ANNIE

Based on the comic strip of the same name, the musical ANNIE tells the story of an 11-year-old orphan looking for her parents in New York City during the Great Depression. With only the locket left around her neck when she was abandoned as a baby, Annie runs away from the orphanage that has served as her home and from the mean-spirited, bitter spinster Miss Agatha Hannigan who runs the orphanage.

With a scruffy stray dog she calls Sandy by her side, Annie ventures through New York, confident of herself, but she's soon arrested and returned to the orphanage where she meets Miss Grace Farrell, secretary to the billionaire industrialist, Mr. Oliver Warbucks. Warbucks has sent Grace to find an orphan to spend the Christmas at his home, and Grace decides that Annie will be that lucky orphan, much to Miss Hannigan's fury.

When Warbucks first arrives home, he is angry that Grace has chosen a little girl and orders her sent back to the orphanage, but Annie manages to quickly win the admiration of all the servants and soon finds a spot in Warbucks' heart as well. Before long, Warbucks decides that he would like to adopt Annie, and he approaches her with his plans. Annie tells Warbucks that she is desperate to find her parents and cannot be his little girl, so Warbucks recruits the help of the FBI and the President in a nation-wide search for Annie's mother and father. A huge reward is offered to the couple who can prove they are Annie's parents.

Hearing of the reward, Miss Hannigan recruits the assistance of her brother Rooster and his girlfriend Lily to take Annie's locket to Warbucks and pose as the Mudges, Annie's parents. Disappointed that Annie cannot be his little girl, Warbucks holds to his promise and prepares to hand over the reward money and say goodbye to Annie when the FBI show up on Christmas morning with the unhappy news that Annie's parents died some years ago. Miss Hannigan and "The Mudges" are arrested, and Christmas continues at Warbucks' mansion. Surrounded by all her orphan friends, Annie is reunited with Sandy and welcomed into her new family. Annie, Warbucks, Grace and all agree that this Christmas is the beginning of a wonderful new life for all.

PRODUCTION TEAM

MEGAN DELLE PALME, ERIN FORMAN - Producers
PETER EVANS - Artistic Director
BRIAN BOGGS - Musical Director
DEANA CAMPOSARCONE - Choreographer
LU-ANNE CONNELL - Costume Designer
LECH LUBANSKI - Set Designer
MARY LUBANSKI - Drop Designer
LOUYSE McINENLY - Wardrobe Mistress
JUNE EVANS - Finance/Prompter
JACKIE McGOWAN, MARGRIT CHANG - Prop Heads
JOHN McLEOD, MARGRIT CHANG - Christmas Design
MICHAEL BROWN - Technical Director
DAVID MacDONNELL - Technical Advisor
MICHAEL BROWN - Sound Designer
KEVIN FOURNELLE - Stage Manager
DARREN SWITZER, TAMILA ZASLAVSKY - Assistant Stage Manager
TERRY PRINCE - Lighting Designer/Operator
MELANIE BOYD - Rehearsal Accompanist
CENTREPOINTE VOLUNTEERS - Audio Technicians
CENTREPOINTE VOLUNTEERS - Spot Operators
CENTREPOINTE VOLUNTEERS - Flyman
PETER EVANS, ERIN FORMAN, MEGAN DELLE PALME - Publicity and Promotions
MEGAN DELLE PALME, ERIN FORMAN - Program
PETER EVANS - Flyers
PETER EVANS - Poster Design
SHARRON J. McGUIRL - Photographer
JUNE EVANS - Membership
LINDA CONNELL, JUNE EVANS - Social Convenors


COSTUMES/MAKE-UP/HAIR DESIGN

Lu-Anne Connell
Louyse McInenly
Nathalie Casey
Linda Connell
Caitlin Buss
Sue Graham
Erin Climie
Pat Neuman
Rachelle Howard
Sheila Smyth
Laura Henderson
Maureen McGovern


SET and PROP CONSTRUCTION/PAINTING

Lech Lubanski
Pawel Watras


DROP PAINTERS

Mary Lubanski
Mark Andrews
Lee Guzzo
Marcos Perez
Maureen Hodgins
Greg Carboni
Trisha Donaldson
Roshini Nadarajah
Gaylene Lancaster
Peter Evans
Jonathan Evans
Chantelle Wilson


STAGE CREW and PROPS PERSONNEL

Jackie McGowan
Margrit Chang
Cheryl Estabrooks
Heather Forsyth
Sarah Forman
Marcos Perez
Terry Jansen
Lisa Pesano

THE CAST

REBECCA HENDERSON/ROBIN SENZILET - Annie
ALYSSA DELLE PALME - Molly
SARAH CONNELL - Pepper
MELANIE McINENLY - Duffy
JENNIFER WAISER - July
ALISON SMYTH - Tessie
SIOBHAN McGOVERN - Millie
SAMANTHA WOLINSKY - Kate
SHARRON McGUIRL/MAUREEN McGOVERN - Miss Hannigan
JONATHAN EVANS - Rooster
CHANTELLE WILSON - Lily
MORRIS NEUMAN - Daddy Warbucks
IAN JOHNS - Drake
JULIE LAFERRIERE/SANDRA STRINGER - Grace


SERVANTS/HOOVERITES

PETER EVANS - Pierre/Fred/Mr. Bundles
MICHAEL BALL - Philippe/Eddie
MARK ANDREWS - Henri/Artie
DANNY BOUCHER - Richard/Al
BRYAN ESTABROOKS - Hans/Tom
BLAIR LAUGHER - Jeeves/Ian
SANDIE TILBURY - Mrs. Greer/Mary
STEPHANIE HANNA - Mrs. Pugh/Jane
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ - Cecile/Ira
JENNIFER McPHERSON - Annette/Sophie
JILL CONNELL - Lucie/Peggy
MAYA CHANG - Brigitte/Audrey
KESTA GRAHAM - Paulette/Florence


WHITE HOUSE

DOUG ESTABROOKS - Roosevelt
MARK ANDREWS - Louie Howe
MARK HENDERSON - Henry Morgenthau
DANNY BOUCHER - Harold Ickes
LAURIE GRAHAM - Frances Perkins
ROBIN GUY - Cordelle Hull
BLAIR KALAMANSKI - White House Honour Guard


RADIO

BARRY CAIGER - Bert Healy
TIM HILLOCK - Sound Effects Man
MICHAEL BALL - Fred McCracken
MARK HENDERSON - Jimmy Johnson
LAURIE GRAHAM - Bonnie Boylan
ROBIN GUY - Ronnie Boylan
MARAN STERN - Connie Boylan
JOHANNA NEUMAN - N.B.C. Page


NEW YORK CITY

BARRY CAIGER - Lt. Ward
TIM HILLOCK - Dog Catcher
SUNNY SMITH - Sandy
LAURIE GRAHAM - Theatre Usher
CRYSTAL MARTINEZ - Secretary
KESTA GRAHAM, ROBIN GUY - Ladies of the Evening
MARAN STERN - Artist
IAIN MacPHERSON, PATRICK McINENLY, BLAIR KALAMANSKI - Policemen/Stage Hands
JENNIFER LATIMER - Newspaper Girl
SEAN TOOGOOD, CHAD CONNELL - Dog Catcher Assistants/Newspaper Boys
ROBIN ANTOINE, GABRIEL WOLINSKY, JONATHAN ESTABROOKS - Shoe Shine Boys/Newspaper Boys
DANNY BOUCHER - Priest
JOHANNA NEUMAN - Nun
MARY LUBANSKI - Mother
KAILYN BUSS - Betty
PRISCILLA CAMPOSARCONE - Baby Emma

THE ORCHESTRA