Annie (2012 Revival)

Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Book by Thomas Meehan

Directed by James Lapine

A spunky orphan girl finds a home with a New York millionaire during the Depression, but must dodge the clutches of her evil orphanage mistress, in Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan's musical based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip.

Annie (2012 Revival)

Directed by James Lapine

The Palace Theatre
November 8, 2012 - January 5, 2014
Ran for 487 Performances

Awards, Reviews & Features

2013 Tony Awards

Nominated for Best Revival of a Musical

2013 Drama Desk Awards

Anthony Warlow, Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Musical


“While it downplays the comic-strip origins in subtle ways, James Lapine’s production sensibly chooses not to reinvent the 1977 musical, which won seven Tony Awards and ran for close to six years its first time around. Returning to Broadway almost three decades later, this enduring ode to optimism remains a sterling example of expert musical-theater craftsmanship.”

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter (2012)

Explore the PBS Documentary about the Revival production:
“It’s The Hard Knock Life: from Script to Stage”

Annie, the 1977 show that introduced generations of children to the tuneful optimism of traditional Broadway musicals, opened in a new production on Broadway Nov. 8… The 35th anniversary revival of the tale of a red-headed orphan in the care of a billionaire Republican during the Great Depression is directed by Tony Award winner James Lapine.

Playbill Photo Call: Annie Opens on Broadway

Choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler & James Lapine on Opening Night, 2012