New 'Annie' Tour video clips- Page 2

[wonderwaiter]

Posted: 10/16/05 at 10:43pm

Oh, lighten up. Sure, it's Annie, but it looks like a really good production. As someone who has seen an awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwful lot of bad productions over the years, and I'm looking forward to seeing this one when it comes to Atlanta in January. Annie was the first live musical I ever saw, and I subsequently wore out my LP (and my family) back when I was eight.

I got to see a truly bad production at that same theater about fifteen years ago. The cast was great, but the production values were just lacking. The giant, hideous set was pushed on and pulled off my what appeared to be Teamsters. Not stagehands dressed in black. Big, fat men in flannel shirts and blue jeans. You could see them through the windows.They would push the set piece on, then sit aroud chatting while the scene took place. You could pinpoint the vocal cues they were listening for, because they would all stand up at once, sling big ropes over their shoulders, take a "Volga Boatmen" stance, and wait for the scene to finish. They weren't even that careful about hitting marks - several times a drop curtain would catch on a set piece and the show would have to stop while they moved everything around to get things worked out in full view of the audience! It got so bad that by the last half of Act 2, cast members were ad-libbing about the set malfunctions just to keep the scene moving.

[JKM2159]

Posted: 10/16/05 at 11:53pm

Marissa O'donnell who plays Annie is amazing.

[Bdwy24]

Posted: 1/8/06 at 3:14am

Anyone see this show recently? How's it doing?

[jimmirae]

Posted: 1/8/06 at 6:14am

I hate to say it - but it is true and funny, The little girl playing "Annie" looks too much like Mason Reese in the straight wig.