Photo Coverage: The Cast of Paper Mill Playhouse's ANNIE Celebrate Opening Night
By: Genevieve Rafter Keddy Nov. 27, 2017
It's the hard-knock life! Paper Mill Playhouse, recipient of the 2016 Regional Theatre Tony Award, presents the hit Broadway Tony Award-winning musical Annie, based on 'Little Orphan Annie,' with book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin, directed by Paper Mill's Producing Artistic Director Mark S. Hoebee, with choreography by JoAnn M. Hunter and musical direction by Jeffrey Saver.
BroadwayWorld attended opening night and you can check out photos from the cast's opening night party below!
The principal cast features Paper Mill Playhouse favorite Tony Award winner Beth Leavel as the irascible Miss Hannigan and Tony Award nominee Christopher Sieber as Oliver Warbucks, Erin Mackey as Grace Farrell, Cooper Grodin as Rooster Hannigan, Kim Sava as Lily St. Regis, Kevin Pariseau as Franklin D. Roosevelt, and alternating in the role of Annie are Peyton Ella and Cassidy Pry.
The Annie orphans include Gabby Beredo as Pepper, Tessa Noelle Frascogna as Molly, Michelle Henderson as Duffy, Eve Johnson as Tessie, Lauren Sun as July, and Sloane Wolfe as Kate.
Rounding out the cast are Damien Brett, Shavey Brown, AnnEliza Canning-Skinner, Lynn Masako Cheng, Stacia Fernandez, Michael Coale Grey, Ruby Griffin, David Hess, Stacey Todd Holt, Joshua Israel, Allen Kendall, Kate Marilley, Bronwyn Tarboton, and Amy Van Norstrand.
Annie, the world's best-loved family musical returns to Paper Mill Playhouse just in time for the holidays. Little Orphan Annie is taken from her orphanage, and the clutches of cruel Miss Hannigan, to stay at billionaire Oliver Warbucks' mansion for the holidays. When Annie wins the hearts of Warbucks and his staff, they set out on an epic mission to find Annie's parents. Winner of the Best Musical Tony Award, Annie includes such unforgettable songs as "It's the Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "A New Deal for Christmas," plus the eternal anthem of optimism, "Tomorrow."
Performances began Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., for a limited run through Sunday, December 31, 2017, at Paper Mill Playhouse (22 Brookside Drive) in Millburn, NJ.
Photo Credit: Genevieve Rafter Keddy
Danielle Krasney, Brooke Lelia and Michelle Lelia
Preston Ridge, Mark Williams and Richie Ridge
Larry Elardo, Ashley Hoebee-Elardo and Mark S. Hoebee
JoAnn M. Hunter (Choreographer) and Mark S. Hoebee (Director)
JoAnn M. Hunter and Mark S. Hoebee
JoAnn M. Hunter and Brian Ronan
Lindsay Moore Burkhardt and JoAnn M. Hunter
Lindsay Moore Burkhardt and Steel Burkhardt
Todd Schmidt (Managing Director) and Mark S. Hoebee (Producing Artistic Director)
Todd Schmidt and Mark S. Hoebee
Mark S. Hoebee and Dori Bernstein
Mark S. Hoebee and Dori Bernstein
Tessa Noelle Frascogna, Christopher Sieber and Michelle Henderson
Tessa Noelle Frascogna, Lynn Masako Cheng, Michelle Henderson and Ruby Griffin
Cassidy Pry and Mark S. Hoebee
Cassidy Pry, Mark S. Hoebee and Peyton Ella
Peyton Ella, Christopher Sieber and Cassidy Pry
Christopher Sieber, Beth Leavel and Erin Mackey
Christopher Sieber, Beth Leavel and Erin Mackey
Christopher Sieber, Beth Leavel, Erin Mackey, Peyton Ella and Cassidy Pry
Christopher Sieber, Beth Leavel, Erin Mackey, Peyton Ella and Cassidy Pry
Gabby Beredo, Lynn Masako Cheng, Christopher Sieber, Sloane Wolfe, Lauren Sun, Peyton Ella, Beth Leavel, Tessa Noelle Frascogna, Erin Mackey, Cassidy Pry, Eve Johnson, Michele Henderson and Ruby Griffin
Beth Leavel, Bob Martin and Christopher Sieber
Mark S. Hoebee, Beth Leavel, Bob Martin, Dori Bernstein and Christopher Sieber
Cassidy Pry, Cooper Grodin and Peyton Ella
Amy Van Nostrand and Michael Coale Grey
David Hess and Stacia Fernandez
David Hess and Stacia Fernandez
Sacia Fernandez, Shavey Brown, Kate Marilley, Stacey Todd Holt, Joshua Isreal, David Hess and AnnEliza Canning-Skinner
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