Music by: Charles Strouse Book by: Thomas Meehan

Lyrics by: Martin Charnin Based on Harold Gray's "Little Orphan Annie" comic

11-year-old orphan Annie longs for her parents to rescue her from the Municiple Orphanage and its mean-spirited matron, Agatha Hannigan. When billionaire Oliver Warbucks takes Annie into his home, the two develop a quick bond, and he decides to adopt her. But Annie is still hoping for her real parents to return, so Warbucks organizes a nation-wide search for them. Miss Hannigan's oportunistic brother and his girlfriend impersonate Annie's parents, who are dead, but the scheme is discovered, and Warbucks adopts Annie after all. Read the complete synopsis. To learn a bit more, browse through the lyrics from the Broadway production.

Little Orphan Annie first appeared in 1924, and has rarely left the public eye since. The creation of cartoonist Harold Gray, her adventures started as a comic strip, which is still in print today, before being adapted for the Broadway stage. A few years later, the Broadway show was made into a movie version, and more recently into a new made-for-TV movie.

I actually only own the recordings from the movie versions of this show for now. I'll try to pick up some of the cast recordings soon! In the meantime, you can read my reviews of the CDs, or listen to a clip from one of my favourite songs.

Although I've seen the movie version countless times, I haven't yet had the opportunity to see the show on stage. I would have loved to see the Australian production, with Anthony Warlow, but it didn't work out. However, when I do get the chance to take in a production, I will add my thoughts here!

There have been some fabulous actors in this show, both on stage and in the movies. Read a bit more about some of my favourites. Once you're done looking around here, check out some of the other Annie sites that are out there.