“Annie” The Musical

Have you heard about the little red-headed orphan who is in Singapore these days?

Yes, you are right “ANNIE” is here!

I have asked my kids before heading to the watch “ANNIE” show and they were like – Hmm! One red hair colour girl who lives in an old house, she likes to wear the red colour dress and got a big dog . Also, there is sometime about Christmas as we can see a Christmas tree and presents. 

Kids have their own beautiful imagination and how differently they associate the things  from us. In their own little world, everyone is living happily.

Inspired by the famous comic strip Little Orphan Annie which first ran in the New York Daily News in 1924, this uplifting rags-to- riches story of plucky young Annie’s journey from the hard- knock New York orphanage to the luxurious home of billionaire businessman Oliver Warbucks, has become one of the best-loved family musicals of all time.

ANNIE remains one of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever.  The original production opened 0n 21 April, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre where it ran for 2,377 performances before closing in 1983. The show dominated the Tony Awards that year, winning seven awards in total including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan), Best Original Score (music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin), and Best Choreography . It also won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, and the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album.  It has since been performed in 28 languages and has been running around the world for 37 years.  The classic film musical was released in 1982.

The production features a 25 member company: in the title role of Annie is Heidi Gray, an 11-year-old actress from the Augusta, GA area, making her tour debut. Gilgamesh Taggett stars 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 Jeffrey B. Duncan as FDR.  The orphans are Sage Bentley as Tessie, Angelina Carballo as Kate, Lynn Masako Cheng as Duffy, LillyBea Ireland as Pepper, Bridget Carly Marsh as July and Alyssa Emily Marvin as Molly.

My kids were so happy to see Annie’s dog, Sandy again and wish i could capture a video to show how excited all the kids were there.

Lyrics are so beautiful for all these songs and very meaningful.

There is a lot to learn and admire in our life after watching this show and the brilliant performance by all the kids.

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**WINNER** – Benjamin Kok

ANNIE The Musical details

Season:  24th August’2016- 11th Sept’2016

Venue:     The MasterCard Theatres, Marina Bay Sands

Cast:         The International Tour features a cast from the United States

PERFORMANCE TIMES:
Tuesday – Friday 7:30pm;
Saturday: 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday: 1:00pm and 6.00pm

 TICKET PRICE:
From $65
* Excludes the booking fee of SGD$4 per ticket

BOOKINGS:
INTERNET:
Marina Bay Ticketing or www.sistic.com.sg