ANNIE
Directed by VYT Alumni, Michelle Chin
Run Dates: May 9 – May 25, 2025
Herberger Theater Center
SYNOPSIS:
ANNIE:
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including the show-stopper, “Tomorrow.”
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms every-one’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the won-drous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations… and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
This production is being directed by VYT Alumni, Michelle Chin! Michelle has a long history of acting, performing and directing here in the Valley, and around the world. She is currently the Festival of New Works Director, Summer Camp Director, and Resident Dramaturge for The Phoenix Theatre Company and a Faculty Associate for the School of Music, Dance and Theatre at ASU.
For more information, visit Valley Youth Theatre’s website: https://vyt.com