Based on "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray; "Little Orphan Annie" used by permission of Chicago Tribune - New York News Syndicate, Inc.
Leapin’ lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals. Annie is a spunky Depression-era orphan determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan, the funniest villain this side of a Disney cartoon. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil schemes, befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and finds a new family and home in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
| 1976 | East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
World Premiere East Haddam, CT (Regional) |
| 1977 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1978 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
| 1978 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1978 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
| 1979 | US Tour |
3rd National Tour US Tour |
| 1981 | US Tour |
4th National Tour US Tour |
| 1982 | West End |
Return Engagement [London] West End |
| 1997 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1998 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2002 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| 2004 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 2005 | US Tour |
Touring Revival US Tour |
| 2012 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 2017 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Playhouse Revival Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Charles Strouse |
| 1977 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Martin Charnin |
| 1977 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Thomas Meehan |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Thomas Meehan |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Peter Gennaro |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Theoni V. Aldredge |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Martin Charnin |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Stephen R. Friedman |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Lewis Allen |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Mike Nichols |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Irwin Meyer |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Martin Charnin |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Charles Strouse |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Reid Shelton |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Dorothy Loudon |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Andrea McArdle |
| 1977 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design | David Mitchell |
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