An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan, Annie believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
Acting
Carol Burnett's drunken Hannigan is gloriously unhinged.
Production
Depression-era NYC recreated with suspiciously clean streets.
Practical Effects
Real orphanage kids, real choreography, zero CGI cop-outs.
Director
John Huston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Huston, legendary director of 'The Maltese Falcon,' took this gig for the paycheck and reportedly hated musicals. You can kinda tell.
The 'Tomorrow' song became so overplayed that Andrea McArdle (original Broadway Annie) once received royalties from a dairy cow commercial. Broadway dreams, baby.
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