Based on the 1924 comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, the original Broadway production of "Annie" opened in 1977 and ran for almost six years.

Lunchboxes, dolls and other “Annie” memorabilia are on display in “Leapin Lizards! A Hundred Years of Little Orphan Annie,” an exhibition presented by the Lombard Historical Society.

Little Orphan Annie may be famous in comic strips and movies, but she was first near and dear to the hearts of a Hancock County family who called her Mom and Grandma.

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 ...

The new tour of the musical “Annie,” at the Shubert Feb. 29 through March 3, is directed by Jenn Thompson, who played one of the orphans in the Broadway production in the 1970s.

This tour of "Annie" gets the 1930s feel just right. (Evan Zimmerman/MurphyMade) In other areas, the show is appropriately knockabout rowdy. The orphans really kick up a fuss in “It’s the Hard ...

Director Jenn Thompson played the orphan Pepper back in the original Broadway production in 1977, and this production follows the show’s tradition of […] Skip to content All Sections ...

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.

She was cast as orphan Pepper in the original Broadway run which won seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book for Thomas Meehan and Best Score for Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.

Hazel Vogel as “Annie” and the orphans in the 2024-2025 production of “Annie.” The musical is headed to Colorado Springs this week as part of the Broadway at Pikes Peak Center.

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 ...