ANNIE's Back! America's Most Beloved Musical Returning to Philadelphia
JANUARY 28, 2010
Leapin' Lizards! America's most beloved musical, ANNIE, is back for its 30th
anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this
classic musical about never giving up hope. The timeless tale of Little Orphan
Annie will be coming to the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia for a limited
weekend engagement from Feb. 26 - 28.
Tickets range in price from $20 to $70 and can be purchased by calling 215-731-3333, online at www.kimmelcenter.org, at the Kimmel Center box office, Broad & Spruce Streets. (open daily 10am to 6pm), or at the Merriam Theater box office, 250 S. Broad St. (open during performances only). Special group pricing for select performances is available for groups of 15 or more by calling 215-790-5883. Performances include: Friday & Saturday evening at 8 pm; Sunday evening at 6:30pm; and matinees Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 1pm.
"One
of the best musical ever," proclaims the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago
Sun-Times says, "Ageless ANNIE as engaging as ever."
ANNIE, with music by Charles Strouse
and book by Thomas Meehan, is again directed by its lyricist, Martin Charnin,
who brought the original production of ANNIE
to Broadway in 1977. Tony Award winning set designer, Ming Cho Lee, has created
a fresh look for this new production.
The
original Broadway production of ANNIE
won seven 1977 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book and Score. It ran for
2,377 performances, and has subsequently been produced all over the world.
The original production is one of the top 20 longest running shows in Broadway
history, and ANNIE continues to be
one of the most successful musicals ever.
Boasting one of Broadway's most memorable scores, including "It's the Hard-Knock Life," "Easy Street," "N.Y.C." and the ever optimistic "Tomorrow," you can bet your bottom dollar that ANNIE will bring a smile to your face.
In
addition to Charnin, Meehan, Strouse and Lee, ANNIE's creative team includes original Broadway musical staging
by Peter Gennaro, choreography by Liza Gennaro, lighting design by Ken
Billington, costume design by Theoni Aldridge and sound design by Peter
Hylenski. ANNIE is being
produced by Networks Presentations, LLC. For more information, visit annieontour.com.
The
Broadway
Series is presented by the Kimmel Center in association with the
Shubert Organization and is sponsored by Citibank with support provided by
American Airlines.
In
addition to ANNIE, 2009-2010 Broadway
Series productions at the Academy of Music, Forrest Theatre and Merriam Theatre
will include: WICKED (Jan. 6 - 24); RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles (Feb. 2
- 7); Disney's THE LION KING (March
23 - April 24); August:Osage County (April
27 - May 2) at the Forrest Theatre; Avenue
Q (June 18 - 20); and Dreamgirls
(June 21 - 27).
Additional
Broadway
Series productions at the at the Merriam Theatre include: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Feb.
9 - 14); GROOVALOO:The Hip Hop
Experience (March 9 - 14); and Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance (May 14 - 16).
Press contact: Carole Morganti/CJM Public Relations - 609-953-0570, CJMpr01@aol.com
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