Friday, December 12, 2014

ANNIE is Coming to The Wharton Center!!

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Have you heard? Annie, the Tony Award-Winning Production is coming to Lansing, MI next week! This is a show I always wanted to see on TV as a child and never did (though I do know one of the popular songs from it, and have belted it out many a'time. The sun will come out tomorrow...bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there'll be sun. Count your blessings you can't hear me singing because while I like to do it, those around me never seem to feel the same. ;)

Have you seen Annie? Would you love to see it live? If you're in the Lansing area, I urge you to pick up your tickets now. It could be a great way to relax with the family, which is always nice, but is especially so during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.

ANNIE
Part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series
Date/Time: Tuesday, December 16 – Sunday, December 21, 2014
Tuesday – Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Friday at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Location: Cobb Great Hall
Tickets: $34.00 - $69.00 plus applicable fees
Ticket Office: whartoncenter.com
 517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON

EAST LANSING, Mich. ― Wharton Center is proud to announce that the new U.S. National Tour of ANNIE will play December 16 – 21, 2014, in the Cobb Great Hall. Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin for the 19th time, this production of ANNIE will be a brand new physical incarnation of the iconic Tony Award®-winning original. Tickets to see ANNIE, part of the MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center Series, are available at the official source to purchase Wharton Center tickets online, whartoncenter.com, at the AutoOwners Insurance Ticket Office, or by calling 1-800-WHARTON.


ANNIE has a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin. All three authors received 1977 Tony Awards® for their work. Choreography is by Liza Gennaro, who will incorporate selections from her father Peter Gennaro’s 1977 Tony Award®-winning choreography.

The original production of ANNIE opened April 21, 1977, at the Alvin Theatre and went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy Award for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin). The show remains one of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever.

It ran for 2,377 performances after it first opened, has been performed in 28 languages and has been running somewhere around the world for 37 years.

The beloved score for ANNIE includes “Maybe,” “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You” and the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”

The celebrated design team includes scenic design by Tony Award® winner Beowulf Boritt (Act One, The Scottsboro Boys, Rock of Ages), costume design by Costume Designers Guild Award winner Suzy Benzinger (Blue Jasmine, Movin’ Out, Miss Saigon), lighting design by Tony Award® winner Ken Billington (Chicago, Annie, White Christmas) and sound design by Tony Award® nominee Peter Hylenksi (Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Motown). The lovable mutt “Sandy” will once again be trained by Tony Award® honoree William Berloni (Annie, A Christmas Story, Legally Blonde). Musical supervision and additional orchestrations are by Keith Levenson (Annie, She Loves Me, Dreamgirls). Casting is by Joy Dewing CSA and Holly Buczek CSA, Joy Dewing Casting (Soul Doctor, Wonderland, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat). The tour is produced by Troika Entertainment, LLC.

This brand-new production features a 25-member company: in the title role of Annie is Issie Swickle, a 9-year-old actress from Davie, FL, making her tour debut. Gilgamesh Taggett will star as Oliver Warbucks. In the role of Miss Hannigan is Lynn Andrews. Also starring in the tour are Ashley Edler as Grace, Garrett Deagon as Rooster, Lucy Werner as Lily and Allan Ray Baker as FDR. Sunny, a 4-year-old rescue terrier mix, stars as Sandy. The Orphans are Angelina Carballo, Adia Dant, LillyBea Ireland, Sydney Shuck, Lilly Mae Stewart and Isabel Wallach.

ANNIE is generously sponsored by Capital Region Community Foundation, The Centennial Group, Farm Bureau Insurance, Jackson National Life Insurance Company and Physicians Health Plan.

59 comments:

  1. I want to go. Yes I do.

    Have a fabulous day. ☺

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  2. Is it sad to say that I've never been to a show like this? I mean I remember seeing Annie years ago on tv but other than that...I really need to do this

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  3. I've only seen the movie; I would love to see it live! Thanks for sharing this!

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  4. The songs are sure easy to get stuck in ones head

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  5. We've waiting anxiously for the new movie to come out. Never seen it in play form, will have to add that to our to-do list.

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  6. I love Annie! When I was in sixth grade we put on a production of Annie at my school. Believe it or not, but I played Miss. Hannigan. Great show!

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  7. This was just in Boston and I totally missed it. I would have loved to have seen it!

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  8. Can you believe my girls have never seen Annie!? I would just love to take them to the live show of it!

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  9. I think that is wonderful news. I know I would go if it came here

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  10. Oh I wish I could go to this. I love Annie. I grew up on Annie and I even looked like Annie!

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  11. Annie was one of my favourite movie as a kid. Would really to see that show.

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  12. I would love to see this show! I do love the movie! It's a classic!

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  13. I have never seen the show. I love that is coming near you!

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  14. I saw Annie when it first hit Broadway--I loved it and like you still remember those songs after all these years! If you haven't seen a live performance of Annie--you gotta go see it!!

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  15. I just saw the previews for this! I love Annie and I can't wait to see the new one.

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  16. I am so sad that Annie is no longer on Broadway but I'm getting tickets to the show in Philadelphia.

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  17. This is going to be an awesome movie. I loved the first one, and the cast looks great.

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  18. That sounds wonderful. Wish I was closer.

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  19. What some great news, I adore the theatre! I have never seen Annie live though.

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  20. Y'all are so lucky! I'd love to see this! I've never seen the theatre production.

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  21. I would love to see this! I have never even seen Annie. Crazy I know but so true!

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  22. I can't wait to see this. I have been talking to my kids about it hoping to get them interested too.

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  23. I love Annie! I always get the songs from it stuck in my head when I watch it.

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  24. This movie comes out on my daughters birthday! We are excited to take her to see it.

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  25. Annie is such a great movie. I'd love to see a live production of it!

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  26. I remember we had an Annie school play before. I enjoyed it so much! I'm quite sure this is fun!

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  27. Annie used to be one of my favorite movies to watch when I was younger. I know that probably ages me a bit but it is a great production.

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  28. I remember this movie when I was growing up. I can't wait to see the new version.

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  29. This is going to be awesome. I can't wait to see it. Amber N

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  30. Annie is a wonderful show - I wonder if today's kids even know what orphans are!

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  31. I bet this will be a great show. I would want to go if I lived in the area.

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  32. I actually don't even know about it - and I SHOULD lol!

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  33. Annie is such a cute show! This will definitely be a fun event.

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  34. you mean the movie Annie? Looks nice!

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  35. This is gonna be so much fun! Thanks for sharing!

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  36. I would love to see this show - I really like Anne! I will check to see if it is coming to the Milwaukee area - if so I definitely want to check it out.

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  37. I have seen the movie a lot of times and I love it. Hope that one day I can see the live event too. Sounds like a lot of fun!

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  38. It's an amazing show. I love it and miss it!

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  39. I have never watched it in person. I was always asked if my dad was Daddy Warbucks since I had the same name as the title character :P

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  40. Oh wow! I haven't thought about Annie since I was a kid. Sounds like fun.

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  41. I love musicals and Annie is one of my all time favorites! I would so love to be able to see this show live!!!

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  42. I really want to see the new Annie movie! It looks great!

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  43. This sounds like an amazing show to see. I would love to go see Annie. Thanks for sharing.

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  44. This is a must see live production! I always love live production.

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  45. I cannot wait for Annie! It looks so good. It has an all star line up I can't wait to see it in theatres.

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  46. Sounds like an awesome movie. We are planning to watch this movie with with family. Thanks for sharing this.

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  47. Sounds like an awesome movie. We are planning to watch this movie with with family. Thanks for sharing this.

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  48. Annie is one of my favorite musicals. I can't wait to see it.

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  49. Annie is a classic. I would love to go see this.

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  50. I've heard about Annie but I've never actually seen it myself. It would be a wonderful experience, I think.

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  51. I'd love to go see Annie. It was one of my favorite movies growing up.

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  52. I've never seen this one live before! I think it would be wonderful to see with my kids

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  53. Very cool! I'd love to take my kids to see the play!

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  54. I love Annie! I would love to go see this show!

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  55. I'd love to go see a show like this! Sounds like a fun time :)

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  56. How fun! Especially with the new movie coming out! I love Annie!

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