ANNIE the Musical

This musical has been one of my favourites for many years. And wow. My fiancé wasn’t a fan of Annie before seeing this show, but once he saw it, he was converted. It was so well done, the singing was amazing, especially from the little girls. I felt like I was 7 years old again. A wonderful production

Annie is a classic to broadway. The music is amazing. The sets are great. And the kids I’m cast are amazing and so talented it’s unbelievable. The singing was beyond amazing so is the cast. My kids loves this show so much. Also sandy the dog was amazing.

Love, love, loved seeing this on stage!
Those kids were sharp, from the start to finish of each number. I wish I could sing and dance like those ten and twelve year olds, even at twenty-​five! This heartwarming classic is well-​adapted for the Broadway stage. And the dog playing Sandy is a rescue from Houston! How cool is that?!
We used an online ticket website and got discounted tix in the mezzanine for just under fifty bucks apiece. In retrospect, I wish we would’ve gotten them at TKTS the day of the show as they were only around thirty there. Live and learn, I guess.
I would take friends and family to see this if I were in NYC again.

This is a really nice production of Annie, so I was happy to get to see it in December, since it closes in the beginning of 2014. Despite its popularity, it wasn’t terribly difficult to get tickets. We managed to get rush tickets, but there seemed to be a good amount of options for same day tickets at full price or TKTS at well. I’m a big fan of rush/​lottery tickets, but for this show, I would not recommend them. Rush tickets for this show put you in the front row, which I normally don’t mind. However, for this show, with the large amount of child actors, it’s a little hard to see them at times if they’re not on the front half of the stage. Still, a very enjoyable show and everyone I was with loved it. Definitely a must for the family!

This musical is my namesake so of course I had to watch it before it closed on January 5^th 2014.
I went with my mom and from my quick survey of the audience, most of the kids (elementary — middle school aged) were there with their parents so I definitely didn’t stick out…
We got rush tickets in the morning for $ 40/​ticket. Our seats were the first in the orchestra box so it was worth the 10am trip to the box office. Be warned though, because the stage is elevated, those in the front row had to crank their necks up to watch and several of the kids had a hard time seeing the performance.
The actors and actresses were great and I can’t believe how young the «orphans» were! They are so talented in their singing but their acting was a little stiff.
My two favorite actors/​actresses were Miss Hannigan and Grace.
Overall a great show but I wish I left feeling more inspired.

I am a 27/​m who goes to Broadway for comedies. Recently, I noticed I have enjoyed musicals much more than straight plays.
This play was awesome! Some of the cutest kids you will see. We all know the story by now, but it was just wonderful seeing the talented kids act and sing. Great show for the family!
What I liked: The kids! They are so talented! The adults were great too. Even though multiple versions of Annie have been on broadway, this one has to be on the top of the list!
Tip: Go for the lottery rush tickets 2 hours before the show. I went on a snowy weeknight and there were just a couple of other people there waiting for the lottery. I ended up getting tickets for about $ 30-​$ 40 each! Front row seats!
To conclude: Great family show, high recommended for the holidays!

My very first broadway show in the city and I absolutely love it. I have always loved the movie while growing up and they did a great job doing it. I don’t want to be a spoiler alert ask I went mention any details of the show… You just have to watch it yourself but those kids are adorable.
Ps. The while time I was thinking when it’s annie going to wear that red dress lol

I’m not a huge fan of the show. I’ve directed the show. I know it backwards and forwards. I still am not a huge fan of the show itself. I only came because I wanted to share the experience with my niece for her 10^th birthday, and because I was curious to see what Katie Finneran did with the Hannigan role.
Rarely have I left a show which I was not excited to see with such vigor! I was PUMPED coming out of this production!!! It is the single best production of the show which I have ever seen!
The staging and direction were modern enough to appeal to today’s audiences, while remaining true to the heart of the piece. The casting was 90% on point. Annie herself? LOVED HER! Loved the orphans. Warbucks’ voice made me melt!!! We saw an understudy for Grace… but she did decently well. The ensemble was brilliant. The soloist in ‘N.Y.C.’ took my breath away! SOOOO much love for the show now that I’ve seen it done like this!
My only issues were the portrayals of Hannigan and Lily. Ms. Finneran milked each and every moment, and just came off as a diva. The performance had its moments of comic genius, whenever the entitled feel went away. But the vocal grizzle and near shouting of all songs just did NOT work for me. I became quickly disenchanted with one of the most fun roles in musical theatre history.
And I was quite surprised that J. Elaine Marcos didn’t bring much of anything to the role of Lily St. Regis. She gave a stand out performance in PRISCILLA. The woman has comic timing out the wahzoo! But this portrayal of Lily did nothing for me.
Still, the show was a sure hit… enough so that I’d return to see it with enticing enough of a replacement for certain key roles.
ps — You really can’t beat the vibe in the audience. Children and adults alike exude such great joy from the moment they step into the theater, right through to the closing curtain!

Excellent show. Faith Prince was excellent as Ms. Hannigan. Very funny. The kid actors were excellent and on point. The singing and dancing was great. Sandy the dog stole a couple of scenes, but laughter is always good. I would recommend this play.

I have been a huge fan of the movie version of Annie since I was a kid. I was eager to see the broadway version. It mirrored
The movie about 96% of the time. I knew every dialogue and lyric from the movie and noticed when a word was changed or lyric altered. Lol. They added 3 new songs that were not in the movie and omitted a few great songs from the movie, such as «Lets go to the movies». Sadly I missed Jane Lynch as Ms. Hannigan, and saw Faith Prince who was corny and disappointing in the role. (My fantasy Ms. Hannigan would be Rosie O’Donnell). She was amazing in Fiddler several years ago… The actor who played Annie and the understudy for Daddy Warbucks were very good. The Orphans were also good except Molly wasn’t very polished. She missed lines and messed up the part where she’s supposed to be imitating Ms. Hannigan. The actress who played Grace was too stiff and the play left out the important but short scenes from the movie where Oliver and Grace begin a flirtation that has them together as a family at the end with Annie. In the play Grace is very cold and devoid of emotion, and suddenly she and Oliver are in love at the end. I also missed the roles of Punjab and the Asp. Without Punjab the entire ending had to be altered. Annie’s kidnapping and the orphans search for her was not in the play. I also missed a great scene between Oliver and Ms. Hanningan when Oliver returns to the orphanage to have the adoption papers signed. In the play, they have Grace go back and it wasn’t the same. The most disturbing thing though, was casting an Asian actress as Lily!?? Really? She’s supposed to be pretending to be Annie’s bio mom!!! That’s just tooo far of a stretch. Her accent was heavy and very distracting. They also cut out 2 great scenes with Sandy the Dog! He was barely used. I’d love to have the whole movie cast come and do the play! Luckily I have the DVD and the original movie soundtrack!

I’ve never seen a bad Broadway show, but Annie was tops for sure. I watched the movie hundreds of times as a kid, and had every word memorized, and yet I still wasn’t bored for a second while seeing it on Broadway, since everything was so well done.
The main draw for me was the fact that Jane Lynch was playing Miss Hannigan. I absolutely adore her, and simply couldn’t pass up a chance to see her live. Miss Hannigan is kind of like a 1930s version of Sue Sylvester (Glee) in some ways. She was fantastic, as expected, and absolutely perfect for the role. But I was equally impressed with the rest of the actors, particularly the child actors.
The show runs about two and a half hours including intermission, which is perfect length if you ask me. Whenever I think of Annie, I think of a musical for kids, but there is plenty of adult appeal, too. I promise you won’t be bored. I pinky swear!

I had always loved this musical — but heard Jane Lynch — I went to TKTS and asked what they had for ANNIE; when I heard — SOLD! Up close and I was very, very entertained for a couple of hours! Lilla Crawford was magical as Annie, Anthony Warlow, did a fabulous job as Daddy Warbucks, Brynn O’Malley, Clarke Thorell, J. Elaine Marcos were great and the «ORPHANS» along with Sandy! Go see Annie — especially if Jane is still playing Miss Hannigan!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for giving my five year old daughter a family friendly musical experience on Broadway. Her first! And making it affordable for me! We went to see Annie on a Wednesday night. Being consistently aware of our budget, I thought the only way we could afford to see Annie would be if we won the lottery — their lottery. 2.5−2 hours before curtain time, you can enter their lottery by putting your name on a slip of paper. I asked my daughter if she wanted to do that and she said yes and that we would win. Two hours before showtime, a front of house personal started picking names out of a plastic bag and sure enough, my daughter’s name got picked. (While I didn’t have photo ID for my daughter, he said I could vouch for her since I am her mother.) $ 40 cask for two tickets in the front row, we went skipping down the street, excited we would be going to see, Annie!
When we got to the theatre an hour and a half later, we found out that the seats we had we not together. One of the ushers picked that up and told us to talk to the front of house manager, who said he could see what he could do. He was so terrifically nice! I thought the worst that could happen is that my daughter would just sit on my lap. Instead, the front of house manager escorted us to even better seats. My daughter was memorized during the show. I do love that the cast if full of children who are talented — it shows how much children are capable of doing!
This production of Annie is an feel good musical in the most delightful way — terrifically acted, well staged, beautifully produced, and extremely positive about life. My daughter was singing, Tomorrow, during our subway ride home.
By the way, it turns out you can buy $ 49 tickets at the door. The seats are in the balcony, but if you would rather be guaranteed a seat instead of waiting for the lottery…

A great show for all ages. The singers, Annie, the little girls, Mrs. Hannigan were all Amazing and had such Showmanship! Couldn’t take your eyes off of them, they were very intriguing and it was a very fun show. Had a great time!

Saw this with a friend during Broadway week. I love musicals and Broadway and was really excited about seeing this.
It was definitely a great show. The lead who played Annie was great and so talented at such a young age! I was impressed by her and all the other youth in the show.
Not as polished as some most of the other shows I have seen and this is why I gave it 3 stars. There were points when the show was great and others where it was just okay. I didn’t leave feeling as «wowed» as I have after some shows but I did have a good time. Annie is a classic and I think this would be an excellent show for kids to go to in particular.
I was happy with my experience at the theater overall. Things were efficient and moved along nicely. It was easy to get seated and there wasn’t awkward waiting or long lines which some theaters have. Bathroom lines during intermission were ridiculous as expected but I’m not sure how you could really fix this. Overall, it was obvious the theater staff knew what they were doing and handled things well.

What a spectacular show! This is a great production over all. If you grew up watching the film you will certainly adore and appreciate this amazing musical much more. I always loved Annie (the 80s film) and it was a truly touching experience seeing it live on Broadway. Some of the songs such as «It’s the Hard Knock Life» and «Tomorrow» transported me back in time and made me choke up a bit. The cast is brilliant, the children did a phenomenal job and Sandy was awesome. I love Annie’s personality and her vibrate attitude, this show did a great job making Annie truly shine.
Annie is a classic, you cannot go wrong. For anyone who knows nothing about Annie this may just be a very good musical but for those, like me, who grew up watching Annie this will be a magical experience.

I saw this show last night and it was awesome… my friend and I entered the lottery at 5:30pm and everyone who entered the lottery won tickets to the show because they had more tickets than people!!! So each ticket was $ 40 and its cash only at the box office. We killed some time before the show window shopping in times square and grabbing a bite to eat.
The show started a few minutes late according to the time on my silenced phone but as soon as it started, it was engaging from the beginning to the end. The kids were adorable and everyone who was a part of the show, made it spectacular. Seeing shows like this only augments my appreciation for the arts!
This show is a MUST SEE!!!

Great show! All I remembered about Annie was the movie when I was a kid. As the musical moved on, I was reminded of each song and found myself smiling the whole time. Good show to take kids to as well.

A great musical for anyone that is a fan of the movies but especially of the original broadway show! This revival has all the components needed for a great evening: humor, great voices, simple yet beautiful staging, a cast that works well together, and a super cute dog!
I was nervous the whole time that Sandy would run a muck into the audience and cause total chaos (well, not nervous. more like hoping) but instead was a very obedient actor!
Bring your kids, go with your office friends, visit after having a few happy hour drinks … this show is definitely a good one to catch before it disappears!

What a fantastic revival, from beginning to end Annie was truly something special. The cast was fantastic, and Lilla truly shines as the lead role.
The only song that seemed understated and a little confusing with N.Y.C., more could have been done to show off the city than a 10foot model being rolled out onto the stage, especially as it’s being performed in the Big Apple itself!
The theater was clean, tidy and refreshments were well priced compared to other venues (but this may be due to the show still being in Previews) the ushers were friendly and a great evening was had!