‘Annie Live!’: NBC Unveils First Look at Holiday Musical Event (PHOTOS)
NBC’s Annie Live! musical event may not air until December 2, but viewers are getting an early first look at the stars in character with newly-unveiled images from the production.
Executive produced by Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron, and Alex Rudzinsky, Annie Live! is gearing up for one good time with the help of stars Celina Smith who plays the titular orphan, Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, and Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks who feature in the first look photos and poster.
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Directed by Rudzinsky with Lear deBessonet, the production also features Nicole Scherzinger as Grace, Tituss Burgess as Rooster Hannigan, and Jane Krakowski as Lily St. Regis. The new photos tease Henson’s version of Hannigan who is getting in the holiday spirit with some festive decorations.
(Credit: Paul Gilmore/NBC)
Meanwhile, Connick Jr. dons a bald cap to tackle his role as Annie’s adoptive father. And then there’s Sandy the dog who appears alongside Smith’s Annie in the poster and photos. As one of Broadway’s biggest hits, Annie fits right in with past live productions put on by NBC.
Among the network’s slate of previous live musicals are titles such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Peter Pan, Hairspray, and The Sound of Music. Last holiday season, the network presented a version of Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical.
Don’t miss the special event, make sure to tune into NBC this December for a night filled with music and beloved characters on Annie Live!
Annie Live!, Musical Premiere, Thursday, December 2, 8/7c, NBC
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GEE - a woke Annie - NO thanks...
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All these butt hurt people over a casting choice, news flash its theater its not new to cast people that aren't white for a role. just appreciate the art for what it is art.
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The networks are all becoming too woke.........
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If by woke you mean 'relevant' with 'Annie's' the World over, then I guess that's woke. 🙄😁😏
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Woke is a joke.
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Still waiting for a remake of "Shaft" with a non-POC cast, also a remake of the Madea movies - with a non-POC cast. Also a docu-drama about MLK with a non-POC cast.... Still waiting.....
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Seriously? They'd come off their spools screaming "cultural appropriation".
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You do realize there ARE Annie versions in other 'countries' don't you? If not that's what the internet is for. 🙄🥱
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Maybe so, but this is in the USA. Stop the madness. Santa Claus, James Bond, Cinderella etc. were written/created as white. The cultural appropriation card is is not only valid for POC, they want to co-opt everything they had no part in creating. Enough is enough.
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Well said. They have taken 4400, and Wonder Years and Annie and Hamilton.... what next .... they want Bond and SUperman and all those other traditional characters. They don't have their own original ideas, they take others ideas.
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What next? Surely someone will decide that Geppetto carved Pinocchio out of ebony wood.
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