Casting Announced for the Iconic Production of “Annie” at The Chicago Theatre This Fall
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (MSG Entertainment), Carolyn Rossi Copeland Productions, Inc. and Crossroads Live North America recently announced casting for the limited engagement of iconic Tony Award-winning musical ANNIE at The Chicago Theatre which will run from November 12, 2024, through December 1, 2024.
The title role of “Annie” will be Hazel Vogel, a 12-year-old from Towson, MD, who most recently appeared in the North American tour of Les Misérables. Returning principal cast members will include Stefanie Londino as “Miss Hannigan,” Christopher Swan as “Oliver Warbucks,” Julia Nicole Hunter as “Grace,” and Mark Woodard as “FDR.” Also starring in the production will be Rhett Guter as “Rooster” and Isabella De Souza Moore as “Lily St. Regis.” Kevin, a 7-year-old labradoodle, stars as “Sandy.”
“This show, with its iconic title character, continues to delight generations of theatre-lovers old and new by joyfully singing directly into the face of great adversity with perseverance, guts and guile,” said director Jenn Thompson. “For decades, ANNIE has continued to shine brightly, not only as an appeal to our better angels, but also as an example of the thrill of hope, hard-won: promising a better ‘Tomorrow’ not only for Annie herself, but for all who need her message now more than ever.”
The original production of ANNIE opened on Broadway on April 21, 1977, and went on to win seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin). ANNIE was revived on Broadway in both 1997 and 2014 and has been made into a major motion picture three times – in 1982, 1999, and 2014.
ANNIE is directed by Jenn Thompson, and choreographed by Patricia Wilcox (Motown, A Night with Janis Joplin), with orchestrations by Dan DeLange. The Orphans will be cast by Aria Valentina Aldea, Eva Lizette Carreon, Anna Dillon, Kylie Noelle Patterson, Olive Ross-Kline and Nora West, and the featured ensemble includes Stephen Cerf, Anthony DaSilva, Savannah Fisher, Alloria Frayser, Brooke Olivia Gatto, Caroline Glazier, Ryan Mulvaney, Joel Newsome, Melinda Parrett, Lawrence E. Street, Drew Tanabe and Stephanie Wahl.
Tickets for Annie can be purchased in person at the Ticketmaster Box Office at The Chicago Theatre and online at chicagotheatre.com/ANNIE. For additional information on this production ofANNIE, please visit AnnieTour.com.
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