Charles Strouse News

The hope-filled, Depression-era musical Annie is currently playing at the Heritage Theatre in Brigham City, and has extended its run through September 18th, due to the popularity of the show.

On Wednesday night, September 15th, R&H Theatricals, an Imagem Company hosted a party to celebrate the launch of their New York office. Many industry members and several writers represented by R&H Theatricals were in attendance, including Broadway's Stephen Schwartz, Joe DiPietro and more. BroadwayWorld brings you party coverage below.

Musical Theatre West has announced that Andrea McArdle, Broadway's original Annie, will star as Miss Hannigan in its upcoming production of ANNIE at the beautiful 1070-seat Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach. ANNIE previews October 29th and runs October 30th through November 14th. Musical Theatre West Artistic Director/Producer Steven Glaudini directs with musical direction by Daniel Thomas and choreography by Roger Castellano.

Kentwood Players announces auditions for the musical 'Annie' based on the popular comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan, on Saturday, September 11 from 10am-1pm for children and 2-4pm for adults, and Sunday, September 12 from 6-9pm for everyone with callbacks held on Monday, September 13 at the Westchester Playhouse located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Rehearsals begin on Wednesday, September 15.

Kentwood Players announces auditions for the musical 'Annie' based on the popular comic strip 'Little Orphan Annie' with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan, on Saturday, September 11 from 10am-1pm for children and 2-4pm for adults, and Sunday, September 12 from 6-9pm for everyone with callbacks held on Monday, September 13 at the Westchester Playhouse located at 8301 Hindry Avenue in Westchester. Rehearsals begin on Wednesday, September 15.

6th Street Playhouse proudly presents ANNIE with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan. Leapin' lizards! The 6th Street Playhouse pulls Little Orphan Annie straight from the newspaper comics with all the favorite characters and a set design that brings the comic strip to life with its presentation of the beloved Broadway musical 'Annie.'

Santa Rosa's 6th Street Playhouse announces its 2010-2011 'All-American' season featuring four musicals and eight plays. The twelve-show season offers a wide variety of theater productions, from Aug. 13, 2010 through June 26, 2011, including family musicals, comedies, American classics and two world premieres.

The hope-filled, Depression-era musical Annie is currently playing at the Heritage Theatre in Brigham City, and has extended its run through September 18th, due to the popularity of the show.

The Laguna Playhouse is proud to announce its 2010-2011 Youth Theatre Season, which includes two Youth Theatre plays geared toward elementary and middle school children plus a Theatre for a New Generation production aimed at teens and their parents.

The Drilling Company's Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot will open its 2010 season with 'Love's Labours Lost,' directed by Kathy Curtis, July 8 to 24. The season will also include 'Julius Caesar,' directed by Hamilton Clancy, July 29 to August 14. This is the 19th consecutive year for Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot, a favorite New York summertime cultural treat that is performed free in a municipal parking lot at the corner of Ludlow and Broome Streets, Manhattan.

The award winning York Theatre Company (James Morgan, Producing Artistic Director) will honor Tony Award winning librettist Thomas Meehan (Annie, The Producers, Hairspray, Elf) with the 19th Oscar Hammerstein Award for Lifetime Achievement in Musical Theatre on Monday, November 22, 2010.

As BroadwayWorld has previously reported, producer Arielle Tepper Madover has acquired the production rights for the beloved Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE and will produce an all-new production of it for Broadway in 2012.

After a career on Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall, New Jersey wardrobe & hair professional Vince Esoldi is retiring along with his unique Autograph Suit with over 300 famous signatures!

There will be several events being hosted in Tulsa for the rest of August and September.

Leapin' Lizards! 'Annie', the popular comic strip heroine takes center stage at the Town and Country Players in Buckingham in one of the world's best-loved musicals, Annie, by Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, directed by Brad Ogden, and produced by Nancy Ridgeway, opening on July 30th and running for 3 weekends through August 14th.

After a career on Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall, New Jersey wardrobe & hair professional Vince Esoldi is retiring along with his unique Autograph Suit with over 300 famous signatures!

There will be several events being hosted in Tulsa for the rest of August and September.

6th Street Playhouse proudly presents ANNIE with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan. Leapin' lizards! The 6th Street Playhouse pulls Little Orphan Annie straight from the newspaper comics with all the favorite characters and a set design that brings the comic strip to life with its presentation of the beloved Broadway musical 'Annie.'

Santa Rosa's 6th Street Playhouse announces its 2010-2011 'All-American' season featuring four musicals and eight plays. The twelve-show season offers a wide variety of theater productions, from Aug. 13, 2010 through June 26, 2011, including family musicals, comedies, American classics and two world premieres.

BroadwayWorld has just confirmed that comedian Wanda Sykes will be leading the Media Theatre's production of ANNIE as 'Miss Hannigan' this holiday season. Sykes will open the production on November 23 and close the production on January 16, 2011 following a Christmas absence. The theater today released an audition notice and are seeking all roles, including a cover for Sykes while the star fulfills her holiday commitments. The production will be directed by Media Artistic Director Jesse Cline and musical directed by Tom Fosnocht.