The beloved tale of ‘Annie’ has captured the hearts of theatregoers everywhere, for generations. Now, the legendary, joyous and inspiring show will return to our stages.
The popular Broadway musical will light up Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from March 2025, in an exciting new production from Director Karen Johnson Mortimer and John Frost for Crossroads Live.
The musical features iconic numbers like ‘It’s The Hard-Knock Life’, ‘Tomorrow’, ‘Easy Street’ and ’N.Y.C’. ‘Annie’ is timeless – with a book and score from Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin.
‘Annie’ is based on the Harold Gray comic strip, ‘Little Orphan Annie’. The comic strip debuted in 1924, running for more than 80 years. The musical burst into popularity in 1977 when it opened on Broadway, taking home seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards and a GRAMMY Award for Best Cast Show Album.
It first toured Australia from 1978, with a cast including Jill Perryman, Hayes Gordon, Kevin Johnson, Nancye Hayes and Anne Grigg. Then it returned in 2000 with Anthony Warlow, Amanda Muggleton, Jane Scali, Philip Gould and Angela Kelly, and once again in 2012, starring Anthony Warlow alongside Nancye Hayes, Todd McKenney, Chloe Dallimore and Julie Goodwin.
“‘Annie’ is the show that people ask me about more than any other. ‘When is Annie coming back’, they say,” John Frost says. “There’s now a whole new generation of children who may not have seen this audience favourite so it’s time to see ‘Annie’ again.”
“And there’s a whole new generation of young performers – we can’t wait to start auditions and find our Annies, as well as our Peppers, our Duffys, our Kates, our Tessies, our Julys, our Mollys and our Fridays. Auditions will start later this year.”
Waitlist now.
‘Annie’ plays Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from March 2025.
