PHOTO ARCHIVE: "I'm Gonna Like It Here!" Annie on Broadway and Beyond

40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond

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The original production of *Annie* opened on April 21, 1977. Look back at the original Broadway production, a few notable subsequent stagings and the infamous 1993 sequel.
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Reid Shelton, Andrea McArdle and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production

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Diana Barrows, Robyn Finn, Donna Graham, Danielle Brisebois, Shelley Bruce and Janine Ruane in the original Broadway production

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Dorothy Loudon in the original Broadway production

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Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production

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Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production

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Dorothy Loudon, Robert Fitch and Barbara Erwin in rehearsal

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Dorothy Loudon and Sandy Faison in the original Broadway production

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Dorothy Loudon and Orphans during the show's pre-Broadway engagement

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Barbara Erwin, Robert Fitch and Dorothy Loudon in rehearsal

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Reid Shelton and Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production

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Andrea McArdle in the original Broadway production

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Alice Ghostley and Orphans in the original Broadway production

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Annie McGreevey, Robert Fitch and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production

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Shelley Bruce and Donald Craig (as Bert Healy) in the original Broadway production

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Shelley Bruce and cast in the original Broadway production

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Alice Ghostley and Shelley Bruce, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Fedena and Jenn Thompson

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Rita Rudner, Gary Beach and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production

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Raymond Thorne, Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton in the original Broadway production

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Sarah Jessica Parker, Alice Ghostley and Lynn Kearney in the original Broadway production

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Sarah Jessica Parker and Reid Shelton Orphans in the original Broadway production

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Norwood Smith as Daddy Warbucks

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Allison Smith in the original Broadway production

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Allison Smith, John Schuck and Alice Ghostley in the original Broadway production

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John Schuck and Allison Smith in the original Broadway production

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Alyson Kirk and Sandy in the original Broadway production

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The original canine actor played the role of Sandy for the entire Broadway run, nearly seven eyars

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Sandy and his understudy O'Malley

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Bill Berloni and Sandy at the Outer Critics Circle Awards

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A young Sutton Foster starred as Annie with the Augusta Players

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Donna McKechnie and Harve Presnell in the 1993 sequel <i>Annie Warbucks</i> Off-Broadway — Donna McKechnie and Harve Presnell in the 1993 sequel *Annie Warbucks* Off-Broadway

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Harve Presnell, Kathryn Zaremba and Marguerite MacIntyre in the 1993 sequel <i>Annie Warbucks</i> Off-Broadway — Harve Presnell, Kathryn Zaremba and Marguerite MacIntyre in the 1993 sequel *Annie Warbucks* Off-Broadway

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Joanna Pacitti, who was replaced during out-of-town tryouts for the 1997 Broadway revival

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Nell Carter and company in the 1997 Broadway revival

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Nell Carter in the 1997 Broadway revival

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Conrad John Schuck in the 1997 Broadway revival

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Sutton Foster (standing, left) played Star-To-Be and performed in the ensemble of the 1997 revival

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Sally Struthers in the 1997 Broadway revival

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Brittny Kissinger in the 1997 Broadway revival

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Dana Zilman Harshaw, Andrea McArdle and Joey Calveri at North Carolina Theatre

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Andrea McArdle and cast at North Carolina Theatre

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Ella Nicol and Anthony Warlow in the 2012 Sydney production

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Lucille Le Meledo and Anthony Warlow in the 2012 Sydney production

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Lilla Crawford in the 2012 revival

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Anthony Warlow and Lilla Crawford in the 2012 revival

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The orphans in the 2012 revival

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"Annie" will star 2013 Academy Award nominee Quvenzhane Wallis ("Beasts of the Southern Wild") in the title role alongside David Zayas ("Dexter," "Oz," Anna in the Tropics) as Lou, the local bodega owner; Golden Globe nominee Cameron Diaz ("There's Something About Mary") as Miss Hannigan; Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ("Thor: The Dark World," "Pompeii") as Nash, the bodyguard and driver for Benjamin Stacks; Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx as Stacks, a potential mayoral candidate; Tony Award nominee Bobby Cannavale (The Big Knife, The Motherf**ker with the Hat) as a tough political adviser to Stacks; and Golden Globe nominee Rose Byrne ("Damages") as Grace.

Dorian Missick ("Southland") and Tracie Thoms (Sticky Fly, Drowning Crow) play characters described as Annie's "fake parents," resembling the characters of Rooster Hannigan and his girlfriend Lily in the original musical version.

The Columbia Pictures film is produced by Will Smith and Jay-Z.

As previously announced, the film soundtrack will be released Dec. 15 ahead of the movie's Dec. 19 release. Recording artist Sia is featured on the soundtrack.

40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond

40 Years Later: Celebrating Annie on Broadway and Beyond

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