Annie

'Annie' Gets Its Villain

AP | Posted 05.26.2012

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NEW YORK — Katie Finneran is about to get evil – playing Miss Hannigan in the new production of "Annie" on Brodway. Producers said Friday...

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Little Orphan Annie Finds A Home

AP | Posted 05.21.2012

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NEW YORK — Little Orphan Annie has found a home finally – the Palace Theatre. Producers of "Annie" said Monday that the revival of the mu...

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Nights On Earth: Conversations with Vince Mendoza and Elf's Matthew Sklar

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.25.2012

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According to Vince Mendoza, the idea of his latest record was partly to embrace the various musicians that he's met over the years and to invite his old friends to participate in his music.

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Naughty But Nice Rob

Original 'Annie' Hopes Revival Will Have Black Lead

HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 12.06.2011

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Andrea McArdle, who originated the role of “Annie” on Broadway back in 1977, is looking forward to the show's revival scheduled to hit the Great W...

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Willow Smith, Brad Pitt Teaming Up For 'Annie' Movie?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Pitt already has six kids, but Willow Smith is hoping to make it one more. Smith, who is going to star in a remake of "Little Orphan Annie" pr...

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Will Smith To Remake 'Annie' Starring Daughter Willow?

popeater.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's no "hard knock life" for the Smith family these days. Variety reports that Will Smith is exploring a remake of the classic musical 'Annie,' starr...

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'Annie' Comic Strip Ends

AP | SHARON COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Talk about a hard-knocks life: She has been jailed in North Korea, kidnapped repeatedly, accused of murder, trapped in a cave, roughed...

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The Secret Weapon in a Not-So-Great Depression

Freddie Gershon | Posted 06.20.2010

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So Annie, stick out your chin and grin. Herbert Hoover, The New Deal, The Great Depression, hope, orphanages and overcoming obstacles will become subjects of conversation again.

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First Nighter: Thoroughly Entertaining Sutton Foster

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you had to pinpoint the leading leading-lady in musicals today, you'd have to say there's no contest: It's Sutton Foster.

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Music: The Warm Sounds Born of Extreme Darkness and Bitter Cold (Includes Free MP3s!)

Tim Mohr | Posted 05.25.2011

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The northwesternmost outpost of the Hanseatic league--the drizzly harbor town of Bergen, Norway, nestled on the country's craggy west coast--is an unlikely hotbed for new music.

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We'd Like To Thank You Herbert Hoover ... er, Alan Greenspan

Liesl Schillinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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I've updated one of "Annie's" melodies, "We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover," to give you a tune to whistle to distract yourself from thoughts of the coming Newpression.

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Suri Cruise Loves "Annie"

People | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you think Katie Holmes spent her first day on the set of Eli Stone asking costar and Broadway veteran Victor Garber for tips on her stage debut - t...

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