ANNIE CHILDRENS CAST ANNOUNCED

Producer John Frost today announced the 24 children who have been cast in the upcoming production of the ever-popular Broadway musical Annie.  There will be three different casts alternating in the roles of Annie and the seven orphans during the Sydney season.
The three girls cast as Annie in the Sydney production are Marley Aspinall, Siena Elchaar and Ella Nicol. Marley is 12 years old and from Glebe; Siena, 11, is from Peakhurst; and Ella, from Turramurra, is 9 years of age.
The other orphans are played by Skye Azzopardi, Gemma Bell, Keira Bellifemine, Ayanda Dlada, Jade Gillis, Zoe Ioannou, Alessandra Kitinas, Isabel Kratz, Jordan Lazarus, Lucille Le Meledo, Savannah Lind, Emily McKay, Antonia Marinovic, Natasha Mills, Imogen Ovijach, Jessica Percy, Emily Roach, , Maddison Smith-Catlin, Morgan Townsend, Kirsten Tsoltoudis and Ella Williams.
Annie will light up Sydney’s Lyric Theatre from 29 December in an exciting new production starring Anthony Warlow, Nancye Hayes, Todd McKenney, Chloe Dallimore, Julie Goodwin and Alan Jones as President Roosevelt.
Based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip “Little Orphan Annie”, the musical Annie burst
into popularity in 1977 when it opened on Broadway. After running there for nearly six years, it has played in over 22 countries worldwide including the UK, Argentina, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Australia. Annie became a smash-hit movie musical in 1982 starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney and Carol Burnett that is adored worldwide and a fixture of popular culture references.
Annie is full of toe-tapping hits such as It’s the Hard Knock Life, Easy Street, You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile, NYC, Maybe and of course, Tomorrow. These wonderful songs have become staples of musical theatre repertoires worldwide and now, 34 years on, it remains one of the most loved and universally appealing musicals of all time.
BOOKING DETAILS
Venue:                                 Lyric Theatre, Star City
Season:                                From 29 December 2011
Performance Times:                         Wed–Sat 8pm, Matinees Wed 1pm & Sat 2pm, Sun 1pm & 6pm (TO Jan 30)
Wed–Sat 8pm, Matinees Tues & Wed 1pm, Sat 2pm & Sunday 3pm (FROM Jan 30)
Price:                                    $40.00 – $135.90 (children’s prices available all sessions except Fri/Sat 8pm)
Bookings:                            1300 795 267 or ticketmaster.com.au
Groups of 12 or more (02) 8240 2290
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