Good Evening, Ladies and Gentlemen –
This has been such a fun and rewarding production -- truly a lesson in "optimism"!
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Anniehas become a world-wide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written including "Tomorrow".
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
I have been blessed with a talented group of students to work with. From the actors to the technicians, business team to cosmetology group, they have planned, prepared, rehearsed and performed as young professionals. Each have dedicated themselves to making this production the very best it can be. I am so very proud of them.
Many people travel the world and pay great amounts of money for the opportunity to meet their favorite actors and actresses. I am so blessed that I merely need to come to the Marquette Stage each day to see mine.
Kindest regards,
Dr. Woodiel
MCHS Theatre
