| Annie Live! | |
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| Genre | Musical |
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| Written by | Thomas Meehan |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Production locations | Bethpage, New York |
| Running time | 127 mins |
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| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 2, 2021 |
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Annie Live! is an American musical television special that aired on NBC on December 2, 2021. It was a performance of the 1977 Broadway musical Annie, which is based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray.[1] The production was the fourth on-screen version of the musical following the 1982 theatrical film starring Carol Burnett and Albert Finney (in which the songs "Sign" and "We Got Annie" were taken from), the 1999 television film starring Kathy Bates and Victor Garber and the 2014 theatrical film starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx.
The special starred newcomer Celina Smith as the title role, Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace Farrell, Tituss Burgess as Rooster Hannigan, and Megan Hilty as Lily St. Regis. The special was directed by Lear deBessonet and Alex Rudzinski.[2]
- ^ "'Annie Live!' Musical Event Coming to NBC This Holiday Season". MSN. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Harry Connick Jr. Joins NBC's Annie Live! as "Daddy" Warbucks". Yahoo!. Retrieved June 28, 2021.