Editing Little Orphan Annie (section)

===Broadway===
[[File:Andrea McArdle Reid Shelton Annie 1977.JPG|thumb|180px|Members of the original Broadway cast for ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'': Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as [[Daddy Warbucks]], and Sandy]]
In 1977, ''Little Orphan Annie'' was adapted to the [[musical theater|Broadway stage]] as ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''. With music by [[Charles Strouse]], lyrics by [[Martin Charnin]] and book by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]], the original production ran from April 21, 1977, to January 2, 1983. The work has been staged internationally. The musical took considerable liberties with the original comic strip plot, the least of which being Oliver Warbucks supporting President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s agenda.

The [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] Annies were [[Andrea McArdle]], [[Shelly Bruce]], [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Allison Smith (actress)|Allison Smith]] and Alyson Kirk. Actresses who portrayed Miss Hannigan are [[Dorothy Loudon]], [[Alice Ghostley]], [[Betty Hutton]], [[Ruth Kobart]], [[Marcia Lewis]], [[June Havoc]], [[Nell Carter]] and [[Sally Struthers]]. Songs from the musical include "[[Tomorrow (1977 song)|Tomorrow]]" and "It's the Hard Knock Life". There is also a children's version of ''Annie'' called ''Annie Junior''. Two sequels to the musical, ''Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge'' (1989) and ''[[Annie Warbucks]]'' (1992-93), were written by the same creative team; neither show opened on Broadway. There were also many "bus & truck" tours of ''Little Orphan Annie'' throughout the United States during the success of the Broadway Shows.