Dates: 1/7/2026 - 1/18/2026
📍 Theatre: Sarasota Players
The Sarasota Players
3501 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 1130
Sarasota, FL 34239
Phone: 9413652494
Tickets: $15 student/ $35
Leapin’ Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals.
January 7 – January 18, 2026
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, this show has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including “Tomorrow.”
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Best Musical | Winner |
| 1997 | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
The Sarasota Players’ production of Annie is a bright, big-hearted reminder of why this musical has endured for nearly half a century. From the moment the first notes rang out, the production radiated joy, grit, and that unmistakable sense of optimism that has made Annie a staple of American musical theater. This show was a community coming together to tell a story that still lives in the hearts of so many.
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1999 by Stacey Isom Campbell Urbanite Theatre (3/18-4/25) |
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Resolution Rewind Florida Studio Theatre (12/26-12/26) |
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The Monster Who Got a Second Chance Florida Studio Theatre (3/27-4/25) |
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It's a Blunderful Life Bowne's Lab (11/28-12/19) |
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Laughing Matters: Volume 7 Florida Studio Theatre (2/10-6/27) |
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Resolution Rewind Florida Studio Theatre (12/31-12/31) |
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Anastasia Manatee Performing Arts Center (12/03-12/13) |
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A Motown Christmas The Donelly Theatre at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (12/02-1/03) |
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The Bodyguard Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (11/30-12/02) |
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Black Bastard Urbanite Theatre (6/03-6/27) |
