Leapin Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world’s best-loved musicals.
St. John Neumann is proud to present Annie Jr. Adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, with a beloved book and score by Tony Award-winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie Jr. features everyone’s favorite little redhead in her very first adventure.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone’s hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930’s New York City. Annie is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of an Orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan.
With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous and magical world of N.Y.C. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations and befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
Our production of Annie Jr. features infections tunes, lovable characters and a rags-to-riches ending, you all know and love. Perfect for the entire family and featuring all your favorite songs such as "Never Fully Dressed," "Tomorrow," and "Hard Knock Life," Annie Jr.will have you grinning from ear to ear and leaving with a huge smile.
Don’t wait for “The Sun to Come Out Tomorrow,” buy your tickets today!
Casting Grades: 1 - 8
Performances: April 13th-15th in the Quilligan Center at St. John Neumann
Director: Mrs. Cindy Matsuyasu
Ticket Price: $5 in advance, $10 at the door
Credits: Music by Charles Strouse. Lyrics by Martin Charnin. Book by Thomas Meehan. Based on "Little Orphan Annie" by permission of the Tribune Media Services, Inc.