Victoria Theatre Association Presents ANNIE, Runs 11/28-29

Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back in its 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie will be coming to the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center in Dayton, OH for three performances from November 28-29, 2009.

"One of the best musical ever," proclaims the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago

Sun-Times says, "Ageless ANNIE as engaging as ever."

ANNIE will kick off the 30th anniversary tour in Dayton with a sneak preview of "Hard Knock Life" on the Courthouse Square stage during downtown Dayton's Grand Illumination, Friday, November 27, 2009 at approximately 7 PM.

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. For more information, visit annieontour.com.

For tickets to ANNIE November 28 at 2 pm and 8 pm and November 29 at 2 pm, call Ticket Center Stage at 937/228-3630 or 888/228-3630, order online at www.ticketcenterstage.com or visit the Box Office located in the Wintergarden of the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. Be sure to ask about the ANNIE Family Four Pack!!

The presentation of ANNIE receives support from Leadership Sponsor Emerson Climate Technologies Inc., with additional support from Performance Sponsor: WinWholesale and The Win Group of Companies, Kettering Health Network, Vectren Corporation and an Anonymous contributor.

For more information about Victoria Theatre Association's entire 2009-2010 season, visit www.victoriatheatre.com.

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