Rylee Whitehair (left) and Abby Prijoles-McCracken, who alternated in the role of Annie
The sun came out again when the Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project (BBVTP) celebrated the 30th anniversary of Annie Warbucks – the sequel to the beloved musical Annie – July 27-30 in Cardinal Newman School’s Anna Tronco Williams Performing Arts Center, 2945 Alpine Road.
All the ingredients that made Annie so successful were here once again in Annie Warbucks, with an old-fashioned romance thrown in for good measure! Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin returned with all-new laughs, romance and unforgettable songs. The action picked up right where Annie left off, when the New York City Child Welfare Commissioner arrived on the scene to inform Oliver Warbucks that he must marry within 60 days so that the newly adopted Annie can have a proper mother. But is it a government regulation…or something more sinister?!
Annie Warbucks opened on August 9, 1993, at the Variety Arts Theatre, going on to break all Off-Broadway box office records for the time and running for 200 performances. New York Magazine called the production “surefire family fun,” while the New York Times wrote “full of peppy melodies and plenty of laughs, Annie Warbucks is one of the composer’s best,” and The New York Daily News said “Annie Warbucks is an enormously entertaining evening.”
Leading the BBVTP’s cast of over 30 talented youth and adults were Abby Prijoles McCracken and Rylee Whitehair (alternating) as Annie; Tracy Steele as Oliver Warbucks; Hannah Mount as Grace Farrell; Romell Dash as Drake; Stephanie Villamizar as Mrs. Pugh; Leighton Mount as Commissioner Harriet Doyle; Sydney Davis as Sheila Kelly; Bob Durrett as Franklin D. Roosevelt; Matthew Wright and Amanda Britt as Alvin and Ella Patterson; Kati Coats as C.G. Patterson; Ed Davis as Simon Whitehead;
Kaylee Marchbanks as Pepper; Ellie Augustine and Gwyneth Bernardo (alternating) as Peaches; Josephine Hess and Anniston Redd (alternating) as Tessie; and Cecily Diaz and Annabelle Stratton (alternating) as Molly.
Annie Warbucks was directed and choreographed by Dedra Daniels Mount, with musical direction by Michael Simmons. Costumes were by Dianne Palmer-Quay.
A silent auction of Annie and Annie Warbucks collectibles was held throughout the run of the show as a fundraiser for the Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project, a non-profit community-based musical and dramatic performing arts organization created to present quality family entertainment and to provide opportunities for children and adults to develop talents in all aspects of theatre arts.
Annie Warbucks was sponsored by Ken & Cheryl Wheat and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.
Performances were 7:30 p.m. July 27-28 and 2:30 p.m. July 29-30. Tickets were $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and military.
Annie Warbucks was presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials were also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
All the ingredients that made Annie so successful were here once again in Annie Warbucks, with an old-fashioned romance thrown in for good measure! Tony Award winners Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin returned with all-new laughs, romance and unforgettable songs. The action picked up right where Annie left off, when the New York City Child Welfare Commissioner arrived on the scene to inform Oliver Warbucks that he must marry within 60 days so that the newly adopted Annie can have a proper mother. But is it a government regulation…or something more sinister?!
Annie Warbucks opened on August 9, 1993, at the Variety Arts Theatre, going on to break all Off-Broadway box office records for the time and running for 200 performances. New York Magazine called the production “surefire family fun,” while the New York Times wrote “full of peppy melodies and plenty of laughs, Annie Warbucks is one of the composer’s best,” and The New York Daily News said “Annie Warbucks is an enormously entertaining evening.”
Leading the BBVTP’s cast of over 30 talented youth and adults were Abby Prijoles McCracken and Rylee Whitehair (alternating) as Annie; Tracy Steele as Oliver Warbucks; Hannah Mount as Grace Farrell; Romell Dash as Drake; Stephanie Villamizar as Mrs. Pugh; Leighton Mount as Commissioner Harriet Doyle; Sydney Davis as Sheila Kelly; Bob Durrett as Franklin D. Roosevelt; Matthew Wright and Amanda Britt as Alvin and Ella Patterson; Kati Coats as C.G. Patterson; Ed Davis as Simon Whitehead;
Kaylee Marchbanks as Pepper; Ellie Augustine and Gwyneth Bernardo (alternating) as Peaches; Josephine Hess and Anniston Redd (alternating) as Tessie; and Cecily Diaz and Annabelle Stratton (alternating) as Molly.
Annie Warbucks was directed and choreographed by Dedra Daniels Mount, with musical direction by Michael Simmons. Costumes were by Dianne Palmer-Quay.
A silent auction of Annie and Annie Warbucks collectibles was held throughout the run of the show as a fundraiser for the Broadway Bound Vista Theatre Project, a non-profit community-based musical and dramatic performing arts organization created to present quality family entertainment and to provide opportunities for children and adults to develop talents in all aspects of theatre arts.
Annie Warbucks was sponsored by Ken & Cheryl Wheat and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina.
Performances were 7:30 p.m. July 27-28 and 2:30 p.m. July 29-30. Tickets were $20 for adults and $15 for students, seniors and military.
Annie Warbucks was presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials were also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
