Wakefield
Repertory Youth Theatre's Annie is a
lively musical adventure featuring a middle-school cast. With equal measures of pluck and
positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts, despite a
next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her
parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City
orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the
other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations and 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.
The show is directed by Adam Schuler, musically directed by Katrina Faulstich, and choreographed by Sarah DiTonno. Children from Melrose, Wakefield, Lynn,
Saugus, Reading, Lynnfield, Billerica, and Tewksbury will be featured in the musical. The shows will take place on Thursday, August 1st at 7:30pm , Friday, August 2nd at 7:30 pm, and Saturday, August 3rd at 1:00 pm and 7:30pm at the Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School.
Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for children under 18.
