Annie News

The sun will come out tomorrow when "Annie," one of America's most beloved musicals, comes to Springfield on Friday and brings a little Christmas spirit with it for one performance only at Symphony Hall.

Childhood memories came rushing back last weekend with the news that Al Alberts had died at his Florida home at age 87.

The musical "Annie" is about a girl orphan, but includes two integral Daddy types.

Thousand Oaks resident Dick DeBenedictis has been a music director for the likes of Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Bernadette Peters.

With Tuesday night's statement by school board member Danielle Miller , the issue of SACS - " their attempt at investigating the district and the board's decision to not cooperate - " was once again brought to the fore.

TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "The Wizard of Oz" or "Annie" , 8 p.m. It's family-movie-musical night on cable, with two choices.

The tension inside the District Office Board Room Tuesday night was palpable from the invocation, raising the temperature on an otherwise cool evening.

A Broadway musical star and later choreographer, Ann Reinking reached a pinnacle in her career in June 1997 when she won the Tony Award for choreographing the revival of "Chicago". She had been dancing since her youth,.... A Broadway musical star and later choreographer, Ann Reinking reached a pinnacle in her career in June 1997 when she won the ...

Gracie Winchester, a senior at Seabreeze High School, has yearned for the lights of Broadway since the age of six, when she heard Andrea McArdle sing "Tomorrow" from the show "Annie." "I started to sing it and my parents realized I had potential," she said.

Annie Oakley hit the stage in 1882, hitting her targets from all angles, and three years later joined Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.

Christopher Smith didn't want to get a vaccination shot. But he figured he ought to - if not for him, then for everyone else.

Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth; Liev Schreiber and Scarlett Johansson; and Abigail Breslin with Alison Pill photo by Joan Marcus and Aubrey Reuben This was the week for major-league, big-deal Broadway revival announcements.

Park Place Cinemas rolled out the red carpet for Hollywood actress Shawnee Smith.

LOVE IS LOVE: This world premiere musical revue by Martin Charnin and Richard Gray is smart enough to concede upfront that it has no particular revelations about its title emotion.

If it's Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: Will ''Chuck'' with Zachary Levi ever return to NBC? It was the only show we looked forward to watching during the week.

Love is Love, the world premiere musical revue by Martin Charnin and Richard Gray, is smart enough to concede upfront that it has no particular revelations about its title emotion.

When DeSoto Central High School's new production of the Irving Berlin musical "Annie Get Your Gun" opened Thursday night, longtime supporters of the school's award-winning theater program may have noticed some unfamiliar faces in the show's sprawling 30-member cast.

Oklahoma has produced many Hollywood stars. Texas has produced more. But let's say that Oklahoma quality trumps Texas quantity in performers, and then let's see what happens in the Cotton Bowl on Saturday for some real bragging rights.

All hail Ken Jeong, returning to the cast this week. Now we can see how he can be a part of storylines even when the students aren't in his class.

One might assume that Brenda Siemer Scheider came to direct "In My Hands," a documentary on Marfan Syndrome, because she lives in Sag Harbor, as does Priscilla Ciccariello, who almost 30 years ago founded the National Marfan Foundation.