A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage. One day, annie (aileen quinn) is chosen to stay for one week with the famous billi. The main cast of the 1982 film annie have taken diverse paths, with aileen quinn leaving hollywood for a career in teaching, theater, and music, now fronting her own band. “annie” is not about anything It contains lots of subjects (such as cruel orphanages, the great depression, scheming conmen, heartless billionaires, and president franklin delano roosevelt) but it isn’t about them. With aileen quinn, albert finney and carol burnett
While the musical annie may have originated as a stage production in 1977, it is likely that most audiences recognize annie through its movie portrayals in 1982, 1999, and 2014 Each of these adaptations has its own strengths and weaknesses to examine. Plot summary, featured cast, reviews, articles, photos, videos, and where to watch. Annie is a musical with music by charles strouse, lyrics by martin charnin, and a book by thomas meehan It is based on the 1924 comic strip little orphan annie by harold gray (which in turn was inspired from the poem little orphant annie by james whitcomb riley).
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