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“Works great as an intimate musical… terrific audience appeal” —Ralph Maffongelli, Sheboygan Theatre Company
“A great sequel to Annie… a terrific follow-up” —Robin McKercher, Lincoln Community Playhouse
“Annie Warbucks wins... this orphan steals hearts” —New York Times
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he world’s favorite orphan returns in the long-awaited sequel to the international smash hit Annie. All the ingredients that made Annie so successful are here once again, with an old-fashioned romance thrown in for good measure! ™
Book by Thomas Meehan Music by Charles Strouse Lyrics by Martin Charnin Based on Little Orphan Annie® by permission of Tribune Media Services, Inc. Act 1: 9 scenes
Act 2: 5 scenes Cast
4 men, 4 women, 6 girls, 1 dog, chorus
Musical Numbers “A New Deal For Christmas” “Annie Ain’t Just Annie Anymore” “Above The Law” “Changes” “The Other Woman” “That’s The Kind Of Woman” “A Younger Man” “But You Go On” “I Got Me” “Love” “Somebody’s Gotta Do Somethin’” “Leave It To The Girls” “All Dolled Up” “The Tenement Lullaby” “It Would Have Been Wonderful” “When You Smile” “Wedding, Wedding” “I Always Knew”
Instrumentation Reed I (flute, alto sax, clarinet) Reed II (flute, bass clarinet, clarinet, tenor sax, baritone sax)
Reed III (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, oboe, English horn, tenor sax)
Trumpet I Trumpet II Trumpet III Trombone I
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Piano-conductor
Trombone II Horn Violin [2] Cello Guitar/Banjo Bass Drums Percussion Synthesizer
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The action picks up right where Annie leaves of f, when Child Welfare Commissioner Harriet Doyle arrives on the scene to inform Daddy Warbucks he must marry in sixty days so the newly adopted Annie can have a proper mother. In the end, Daddy Warbucks’ whirlwind search for a fitting bride uncovers not only a plot by Doyle and her daughter to strip him of his fortune, but also his true feelings for Grace Farrell. Annie Warbucks is an ideal follow-up production for any theatre that has presented Annie (many theatres choose to run the two shows back-to-back in the same season, like episodes of an old-time movie serial). Created with both large-scale and intimate productions in mind, Annie Warbucks delivers all of the fun, warmth and adventure that made the original an instant classic!
BACKSTAGE BABBLE • Annie Warbucks began life as Annie 2: Miss Hannigan’s Revenge (the marquee had even been put up at the Marquis Theatre in anticipation of the moppet’s return to Broadway). After extensive revision (including jettisoning Miss Hannigan), the rechristened Annie Warbucks came into
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