Photo by Joan Marcus
In the mood for a musical? Save the date: On Jan. 28, the U.S. national tour of Annie will play at the Civic Auditorium.
Directed by original lyricist and director Martin Charnin for the 19th time, this production of Annie is a brand new incarnation of the iconic Tony Award-winning original.
The production features a 25 member company. In the title role of Annie is Tori Bates, an 11- year-old actress from Sarasota, Fla., making her tour debut. She most recently starred as Young Josephine in the sold-out run of Josephine at Asolo Repertory Theatre.
The original production of ANNIE opened April 21, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre and went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin).
The show remains one of the biggest Broadway musical hits ever. It ran for 2,377 performances after it first opened, and has been performed in 28 languages and has been running somewhere around the world for 39 years.
The beloved score for ANNIE includes “Maybe,” “It’s the Hard Knock Life,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile,” “Easy Street,” “I Don’t Need Anything But You” and the eternal anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow.”
Tickets are on sale at www.idahofallsarts.org. For more details, call 208-522-0471.