Martin Charnin News

The Fabulous Fox Theatre has announced that the new U.S. National Tour of ANNIE will play today, December 2 - 7 at The Fabulous Fox in St. Louis. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin for the 19th time, this production of ANNIE will be a brand new physical incarnation of the iconic Tony Award-winning original.

A lyric video for the number 'Opportunity', featuring Sia and ANNIE star Quvenzhane Wallis is now available.

Deadline writes that the ANNIE remake is among several of Sony's films to be leaked over the holiday weekend.

Coming to the Durham Performing Arts Center from December 9th-14th the new national touring production of Annie features Gilgamesh Taggett in the iconic role of Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks.

Andrea McArdle talks with BroadwayWorld about 4 GIRLS 4: A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER , a star vehicle with Maureen McGovern, Donna McKechnie, and Faith Prince driving into Boston next week for one night at The Wilbur Theatre. A modernization of the original show which starred Rosemary Clooney, this version presents four fabulous musical stars who each take a turn performing their signature material and some music of the season, with Music Direction by John McDaniel.

The cast of the upcoming feature film ANNIE, including Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, and Bobby Cannavale will stop by ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA on Thursday, December 4th.

Last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS on ABC celebrated the new, contemporary spin on the classic show ANNIE coming to movie theaters December 19th.

On last night's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, HBO First Look gave viewers a sneak peek at the upcoming ANNIE remake starring Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx (Jay Pharoah) and black Annie (Leslie Jones).

Cameron Diaz will host NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE for the fourth time tonight, Nov. 22.

Paradise Theatre presents ANNIE, with Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse and Lyrics by Martin Charnin. The show runs tonight, November 21 through December 13, 2014.

Beginning today, the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack from the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of Broadway's ANNIE is now available to stream on Spotify.

ET nabbed interviews with the stars of the upcoming ANNIE remake when they made a surprise appearance at a recent middle school assembly in California. Fifth and sixth graders at Warren Lane elementary school in Inglewood, Calif., started screaming with joy as Quvenzhane Wallis, Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx joined in on their rendition of 'It's The Hard Knock Life.' Watch the footage below!

The soundtrack for the brand new big screen edition of beloved family-friendly musical ANNIE is out today.

The Citi Performing Arts Center and MSG Entertainment will present an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performance for the Deaf and hard of hearing of the hit musical ANNIE, tonight, November 13 at 7:00 pm at the Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre in Boston.

PEOPLE shares an exclusive first look at Quvenzhane Wallis performing Sia's new song 'Opportunity' from the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of ANNIE. Check it out below!

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. The 2014 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award nominations are announced, Lyric presents 'Porgy' and 'Carousel,' 'Camelot' opens, 'Ring Of Fire' and 'Annie' return, 'Annie' and 'Ani' hit screens, parodies of 'Guffman,' the Merman/Mormon thing, Rudolph and Tupperware, and a suburban 'Garden!'

A Fabulous Night for Singing

Paradise Theatre presents ANNIE, with Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse and Lyrics by Martin Charnin. The show runs November 21 through December 13, 2014.

Martin Charnin, the director of the original production of Broadway's ANNIE revealed that he still hopes to bring the 'Annie' sequel, titled 'ANNIE WARBUCKS to the Great White Way.

Speaking before an audience at the Billboard/ Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference yesterday, Will Gluck, director of the highly anticipated film adaptation of ANNIE revealed, 'I was very scared going in to this, if I was going to ruin a lot of kids' childhoods.'