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''Annie''. A musical based on Harold Gray's comic strip  Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan. It opened at the Alvin Theatre New York on April 21, 1977, running for 2,377 performances, making it the third longest running musical of the 1970s. In 1982, the movie version was released starring Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, and Carol Burnett. The first South African production was by [[Joan Brickhill]] starring three young girls - [[Ashleigh Sendin]], [[Diane Dupont]] and [[Memory Fick]] – rotating the title role, [[Claire Johnston]] playing a supporting role, [[Joe Stewardson]], [[Judy Page]] and [[Joan Brickkhill|Brickkhill]] herself. It ran at [[His Majesty’s Theatre|His Majesty’s]] from November 1978 to March 1979  
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''Annie''. A musical based on Harold Gray's comic strip  Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan. It opened at the Alvin Theatre New York on April 21, 1977, running for 2,377 performances, making it the third longest running musical of the 1970s. In 1982, the movie version was released starring Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, and Carol Burnett. The first South African production was by [[Joan Brickhill]] starring three young girls - [[Ashleigh Sendin]], [[Diane Dupont]] and [[Memory Fick]] – rotating the title role, [[Claire Johnston]] playing a supporting role, [[Joe Stewardson]], [[Judy Page]] and [[Joan Brickhill|Brickhill]] herself. It ran at [[His Majesty’s Theatre|His Majesty’s]] from November 1978 to March 1979  
  
  

Revision as of 16:20, 25 April 2012

Annie. A musical based on Harold Gray's comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan. It opened at the Alvin Theatre New York on April 21, 1977, running for 2,377 performances, making it the third longest running musical of the 1970s. In 1982, the movie version was released starring Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, and Carol Burnett. The first South African production was by Joan Brickhill starring three young girls - Ashleigh Sendin, Diane Dupont and Memory Fick – rotating the title role, Claire Johnston playing a supporting role, Joe Stewardson, Judy Page and Brickhill herself. It ran at His Majesty’s from November 1978 to March 1979


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