Gray penned “Little Orphan Annie” while living in Lombard, ... By her count, the house has 80 original tiles — a dozen in blue in the foyer and 68 sepia ones along the main hall, ...

Little Orphant Annie was a 1885 poem written by James Whitcomb Riley. The poem was the basis for a silent film, a song, and a storybook. Then Annie became a comic strip, Little Orphan Annie, by ...

When Little Orphan Annie is brought to the mansion of Depression-era billionaire Oliver Warbucks and loudly sings, “I think I’m gonna like it here,” you can strongly sense the audience ...

Little Orphan Annie will come to life this weekend in the stage musical “Annie Jr.” performed by the Hutchinson Middle School. The show will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p ...

The engaging, melodious, family-oriented musical “Annie” will be presented at Hancher Auditorium by Broadway on Nov. 14-16. “Annie” originated in the 1970s to help Americans cope with the tribulations ...

In 1977, Bill Berloni found a dog at a local animal shelter to train for the role of "Sandy" in the original stage production of "Annie." To perform live theater, Berloni worked with "Sandy" to ...

Inspired by the Depression-era comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” the 1977 musical “Annie” has always been defined by shiny optimism and soaring money notes.

Little Orphan Annie debuted in a comic strip in the New York Daily News in the 1920s, ... including wins for Best Musical and Best Original Score.