Clifford School Drama - Summer 2007
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We're bringing "Annie" to the Redwood City 4th of July Parade.
This site will be updated soon with the detail on this year's Clifford Drama entry in our Indepedence Day Parade.
This year we're going for the prize!!! |
Dress Reheasal Photos - See Your Kids in Character and Costume (special thanks to Rick Oldano, "Daddy Warbucks" Godfather)
"Annie" plot synopsis from TheaterHistory.com
Due to the cruel orphanage matron, Miss Hannigan, Annie, a spunky, redheaded orphan, decides to run away and find her parents. After, eventually managing to escape the orphanage, she ends up being sent back by Officer Ward of the NYPD. Soon though, her luck improves. Billionaire Oliver Warbucks decides to invite an orphan over to his house for Christmas and Annie is chosen. The two quickly hit it off and he agrees to help Annie find her parents by putting up a $50,000 reward. Miss Hannigan's brother, Rooster, and his girlfriend, Lily, pretend to be Annie's parents by using information provided by Miss Hannigan. At the last minute, President Roosevelt intervenes to announce that the FBI has discovered that Annie's parents are in fact, dead. In the end, Hannigan, Rooster, and Lily are all arrested and Annie is adopted by Warbucks.
The Broadway Production
The original Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on April 21, 1977 and ran for 2,377 performances. It starred Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks, and Dorothy Loudon as Miss Hannigan. It was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won 7, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. Subsequent replacements for McArdle in the lead role included then-child actors Shelley Bruce, Sarah Jessica Parker, Allison Smith, and Alyson Kirk.
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