Theater review: ‘Annie’ on Broadway
6 / 10
If this take seldom crosses the line into something must-see special (it doesn’t), even a simply good production of “Annie” offers rewards.
6 / 10
If this take seldom crosses the line into something must-see special (it doesn’t), even a simply good production of “Annie” offers rewards.
7 / 10
The real measure of any Annie is the chemistry between its Annie and its Warbucks, and here, the Lapine reboot succeeds—though not, perhaps, in the way fans of the original, the ’82 movie, the ’97 revival, or the ’99 TV movie remember. Lilla Crawford does not love the spotlight the way we collectively recall Andrea McArdle's loving it; for those of us whose Ür-Annie was the movie version’s Aileen Quinn, there’s none of her solar-powered Raphaelite beneficence. Crawford’s adorable, of course, and sings flawlessly in that trademark Annie timbre, i.e. somewhere between a spirit-bowl and a bandsaw. (An on-key bandsaw! I mean all of this as praise: That’s how Annie’s gotta sing, gosh durnit!)
| 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 |
| 2017 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Playhouse Revival Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Anthony Warlow |
| 2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Lilla Crawford |
| 2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Anthony Warlow |
| 2013 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | |
| 2013 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Eva Price/Christina Papagjika |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Daryl Roth |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Jane Bergere |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | James M. Nederlander |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Stacey Mindich |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Debbie Bisno |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roy Furman |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Berlind |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sally Horchow |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Horchow |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Arielle Tepper Madover |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Berlind |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Sally Horchow |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roger Horchow |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Arielle Tepper Madover |
| 2013 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Annie |
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