| Annie | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Annie_Musical_Poster.jpg) Original Broadway windowcard | |
| Music | Charles Strouse |
| Lyrics | Martin Charnin |
| Book | Thomas Meehan |
| Basis | Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray |
| Productions | 1976 Goodspeed Opera House 1977 Broadway 1978 West End 1978 North American tour 1978 US tour 1979 US tour 1981 US tour 1983 1st West End revival 1997 1st Broadway revival 1998 2nd West End revival 2000 UK tour 2005 US tour 2006 UK tour 2011 UK tour 2012 2nd Broadway revival 2014 US tour 2015 UK tour 2017 3rd West End revival 2019 UK tour 2022 US tour 2023 UK tour 2023 US tour |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Original Score Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical |
Annie is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan. It is based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray (which in turn was inspired from the poem Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley). The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre).[1] It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard Knock Life" are among its most popular musical numbers.