photo credit: Peter Coombs