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Jeff Austin, Melody Hollis, Shannon Warne, et al. to Join Andrea McArdle in Musical Theatre West’s Annie

Andrea McArdle
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)
Andrea McArdle
(© Joseph Marzullo/WENN)

Musical Theatre West has announced complete casting for Annie, which will star, as previously announced, Andrea McArdle as Miss Hannigan and will run October 29 – November 14 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Steven Glaudini will direct the production, which will have musical direction by Daniel Thomas and choreography by Roger Castellano.

With music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and a book by Thomas Meehan, the musical is based on the popular comic strip character Little Orphan Annie.

The company will also feature Melody Hollis in the title role, along with Jeff Austin (Oliver Warbucks), Shannon Warne (Grace Farrell), David Engel (Rooster), Bets Malone (Lily St. Regis), Mark Capri (Franklin D. Roosevelt), Paige Befeler (July), Alexa Freeman (Pepper), Grace Kaufman (Molly), Madison Milledge (Tessie), Jenna Rosen (Duffy), Danielle Soibelman (Kate), and Mikey as Sandy.

The ensemble will includes Jef Canter, Amberly Chamberlain, Sean Clifford, Amy Gillette, Brian Michael Hoffman, Damon Kirsche, Nick Lorenzini, Melissa Mitchell, Todd Nielsen, and Jennifer Strattan.

For more information on the show, click here.