Annie JR/Kids are both shortened versions of the beloved Broadway smash hit Annie. Annie is based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, “Little Orphan Annie”, which ran in the New York Daily News beginning in the 1920s. By the 30s and 40s it was one of the most widely read comic strips. Lyricist, Martin Charnin was given a book of “Little Orphan Annie” strips as a Christmas gift in 1971 and was inspired to create a musical comedy based on the main character. Annie first premiered on August 10, 1976, at the Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut.
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