MELBOURNE, Fla. – Maybe far away, or maybe real nearby, you can catch “Annie The Musical” at Brevard County’s King Center.
The musical is set during the Great Depression in 1933 and it follows Annie, an orphan living in New York City. She believes her parents are still out there and yearns to find them. To improve his public image, billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks, invites her to live in his home. While Annie gets used to living in the mansion, the two end up forming an unexpected bond.
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Since the 1970s, the show has reminded the audience about holding on to hope, where the “sun will come out tomorrow.” It also celebrates how you can still find family and happiness with a “hard knock life.”
“Annie” is actually originally based off the comic strip, “Little Orphan Annie,” from Harold Gray in the New York Daily News.
It premiered in the 1920s and became one of the most popular comics in the ‘30s and ‘40s. In 1970, lyricist-director Martin Charnin bought a coffee table book called “The Life and Hard Times of Little Orphan Annie” as a Christmas gift for a friend. When he took it home, he decided to read the book himself and fell in love with the story. Charnin got to work to secure the rights. His friend never got that book.
The original production of “Annie” had its world premiere in 1976 and then it opened on Broadway in 1977. It 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. It’s also been made into three different movies.
You can purchase tickets to see the 2025 Broadway tour of “Annie” at the King Center in Brevard County here.
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