Clocktower Players Present ANNIE March 9-17

Little Orphan Annie will charm the hearts of all when she takes to the Irvington Town Hall Theater stage March 9-17. Clocktower Players, the award-winning community theater of the Rivertowns presents the beloved classic musical with a cast that's sure to bring smiles and happiness to the community.

Starring in the title role as America's spunkiest kid is eleven-year-old Brooke Lynn Murray. Cagle McDonald, Clocktowers Artistic & Executive Director, in her much-anticipated return to the stage stars as Miss Hannigan with sidekicks Rooster and Lily St Regis portrayed by Shane Bland & Lili Thomas. Also starring are Peter Green as Oliver Warbucks, Robin Aleman as Grace, Tony Melson as Bert Healy, Clocktower Alum Molly Anne as Star-to-Be, and previous past board president Joseph Zeolla as FDR.

The lovable mutt Sandy is portrayed by Macy, a rescue terrier mix trained by Tony Award Honoree William Berloni (Annie, A Christmas Story, Legally Blonde). The orphans are real-life sisters Chloe & Kylie Hogan and Annabella & Carolina Javier with Sadie McCrae, Devin Murphy and Annabelle Romano. The featured ensemble includes Helen Berman, Mariah Cameron, Miriam Chester, Joseph Gazivoda, David Neilsen, William Russell and Janele Skolinsky.

Based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie - turning 95 this year! - the musical ANNIE is set in 1930's New York during the Great Depression. Abandoned years ago on the doorstep of an orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan, a plucky orphan girl is on a mission to find her parents. With the help of the other girls in the orphanage, Annie escapes and experiences adventure in The Big Apple, making friends with a billionaire, Franklin D. Roosevelt and a lovable dog, until finally finding her forever home.

With its Tony award winning book and score, including the unforgettable Maybe, Easy Street, It's A Hard-Knock Life, and the eternal anthem of optimism, Tomorrow - ANNIE is one of the most beloved musicals in history. The show remains one of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever. It has been performed in 28 languages and has been running somewhere around the world for 42 years.