The girl who stole theatergoers’ hearts as Little Orphan Annie in the 1970s is now old enough to play her tormentor. And Andrea McArdle told TODAY Monday that it’s a mixture of sweet relief ...

Washington centenarian sang for ‘Orphan Annie’s’ original radio show. ... Little Orphan Annie first appeared as a popular comic strip in 1924 that still survived in newspapers until 2010.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.