


Warbucks and his staff, and even the President of the United States! Even though Mr. The plucky orphan worms her way into the hearts of the Mr. After her latest unsuccessful escape attempt (during which she meets a stray dog she christens Sandy), secretary Grace Farrell decides to take the child home to temporarily live with billionaire Oliver Warbucks over the Christmas season as a publicity stunt for the grumpy tycoon.

Eleven-year-old Annie has been living in cruel Miss Hannigan's orphanage her whole life. There have since been two revivals marking the show's 20th and 35th anniversaries (in 19) on top of numerous other professional and amateur productions. After 2,377 performances, four national tours, and five Broadway Annies, the musical ended its New York City run in 1983. With book writer Thomas Meehan and composer Charles Strouse, he created the Broadway musical Annie in 1977, directed by Charnin and produced by Mike Nichols. In 1972, lyricist Martin Charnin bought the rights to the comic strip Little Orphan Annie.
