Musical

Annie

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Premiering on Broadway in 1977, *Annie* became part of New York theater history, with a long original run and major Tony recognition. Adapted from the 1920s newspaper comic, it follows a red-haired orphan navigating Depression-era hardship and a sudden turn toward privilege, without letting go of her own agency. Its best-known songs have outlived the show’s first moment, entering everyday American culture. The score’s optimism can read as deliberate mythmaking, shaped for a city that likes its grit tempered with hope.