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| name = Woody Allen
|name= Annie
| image = Woody Allen (2006).jpeg
|image=Annie_Musical_Poster.jpg
| imagesize = 240px
|caption= Original Broadway Windowcard
| caption = Woody Allen in concert in [[New York City]], 2006
|music=[[Charles Strouse]]
| birthname = Allan Stewart Konigsberg
|lyrics=[[Martin Charnin]]
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1935|12|1}}
|book=[[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]
| location = [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City|New York]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|basis=[[Harold Gray]] [[comic strip]] ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]''
| yearsactive = 1950 - Present
|productions= 1977 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> 1978 [[West End theatre|West End]] <br> 1978 North American Tour <br> 1978 US Tour <br> 1979 US Tour <br> 1979 [[Australia]] <br> 1979 [[Mexico]] <br> 1979 [[Japan]] <br> 1981 US Tour <br> 1982 film <br> 1983 [[West End theatre|West End]] <br> 1997 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[Revival (play)|revival]] <br> 1998 [[West End theatre|West End]] <br> 1999 US [[television movie]] <br> 2000 [[United Kingdom|UK]] tour <br> 2005 US Tour <br> International productions
| spouse = Harlene Rosen (1956-1962) <br> [[Louise Lasser]] (1966-1969) <br> [[Soon-Yi Previn]] (1997-)
<!-- Please do not include production-specific (acting, directing, etc.) awards -->
| domestic partner = [[Mia Farrow]] (1980-1992)
|awards= [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] <br> [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] <br> [[Tony Award for Best Book]]
| children = 5; including [[Ronan Seamus Farrow]]
| religion = Atheist<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/people/pa/Woody_Allen.html The religion of Woody Allen, director and actor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
| influences = [[Ingmar Bergman]], [[Groucho Marx]], [[Federico Fellini]], [[Cole Porter]], [[Anton Chekhov]]
| academyawards = '''[[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]''' <br>1977 ''[[Annie Hall]]'' <br>'''[[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]''' <br> 1977 ''[[Annie Hall]]'' <br>1986 ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]''
| baftaawards = '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]''' <br> 1977 ''[[Annie Hall]]'' <br> 1986 ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' <br> '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]''' <br> 1985 ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''<br>'''[[BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]''' <br> 1977 ''[[Annie Hall]]'' <br> 1979 ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' <br> '''[[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]''' <br> 1985 ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]'' <br> 1986 ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' <br> 1992 ''[[Husbands and Wives]]''
| cesarawards = '''[[César Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]''' <br> 1980 ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' <Br> 1986 ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''
| goldenglobeawards = '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]''' <br> 1985 ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''
| goyaawards = '''[[Goya Award for Best European Film|Best European Film]]''' <br> 2006 ''[[Match Point]]''
}}
}}
'''Woody Allen''' (born '''Allan Stewart Konigsberg'''; December 1, 1935) is an [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[film director]], [[writer]], [[actor]], [[comedian]], and [[playwright]].


'''''Annie''''' is a [[musical theater|musical]] based upon the popular [[Harold Gray]] [[comic strip]] ''[[Little Orphan Annie]]'', with music by [[Charles Strouse]], lyrics by [[Martin Charnin]], and the [[musical theater|book]] by [[Thomas Meehan (writer)|Thomas Meehan]]. The musical ran for nearly six years on Broadway, spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard-Knock Life" are its most popular pieces.
Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from intense dramas to [[Screwball comedy film|screwball sex comedies]], have made him one of the most respected living American directors. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work.<ref name="filmlist"> {{cite web |url=http://www.filmsite.org/directors.html |title=Greatest Film Directors of All Time |accessdate=2008-01-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on [[literature]], [[human sexual behavior|sexuality]], [[philosophy]], [[psychology]], [[Jewish identity]], [[European cinema]], and [[New York City]], where he was born and has lived his entire life.


==Plot synopsis==
Allen is also a [[List of jazz clarinetists|jazz clarinetist]]. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his [[Manhattan]] hometown, with occasional appearances at various [[List of jazz festivals|jazz festivals]]. Allen joined the [[Preservation Hall Jazz Band]] and the [[New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra]] in performances that provided the [[film score]] for his 1973 comedy ''[[Sleeper (film)|Sleeper]]'', and a rare European tour in 1996 featuring Allen was the subject of the documentary ''[[Wild Man Blues]]''.
Eleven-year-old Annie is in an orphanage, presided over by Miss Hannigan, who keeps the little girl orphans in line by bullying and threatening them. The girls are ever hopeful that they will find parents and happiness ("Maybe") while Miss Hannigan is unhappy with her situation. Annie decides to escape to find her parents, running into a friendly dog (Sandy) ("Tomorrow") and the people made homeless because of the [[Great Depression]] ("We'd Like To Thank You, Herbert Hoover"). However, she is returned to the orphanage. Grace Farrell, Warbucks' assistant, picks her to live in Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks' palatial home for the Christmas holidays ("I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here").


Although initially uncomfortable with each other, Annie and Daddy Warbucks soon come to love each other (You Won't Be An Orphan For Long). Warbucks wants to adopt her, but Annie insists that her parents will come for her. Over the radio show of Bert Healy, and with the help of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Warbucks offers a reward for the parents ("You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile"). Miss Hannigan and her brother, Rooster, and his slightly ditzy girlfriend, Lily St. Regis, scheme to pretend to be the parents and collect the reward ("Easy Street"). When they are found out, it is revealed that Annie's parents have died. Warbucks and Annie become a family ("I Don't Need Anything But You").
==Early years==
Allen was born and raised in [[New York City]], the son of Nettie ([[married and maiden names|née]] Cherrie; November 8, 1906 - January 27, 2002), a bookkeeper at her family's delicatessen, and Martin Konigsberg (December 25, 1900 - January 13, 2001), a jewelry engraver and waiter.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/33/Woody-Allen.html Woody Allen Biography (1935-)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His family was [[Jew]]ish and his grandparents were [[Yiddish]]- and [[German language|German]]-speaking immigrants.<ref name="info"/> Allen has a sister, Letty (born 1943), and was raised in [[Midwood, Brooklyn|Midwood]], [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E2DB1E3AF936A35755C0A9649C8B63+ |title=Curse of the Jaded Audience: Woody Allen, in Art and Life - New York Times |accessdate=2008-01-16 |author=Newman, Allen, and Kilganon |work=}} "I think he's slacked off the last few movies,'' said Norman Brown, 70, a retired draftsman from Mr. Allen's old neighborhood, Midwood, Brooklyn, who said he had seen nearly all of Mr. Allen's 33 films."</ref> His parents were both born and raised on the [[Lower East Side]] of [[Manhattan]].<ref name="info">{{cite web |url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pa/Woody_Allen.html |title=The religion of Woody Allen, director and actor |accessdate=2008-01-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> His childhood, while middle-class, wasn't particularly happy. His parents didn't get along, and he had a rocky relationship with his stern, temperamental mother.<ref>[http://partners.nytimes.com/books/first/m/meade-woody.html The Unruly Life of Woody Allen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Allen spoke Yiddish during his early years and, after attending [[Hebrew school]] for eight years, went to Public School 99 and to [[Midwood High School]]. During that time, he lived in an apartment at 1402 Avenue K, between East 14th and 15th Streets. He was Nicknamed "Red" because of his red hair; he impressed students with his extraordinary talent at card and magic tricks.<ref name="zone">{{cite web |url=http://www.comedy-zone.net/standup/comedian/a/allen-woody.htm |title=Woody Allen : Comedian Profile |accessdate=2008-01-16 |format= |work=}}</ref> Though in his films and his comedy [[persona]] he has often depicted himself as physically inept and socially unpopular, in fact Woody Allen was a popular student, and an adept baseball and basketball player.


===Characters===
To raise money he began writing [[joke|gags]] for the agent [[David O. Alber]], who sold them to newspaper columnists. According to Allen, his first published joke "was in a gossip column. It read: 'Woody Allen says he ate at a restaurant that had O.P.S. prices—over people's salaries.'"<ref name="timemag">{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,877848-2,00.html|title=Woody Allen: Rabbit Running|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=1972-07-03|accessdate=2007-06-08}}</ref>
{| width="65%" height="100px" style="prettytable" border="0"
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Characters'''
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Description'''
|-
| '''Annie'''
| An 11-year-old redheaded girl, optimistic and "spunky", seeking her parents
|-
| '''Miss Hannigan'''
| The unpleasant orphanage matron, disillusioned, she hates children, but is fond of alcoholic beverages
|-
| '''Oliver Warbucks'''
| Billionaire businessman who opens his home&nbsp;– and heart&nbsp;– to Annie
|-
| '''Grace Farrell'''
| Warbucks' faithful secretary
|-
| '''Rooster'''
| Miss Hannigan's no-good brother, out for the quick buck
|-
| '''Lily St. Regis'''
| Rooster's not-so-dumb blonde amoral girlfriend
|-
| '''President Franklin D. Roosevelt'''
| President of the United States, he aids Warbucks in the search for Annie's parents
|-
| '''Bert Healy'''
| Radio announcer who agrees to broadcast Annie's search for her parents
|-
| '''The Boylan sisters'''
| Singers on the Bert Healy Show
|-
| '''Orphan girls'''
| Residents of the orphanage who range in age from 6 to 13, they have a "Hard Knock Life" (Pepper, Molly, July, Tessie, Duffy, Kate)
|-
| '''Sandy'''
| An abandoned mixed–breed dog that Annie rescues who becomes her faithful companion.
|}


==Production history==
At sixteen, he was discovered by [[Milt Kamen]], who got him his first writing job with [[Sid Caesar]]. He began calling himself Woody Allen. He was a gifted comedian from an early age and would later joke that when he was young he was sent to inter-faith summer camp, where he "was savagely beaten by children of all races and creeds".<ref name="zone"/>
;Pre-Broadway Tryout
''Annie'' had its World premiere on [[August 10]], [[1976]] at the [[Goodspeed Opera House]] in [[East Haddam]], [[Connecticut]]. [[Kristin Vigard]] was the first actress to play the title role. However, the producers soon decided that Vigard's genuinely sweet interpretation was not tough enough for the street-smart orphan. After a week of performances, Vigard was replaced by [[Andrea McArdle]], who played one of the other orphans. Vigard went on to become McArdle's Broadway understudy.


;Broadway
After high school, he went to [[New York University]] (NYU) where he studied communication and film. He was never committed as a student, however, failed a film course, and was eventually expelled.<ref>[http://www.helium.com/tm/798054/there-several-entrepreneurs-throughout Famous college drop-outs who became successful businessmen - Non-Traditional College Students - Helium - by Glenda K. Fralin<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He later briefly attended [[City College of New York]].
The original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production opened at the [[Alvin Theatre]] on [[April 21]], [[1977 in music|1977]] and starred [[Andrea McArdle]] as Annie, [[Reid Shelton]] as Daddy Warbucks, [[Dorothy Loudon]] as Miss Hannigan, and [[Sandy Faison]] as Grace Farrell. It was nominated for 11 [[Tony Awards]] and won 7, including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]], [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Score]], and [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book]]. Replacements for McArdle in the lead role included then-[[child actors]] [[Shelley Bruce]], [[Sarah Jessica Parker]], [[Allison Smith]], and Alyson Kirk.


The show closed on [[January 2]], [[1983]] and ran for a total of 2,377 performances.
==Comedy writer and playwright==
After his false starts at NYU and City College, he became a full-time writer for [[Herb Shriner]], earning $75 a week at first.<ref name="timemag" /> At age 19, he started writing scripts for ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson|The Tonight Show]]'', ''[[Caesar's Hour]]'' and other television shows.<ref name="imdbprofile"> {{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/+IMDb+profile |title=IMDb: Woody Allen |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref> By the time he was working for [[Sid Caesar]], he was making $1500 a week; with Caesar he worked alongside [[Danny Simon]], whom Allen credits for helping him to structure his writing style.<ref name="timemag" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/27/AR2005072702568_pf.html |title=TV Comedy Writer Danny Simon Dies |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref>


;London productions
In 1961, he started a new career as a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up comedian]], debuting in a [[Greenwich Village]] club called the Duplex.<ref name="timemag"/> Examples of Allen's standup act can be heard on the albums ''Standup Comic'' and ''Nightclub Years 1964-1968''.
In 1978, a London cast of ''Annie'' opened at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]], in the [[West End of London]], on [[May 3]]. Though [[Andrea McArdle]] played the title role for 40 performances, British 12-year-old Ann Marie Gwatkin was also cast in the title role and appeared on the Original London cast recording. Miss Hannigan was played by [[Sheila Hancock]], and Daddy Warbucks was played by [[Stratford Johns]] (later by [[Charles West (author)|Charles West]]).


''Annie'' closed on [[28 November]] [[1981]], after 1485 performances, and immediately transferred to the [[Bristol Hippodrome]] for a special [[Christmas season]] before touring [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. Because of strict British employment laws for juvenile actors, a succession of actresses took on the lead role every four months, including Claudia Bradley from [[Leeds]], who later appeared in [[Starlight Express]], as the understudy to [[Pearl the Observation Car|Pearl]]. Claudia was featured, at the age of 10, on a 1981 BBC programme called Fame, narrated by John Pitman, when she first won the role of Annie. She was one of the last girls to perform the role at the Victoria Palace before the show went on tour.
He began writing for the popular ''[[Candid Camera]]'' television show, even appearing in some episodes. Together with his managers, Allen turned his weaknesses into his strengths, developing his neurotic, nervous, and intellectual persona. He quickly became a successful comedian, and appeared frequently in nightclubs and on television. Allen was popular enough to appear on the cover of ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' in 1969.


The show was later revived at the Victoria Palace, running from [[30 September]] [[1998]] to [[28 February]] [[1999]]. It starred [[Lily Savage]] (the female alter ego of comedian [[Paul O'Grady]]) as Miss Hannigan.
Allen started writing short stories for magazines (most notably ''[[The New Yorker]]''). He also became a successful [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] [[playwright]], writing ''[[Don't Drink the Water (play)|Don't Drink the Water]]'', which opened on November 17, 1966 and ran for 598 performances. It starred [[Lou Jacobi]], [[Kay Medford]], [[Anita Gillette]] and Allen's future movie co-star [[Tony Roberts (actor)|Anthony Roberts]]. A film adaptation of the play, directed by Howard Morris, was released in 1969 starring [[Jackie Gleason]]. In 1994 Allen directed and starred in a [[Don't Drink the Water (film)|third version]] for television with [[Michael J. Fox]] and [[Mayim Bialik]].


;United States National touring companies
His next Broadway hit, ''[[Play It Again, Sam]],'' he not only wrote, but starred in. It opened on February 12, 1969 and ran for 453 performances. It also featured [[Diane Keaton]] and Anthony Roberts. Allen, Keaton and Roberts would reprise their roles in the film version of the play, directed by [[Herbert Ross]].
During the Broadway run of ''Annie'', there were four touring companies that were launched from the original production to bring the to show to major U.S. cities.:


The 1st National Touring Company of ''Annie'' opened in Toronto in March 1978 with Kathy-Jo Kelly in the title role. After playing a few more cities, it landed in Chicago where it played for 32 weeks before continuing on the road in April 1979 with Mary K. Lombardi as Annie. In the fall of 1980, Theda Stemler took over the part and was replaced in Boston when she grew too old. On [[May 15]], [[1981]], [[Louanne Sirota]], who had played Annie in the long-running Los Angeles production (see below), took over the role for four months. In August 1981, Becky Snyder became the company's last Annie, closing the tour on [[September 6]], [[1981]].
Allen is also an accomplished author having published four collections of his short pieces and plays. These are ''Getting Even,'' ''[[Without Feathers]]'', ''[[Side Effects]]'' and ''[[Mere Anarchy]].'' His early comic fiction was heavily influenced by the zany, pun-ridden humour of [[S.J. Perelman]].


The 2nd National Touring Company (sometimes referred to as the West Coast or Los Angeles Production) opened in San Francisco on [[June 22]], [[1978]] with Patricia Ann Patts starring as Annie and the then-unknown [[Molly Ringwald]] playing one of the orphans. The show landed in Los Angeles on [[October 15]], [[1978]] for an open-ended run at the Shubert Theatre. On [[June 12]], [[1979]], Louanne, just 9 yrs old (up until that time, all Annies had been 11 yrs old), took over the role from Patts. Marisa Morell replaced Louanne when she left to star in ''[[Oh, God! Book II (1980 film)|Oh, God! Book II]]'' in December 1979. Marisa closed the Los Angeles run and took it on the road continuing with the show through December 1980. In December 1980, Kristi Coombs replaced Morell and played Annie until this touring company closed in Philadelphia on [[January 23]], [[1982]].
==Film career==
{{For2|a detailed filmography|[[Woody Allen filmography]]}}


The 3rd National Touring Company of ''Annie'' was launched in Dallas on [[October 3]], [[1979]] with Roseanne Sorrentino in the title role. This company toured to 23 cities playing mostly shorter runs of a month or less. On [[March 27]], [[1981]], Bridget Walsh took over for Sorrentino. Becky Snyder (who had closed the 1st National Tour) joined this company in the summer of 1982 and stayed with it until it closed in September of that year.
===Early films===
His first movie production was ''[[What's New, Pussycat?]]'' in 1965, for which he wrote the initial screenplay. He was hired by [[Warren Beatty]] to re-write a script, and to appear in a small part in the movie. Over the course of the re-write, Beatty's part grew smaller and Allen's grew larger. Beatty was upset and quit the production. [[Peter O'Toole]] was hired for the Beatty role, and [[Peter Sellers]] was brought in as well; Sellers was a big enough star to demand many of Woody Allen's best lines/scenes, prompting hasty re-writes. This experience with meddling producers, egotistical stars, and directors ruining jokes, along with a similar experience on the [[James Bond]] spoof ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (for which he did uncredited rewrites of his own scenes), led Allen to decide that the only way filmmaking was worthwhile was if he was in control of the film.


The 4th National Touring Company of ''Annie'' opened on [[September 11]], [[1981]] with Mollie Hall playing Annie. This production was a "bus and truck" tour, with a slightly reduced cast, that traveled the country often playing in two cities a week. This company was still touring when the original Broadway production closed in January 1983, making Kathleen Sisk the final performer to play Annie from the original production team. This final production closed in September 1983.
Allen's first directorial effort was ''[[What's Up, Tiger Lily?]]'' (1966 co-written with Mickey Rose), in which an existing [[Japan]]ese spy movie ''(Kokusai himitsu keisatsu: Kagi no kagi'' [1965] &mdash; "International Secret Police: Key of Keys") was redubbed in [[English language|English]] by Allen and his friends with completely new, comic dialogue.


;Stage sequels
===1960s and 1970s===
The first attempt at a [[sequel]], ''Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge'', opened at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] in December 1989 to universally disastrous reviews. Extensive reworking of the script and score proved futile, and the project was aborted before reaching Broadway. In 1993, a second attempt (with a completely different plot and score), entitled ''[[Annie Warbucks]]'', opened at the [[off-Broadway]] [[Variety Arts Theatre]], where it ran for 200 performances.
His first conventional effort was ''[[Take the Money and Run]]'' (1969), which was followed by ''[[Bananas (film)|Bananas]]'', ''[[Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film)|Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)]]'', ''[[Sleeper (film)|Sleeper]]'', and ''[[Love and Death]]''. ''Take the Money and Run'' and ''Bananas'' were both co-written by his childhood friend, Mickey Rose.


;Broadway revival
In 1972, he also starred in the film version of ''[[Play It Again, Sam (1972 film)|Play It Again, Sam]]'', which was directed by [[Herbert Ross]]. All of Allen's early films were pure comedies that relied heavily on [[slapstick]], inventive [[Visual gag|sight gags]], and non-stop [[one-liner joke|one-liner]]s. Among the many notable influences on these films are [[Bob Hope]], [[Groucho Marx]] (as well as, to some extent, [[Harpo Marx]]) and [[Humphrey Bogart]]. In 1976, he starred in, but did not direct, ''[[The Front]]'' (that task was handled by [[Martin Ritt]]), a humorous and poignant account of [[Hollywood]] [[blacklist]]ing during the 1950s.
A 20th anniversary Broadway revival in 1997 starred [[Nell Carter]], and later [[Sally Struthers]], as Miss Hannigan, but controversy surrounded the casting of the titular character. The original actress cast in the role, [[Joanna Pacitti]], was fired and replaced by her understudy, Brittny Kissinger<ref>[http://www.brittnykissinger.com/home.html Information at BrittnyKissinger.com]</ref> (who usually played July) while battling bronchitis. Public sentiment seemed to side with Pacitti as she was the winner of a highly-publicized contest to find a new Annie sponsored by the department store [[Macy's]]. This incident, coupled with the mixed reviews the new staging garnered, doomed it to a short run, although it was followed by a successful national tour. The orphans on the pre-broadway national tour and during the Broadway run were played by Christiana Anbri, age 6, from New York City, who played "Molly"; Melissa O'Malley, who played "Kate"; Lindsey Watkins, age 9, from New Haven, who played "Tessie"; Mackenzie Rosen-Stone, age 9, from New York City, who played "Duffy"; Casey Tuma, age ten, from New Jersey, replaced Kissinger as "July"; Cassidy Ladden, age eleven, from Manhattan, who played "Pepper"; and Alexandra Keisman as the orphan swing/Annie understudy. Kissinger, then 8, became the youngest actress to ever play Annie on Broadway.


In the revival, a black miniature poodle named Dartanian played a small part when he ran across in the stage during Act I of the play to be caught by an actor playing a dog catcher. During intermission, an announcement was made to the crowd saying that the dog had been abused by his previous owners and was found wandering the streets of New York City. The announcement then said that the dog was being put up for adoption. Many people went backstage after the show to sign adoption papers for the dog, and after the running of the show, the pound in possession of Dartanian selected a family from Westchester, NY to adopt him. The family changed his name to DC, who is still living in Westchester with this family.
''[[Annie Hall]]'' marked a major turn to more sophisticated [[humor]] and thoughtful drama. Allen's 1977 film won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture – an unusual feat for a comedy, and Best Actress in a Leading Role for Diane Keaton. ''Annie Hall'' set the standard for modern romantic comedy, and also started a minor fashion trend with the unique clothes worn by [[Diane Keaton]] in the film (the offbeat, masculine clothing, such as ties with cardigans, was actually Keaton's own). While in production, its working title was "[[Anhedonia]]," a term that means the inability to feel pleasure, and its plot revolved around a murder mystery. Apparently, as filmed, the murder mystery plot did not work (and was later used in his 1993 ''[[Manhattan Murder Mystery]]''), so Allen re-edited and re-cut the movie after production ended to focus on the romantic comedy between Allen's character, Alvy Singer, and Keaton's character, Annie Hall. The new version, retitled ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (named after Keaton's grandmother), still deals with the theme of the inability to feel pleasure. Ranked at No. 35 on the ''[[American Film Institute]]''' s "100 Best Movies" and at No. 4 on the AFI list of "100 Best Comedies," ''[[Annie Hall]]'' is considered to be among Allen's best.


;1999-2000 United States tour
''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]],'' released in 1979, is a black-and-white film that can be viewed as an homage to New York City, which has been described as the true "main character" of the movie.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} As in many other Allen films, the main characters are upper-class academics. Even though it makes fun of pretentious intellectuals, the story is packed with obscure references which makes it less accessible to a general audience. The love-hate opinion of cerebral persons found in ''[[Manhattan]]'' is characteristic of many of Allen's movies including ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' and ''[[Annie Hall]].'' ''Manhattan'' focuses on the complicated relationship between a middle-aged Isaac Davis (Allen) and a seventeen-year-old Tracy ([[Mariel Hemingway]]) – which presages Allen's complicated personal relationship with [[Soon-Yi Previn]].
Starting in August 1999, the post Broadway National Tour continued with Meredith Ann Bull as Annie, Melissa Rocko playing July, Gianna Belino playing Molly, Katherine Young playing Kate, Ashley Wieronski playing Duffy, and Nina Ducharme playing Tessie, and Tracey Brancifort playing Pepper. In the spring of 2000, a few new 'orphans' took over, and Ashley Weironski moved up to play Annie, while Blaire Restaneo played Molly, Jessica Peters played Tessie, Amy Scheff played July, Tracey Brancifort played Pepper and Melissa Rocco moved on to play Duffy understudying Annie. Amelia Millar was the swing orphan.


In July 2000, Dana Benedict replaced Ashley Weironski as Annie, Jewel Restaneo replaced Mellissa Rocco as Duffy. Daniella Alswang replaced Katherine Young as Kate, Kallie Flynn Childress replaced Jessica Peters as Tessie, while Blaire Restaneo, Amy Scheff, and Tracey Brancifort remained as their roles of Molly, July, and Pepper.
Between ''[[Annie Hall]]'' and ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' Allen wrote and directed the gloomy drama ''[[Interiors]]'' (1978), in the style of the late [[Swedish people|Swedish]] director [[Ingmar Bergman]], one of Allen's major influences. ''[[Interiors]]'' is considered by critics as a significant breakthrough past Allen's "earlier, funnier comedies" (a line from 1980s ''[[Stardust Memories]]'').


<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Annie 2006 Tour Logo.jpg|200px|thumb|The ''Annie'' logo, used for the most recent tour.]] -->
===1980s===
;2005-07 United States tour
Allen's 1980s films, even the comedies, have somber and philosophical undertones. Some, like ''[[September (1987 movie)|September]]'' and ''[[Stardust Memories]]'', are often said to be heavily influenced by the works of European directors, most notably Ingmar Bergman and [[Federico Fellini]].
Starting in 2005, a 30th anniversary traveling production of ''Annie'' by Networks Tours embarked on a multi-city tour. Due to its popularity, the tour's initial 11-month run was extended into 2007. This production is directed by [[Martin Charnin]] and stars [[John Schuck|Conrad John Schuck]] as Daddy Warbucks, Alene Robertson as Miss Hannigan, and [[Marissa O'Donnell]] as Annie.


For the first year of the tour, Annie was played by Marissa O'Donnell, [[Lindsay Ryan]] played Molly, [[Molly Ryan]] played Duffy and understudy of Molly. Stevani Weaver played Kate and understudy of Annie, [[Casey Whyland]] played Tessie, Taylor Bright played July, and [[Brittany Portman]] played Pepper. Throughout the show, there were a couple of replacements. [[Amanda Balon]] took the place of Lindsay Ryan as Molly, and McCall Montz took the place of Molly Ryan as Duffy and U.S. of Molly. Eventually, [[Jocelyn Chmielewski]] took the place of McCall Montz as Duffy and understudy of Molly, and Delaney Moro took the place of Stevani Weaver as Kate and understudy of Annie.
''Stardust Memories'' features a main character, a successful filmmaker played by Allen, who expresses resentment and scorn for his fans. Overcome by the recent death of a friend from illness, the character states, "I don't want to make funny movies any more," and a running gag throughout the film has various people (including a group of visiting space aliens) telling Bates that they appreciate his work, "especially the early, funny ones".<ref name="triviana"> {{cite web |url=http://triviana.com/film/sfilm/stmem.htm |title=Stardust Memories review |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref>


For the 2nd year of the tour, Annie was played by Marissa O'Donnell again, [[Amanda Balon]] moved up to the role of Duffy and understudy of Molly and second understudy of Annie, [[Anastasia Korbal]] played Molly, [[Gabi Nicole Carruba]] played Kate and understudy of Annie, [[Brandy Panfili]] played Tessie, NicKayla Tucker played July, <ref>[http://nextgenkids.com Information from NextGenKids.com]</ref> and Madison Zavitz played Pepper.
However, by the mid-1980s, Allen had begun to combine tragic and comic elements with the release of such films as ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' (winner of three [[Academy Awards]], including Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Diane Weist) starring British actor [[Michael Caine]], and ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'', in which he tells two different stories that connect at the end. He also produced a vividly idiosyncratic tragi-comical parody of documentary, titled ''[[Zelig]]''.


This Equity Tour closed on [[March 25]], [[2007]], at the [[Hippodrome Theatre]] in [[Baltimore, MD]]. Marissa O'Donnell turned down offers from United Kingdom tour producers to continue as Annie in their 2007 production.
He also made three films about show business. The first movie is ''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]'', in which he plays a New York manager; then, ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]'', a movie that shows the importance of the cinema during the Depression through the character of the naive Cecilia. Lastly, Allen made ''[[Radio Days]]'', which is a film about his childhood in Brooklyn, and the importance of the radio. ''Purple Rose'' was named by ''[[Time Magazine]]'' as one of the 100 best films of all time, and Allen has described it as one of his three best films, along with ''[[Stardust Memories]]'' and ''[[Match Point]].''<ref name=premiere-interview>"Woody Speaks!", ''[[Premiere Magazine]]'' interview by Jason Matloff. [http://www.premiere.com/article.asp?section_id=6&article_id=2539&page_number=1&print_page=y]</ref> (It is worth noting that Allen defines them as "best" not in terms of quality, but because they came out the closest to his original vision.)


The 2008-09 cast for the Non-Equity tour is : Amanda Balon moved up to play Annie, Molly will be played by Annalisa DiBernardo, Duffy will be played by Marina Marcherone, Tessie will be played by Abby Spare, Kate by Grace Etzkorn, July by Jaida Benjamin, and Madison Zavitz will be playing Pepper again.<ref>[http://www.annieontour.com/main.html anieontour information of the 2008-09 tour]</ref>
Before the end of the eighties he made other movies that were strongly inspired by [[Ingmar Bergman]]'s films. ''[[September (film)|September]]'' is a remake of ''[[Autumn Sonata]]'', and Allen uses many elements from ''[[Persona (film)|Persona]]''{{Fact|date=April 2007}} in ''[[Another Woman]]''.


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===1990s===
In 2001 the production had a one-month run at The Theatre Royal in Lincoln with 11 year old Kate Winney in the role of Annie on the opening night. Also with Jemma Carlisle(alternate Annie), Louise English (Grace), Vicki Michelle (Hannigan) and Simon Masterton-Smith (Warbucks). The show proved to be a success, touring from 2001-2007 and resuming in September 2008.<ref>[http://www.theatre4u.co.uk/annie/index.htm ''Annie'' UK 2008 tour information</ref>
His 1992 film ''[[Shadows and Fog]]'' (1992) is a black and white homage to [[German Expressionism|German expressionists]] and features the music of [[Kurt Weill]]. Allen then made his critically acclaimed drama ''[[Husbands and Wives]]'' (1992) which received two Oscar nominations; Best Supporting Actress for [[Judy Davis]] and Best Original Screenplay for Allen. His film ''[[Manhattan Murder Mystery]]'' (1993) combined suspense with dark comedy, and starred [[Diane Keaton]], [[Alan Alda]] and [[Anjelica Huston]].


;International productions
Next, he returned to lighter movies, such as ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Director followed by a musical ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]'' (1996) -- his first and only one [[as of 2008]]. The singing and dancing scenes in ''Everyone Says I Love You'' are similar to the musical starring [[Fred Astaire]] and [[Ginger Rogers]], but the plot is comical. The comedy ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' (1995), in which the Greek and Roman tragedies play a large role, won an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Academy Award]] for [[Mira Sorvino]]. Allen's 1999 jazz [[mockumentary]] ''[[Sweet and Lowdown]]'' was also nominated for two Academy Awards for [[Sean Penn]] (Best Actor) and [[Samantha Morton]] (Best Supporting Actress). In contrast to these lighter movies, Allen veered into satire and scathing darkness towards the end of the decade with ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997) and ''[[Celebrity (film)|Celebrity]]'' (1998).
''Annie'' has been produced professionally in [[Argentina]] (1982<sup>1</sup>), [[Australia]] (1979<sup>1</sup>, 2000), [[Denmark]] (Unknown Year), [[Germany]] (1999), [[Hungary]] (1998), [[Israel]] (2001<sup>1</sup>), [[Italy]] (2006), [[Japan]] (1979-2008)<sub>2</sub>, [[United Kingdom]] (1978<sup>1</sup>, 1983, 1998, Tours from 2000-2007), [[Mexico]] (1979<sup>1</sup>), [[Netherlands]] (1997<sup>1</sup>, 2005<sup>1</sup>), [[Norway]] (1991<sup>1</sup>, 2004<sup>1</sup>), [[Philippines]] (Unknown Year), [[Portugal]] (1983<sup>1</sup>), [[Spain]] (1982<sup>1</sup>, 2001<sup>1</sup>), [[Sweden]] (1999, 2006<sup>1</sup>), [[Zimbabwe]] (2003)
Allen made his only [[sitcom]] "appearance" via telephone in the 1997 episode, "My Dinner with Woody" of the show ''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'', an episode paying tribute to several of his films.


<sup>1</sup>Indicates the production made an official cast recording.<br />
===2000s===
²In Japan, a special demo recording of selected songs is made each year, with the new actress playing Annie.
''[[Small Time Crooks]]'' (2000) was his first film with [[DreamWorks SKG]] studio and represented a change in direction: Allen began giving more interviews and made an apparent return to his strictly comedy roots. ''Small Time Crooks'' was a relative success, grossing over $17 million domestically, but Allen's next four films floundered at the box office, including Allen's most expensive film to date, ''[[The Curse of the Jade Scorpion]]'' (with a budget of $33 million). ''[[Hollywood Ending]]'', ''[[Anything Else]]'', and ''[[Melinda and Melinda]]'' were given "rotten" ratings from film-review website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] and each earned less than $5 million domestically.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/p/woody_allen |title=Woody Allen - Rotten Tomatoes Celebrity Profile |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}/</ref> Most critics agreed that Allen's films since 1999's ''Sweet and Lowdown'' were subpar, and some critics expressed concern that Allen's best years were now behind him.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.qwipster.net/melindamelinda.htm |title=Melinda and Melinda review (2004) Woody Allen - Qwipster's Movie Reviews |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref> Woody gave his godson, Quincy Rose, a small part in ''Melinda & Melinda''.


==Musical numbers==
''[[Match Point (film)|Match Point]]'' (2005) was one of Allen's most successful films in the past ten years and generally received very positive reviews. Set in [[London]], it starred [[Jonathan Rhys-Meyers]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]]. It is also markedly darker than Allen's first four films under the DreamWorks SKG banner. In ''Match Point'' Allen shifts his focus from the intellectual upper class of New York to the moneyed upper class of London. While different from Allen's many critical satires, ''Match Point'' still has undertones of social critique. This is clearest in the theme of luck which works on several levels in the film. ''Match Point'' earned more than $23 million domestically (more than any of his films in nearly 20 years) and earned over $62 million in international box office sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=woodallen.html |title=Box Office Mojo - People Index |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref> ''Match Point'' earned Allen his first Academy Award nomination since 1998 for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and also earned directing and writing nominations at the Golden Globes, his first Globe nominations since 1987. In an interview with ''[[Premiere Magazine]]'', Allen stated this was the best film he has ever made.

Allen returned to London to film ''[[Scoop (2006 film)|Scoop]]'', which also starred Johansson, as well as [[Hugh Jackman]], [[Ian McShane]] and [[Kevin McNally]]. The film was released on July 28, 2006, and received mixed reviews. He has also filmed ''[[Cassandra's Dream]]'' in London. ''Cassandra's Dream'' stars [[Colin Farrell]], [[Ewan McGregor]], and [[Tom Wilkinson (actor)|Tom Wilkinson]] and was released in November 2007.

After finishing his third London film, Allen headed to [[Spain]]. He reached an agreement to film ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'', in [[Avilés]], [[Barcelona]] and [[Oviedo]], where shooting started on July 9, 2007. The movie stars international and Spanish actors and actresses, including [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Javier Bardem]], [[Patricia Clarkson]], and [[Penélope Cruz]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,249259,00.html |title=FOXNews.com - Woody Allen�s Next Star: Penelope Cruz - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117935397?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title=Spain woos Woody - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref> "I'm delighted at being able to work with Mediapro and make a film in Spain, a country which has become so special to me,".

Allen has said that he "survives" on the European market. Audiences there have tended to be more receptive to Allen's films, particularly in Spain and [[France]], both countries where he has a large fan base (something joked about in ''Hollywood Ending''). "In the United States things have changed a lot, and it's hard to make good small films now," Allen said in a 2004 interview. "The avaricious studios couldn't care less about good films – if they get a good film they're twice as happy, but money-making films are their goal. They only want these $100 million pictures that make $500
million".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1278451,00.html |title=Why I love London | Interviews | Guardian Unlimited Film |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref>

In April 2008, he began filming for a movie focused more towards older audiences starring [[Larry David]], [[Emma Thompson]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=528290&in_page_id=1794 |title= Watch out for our Emma in Woody Allen's next movie | Daily Mail |accessdate=2008-03-08 |format= |work=}}</ref> and [[Evan Rachel Wood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/02/larry-david-to.html?xid=rss-cnn-todayslatest-20080206-Allen+casts+Larry+David%2C+Evan+Rachel+Wood |title= Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood to star in Woody Allen's next movie |Hollywood Insider |Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=2008-02-07 |format= |work=}}</ref> He revealed in July 2008 the title of this film, to be released in 2009: ''[[Whatever Works]]''.<ref>[http://www.cinematical.com/2008/07/31/woody-allen-reveals-latest-movie-title-whatever-works Woody Allen Reveals Latest Movie Title: 'Whatever Works' - Cinematical<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==="Woody Allen" character===
Allen continues to write roles for the neurotic persona he created in the 1960s and 1970s; however, as he gets older, the roles have been assumed by other actors such as [[John Cusack]] (''Bullets Over Broadway''), [[Kenneth Branagh]] (''Celebrity''), [[Jason Biggs]] (''Anything Else''), [[Will Ferrell]] (''[[Melinda and Melinda]]''), and [[Larry David]] (''[[Whatever Works]]''). <!-- This section is about actors playing roles written by him, that would have been especially suitable for the persona(s) he developed in roles that he wrote and played. It is NOT for actors playing similar roles that Allen DIDN'T write. -->

== Awards, nominations and distinctions==
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[[Image:Estatua Woody Allen en Oviedo.jpg|thumb|right|Life-size statue of Woody Allen in [[Oviedo]].]]
[[Image:Woody Allen - statue.jpg|thumb|right|Close up of Allen's statue in Oviedo ([[Asturias]], [[Spain]]).]]
Over the course of his career Allen has received a considerable number of [[:category:Film awards|awards and distinctions]] in [[film festivals]] and yearly national film awards ceremonies, saluting his work as a director, screenwriter and actor.<ref name="imdbprofile" /> When premiering his films at festivals, Allen does not screen his motion pictures in competition, thus deliberately taking them out of consideration for potential awards.
* Allen's film ''[[Annie Hall]]'' won four [[Academy Awards]] in 1977, including best picture.
* Allen won the 1978 [[O. Henry Award]] for his [[short story]] "The Kugelmass Episode" published in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' on May 2, 1977.
* Allen twice won the [[César Award for Best Foreign Film]], the first in 1980 for ''Manhattan'' and the second in 1986 for ''The Purple Rose of Cairo''. Seven other of his movies were nominated for the prize.
* In 1986, Allen won the [[Golden Globe]] for Best Screenplay for ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''. He was also nominated four times as Best Director, four times for Best Screenplay and twice for Best Actor (Comedy/musical).
* At the 1995 [[Venice Film Festival]], Allen received a Career [[Golden Lion]] for lifetime achievement.
* In 1996, Allen received a lifetime achievement award from the [[Directors Guild of America]].
* In 2002 Allen won the [[Prince of Asturias Awards|Prince of Asturias Award]]. Subsequently, the city of [[Oviedo, Spain]] erected a life-size statue of Allen.<ref>[http://www.neatorama.com/2006/06/09/woody-allen-visits-woody-allen/ Neatorama<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* In 2002, Allen received the ''Palme des Palmes'', a special lifetime achievement award granted by the [[Cannes Festival]] and whose sole other recipient is [[Ingmar Bergman]].<ref name="Cannes">{{fr}} {{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/perso/index.php?langue=6001&personne=2596#bio+ |title=404 Not Found |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}Profile of Woody Allen on the Cannes Festival's website (in French)]</ref>
* In a 2005 poll ''[[The Comedian's Comedian]]'', Allen was voted the third greatest comedy act ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.
* In June 2007 Allen received a PhD Honoris Causa from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona, Spain).
===Academy Awards===
Woody Allen has won three Academy Awards and been nominated a total of 21 times: fourteen as a screenwriter, six as a director, and one as an actor. He has more screenwriting [[Academy Award]] nominations than any other writer; all are in the "Best Original Screenplay" category. He is tied for fifth all-time with six Best Director nominations. His actors have regularly received both nominations and Academy Awards for their work in Allen films, particularly in the Best Supporting categories.

''Annie Hall'' won four Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actress). The film received a fifth nomination, for Allen as Best Actor. ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' won three, for Best Screenplay and both Best Supporting Actor categories; it was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Despite friendly recognition from the Academy, Allen has consistently refused to attend the ceremony or acknowledge his Oscar wins. He broke this pattern twice. At the 2002 Oscars Allen made an unannounced appearance, making a plea for producers to continue filming their movies in [[New York City]] after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9-11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,346426__422878,00.html+ |title=Woody Allen's love/hate relationship with Oscar | Annie Hall | 1 | 25 Years Ago | Movies | Oscar 2003 | Entertainment Weekly |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref> He was given a standing ovation before introducing a montage of movie clips featuring [[New York]]. The second time was at the 2007 Oscars.
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*Overture&nbsp;— Orchestra
===Best Original Screenplay===
*Maybe&nbsp;— Annie & Orphans
* '''Won: ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (1977)'''
*It's the Hard Knock Life&nbsp;— Annie & Orphans
* Nominated: ''[[Interiors]]'' (1978)
*It's the Hard Knock Life (Reprise)&nbsp;— Orphans
* Nominated: ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' (1979)
*Tomorrow&nbsp;— Annie
* Nominated: ''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]'' (1984)
*We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover&nbsp;— Hooverville-ites & Annie
* Nominated: ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]'' (1985)
*Little Girls&nbsp;— Miss Hannigan
* '''Won: ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' (1986)'''
*Little Girls (Reprise)&nbsp;— Miss Hannigan
* Nominated: ''[[Radio Days]]'' (1987)
*I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here&nbsp;— Grace, Annie & Servants
* Nominated: ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' (1989)
*N.Y.C.&nbsp;— Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Star-to-Be, Chorus
* Nominated: ''[[Alice (1990 film)|Alice]]'' (1990)
*Easy Street&nbsp;— Rooster, Miss Hannigan, Lily
* Nominated: ''[[Husbands and Wives]]'' (1992)
*Why Should I Change a Thing?&nbsp;— Warbucks**
* Nominated: ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994)
*You Won't Be an Orphan for Long&nbsp;— Grace, Drake, Servants, Annie, Warbucks
* Nominated: ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' (1995)
*Maybe (Reprise)&nbsp;— Annie
* Nominated: ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997)
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* Nominated: ''[[Match Point]]'' (2005)
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*Entr'acte&nbsp;— Orchestra

*Maybe (Reprise)&nbsp;— Annie
===Best Actor===
*You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile&nbsp;— Bert Healy, Boylan Sisters
* Nominated: ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (1977)
*You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (Children)&nbsp;— Orphans

*Easy Street (Reprise)&nbsp;— Rooster, Miss Hannigan, Lily
===Best Director===
*Tomorrow (Cabinet Reprise)&nbsp;— Annie, Roosevelt, Warbucks, Cabinet
* '''Won: ''[[Annie Hall]]'' (1977)'''
*Something Was Missing&nbsp;— Warbucks
* Nominated: ''[[Interiors]]'' (1978)
*I Don't Need Anything But You&nbsp;— Warbucks, Annie, Grace, Drake, Servants
* Nominated: ''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]'' (1984)
*Annie&nbsp;— Grace, Drake & Servants
* Nominated: ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]'' (1986)
*Maybe (Reprise)&nbsp;— Annie
* Nominated: ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]'' (1989)
*New Deal for Christmas&nbsp;— Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Roosevelt, Servants, Orphans
* Nominated: ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (1994)
*Bows&nbsp;— All
*Exit Music&nbsp;— Orchestra
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''**Added in 2000 when the script was revised for the Australian production<ref>[http://www.entertainmentstore.com.au/engine/SID/1000083/AID/100510.htm Information from Australian "EntertainmentStore.com"]</ref>
*Four actors have '''won''' five Academy Awards for their work in Allen films: [[Diane Keaton]] (Best Actress, ''Annie Hall''), [[Michael Caine]] (Best Supporting Actor, ''Hannah and Her Sisters''), [[Dianne Wiest]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Hannah and Her Sisters'' and ''Bullets Over Broadway''), and [[Mira Sorvino]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Mighty Aphrodite'').


==Recordings==
*Ten actors have received Academy Award '''nominations''' for their work in Allen films: Allen himself (Best Actor, ''Annie Hall''), [[Geraldine Page]] (Best Actress, ''Interiors''), [[Martin Landau]] (Best Supporting Actor, ''Crimes and Misdemeanors''), [[Chazz Palminteri]] (Best Supporting Actor, ''Bullets Over Broadway''), [[Maureen Stapleton]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Interiors''), [[Mariel Hemingway]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Manhattan''), [[Judy Davis]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Husbands and Wives''), [[Jennifer Tilly]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Bullets Over Broadway''), [[Sean Penn]] (Best Actor, ''Sweet and Lowdown''), and [[Samantha Morton]] (Best Supporting Actress, ''Sweet and Lowdown'').
The Original Broadway Cast recording was released in 1977; a CD containing bonus tracks was released on [[September 15]], [[1998]] by Sony (ASIN: B00000AG6Z).


A 30th anniversary cast recording was released on [[June 3]], [[2008]] on [[Time Life Records]]. Album producer [[Robert Sher]] has assembled an all-star cast of former ''Annie'' cast members, including Carol Burnett, Sally Struthers, Kathie Lee Gifford, Andrea McArdle, Conrad John Schuck, [[Harve Presnell]], [[Gary Beach]], [[Marissa O'Donnell]] and [[Amanda Balon]]. The rest of the cast is made up of the members of the 30th Anniversary Tour. This recording is a double CD set and includes the entire show as it is performed now on the first disk. The second disk includes songs from the sequel to Annie, "Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge" as well as songs that were cut from or added to the original production. There is also a song from the 1977 Annie Christmas special. The booklet is made up of original drawings by Philo Barnhart, who is the creator of the characters of Ariel and Ursula of "The Little Mermaid", and is presented in a comic book style.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/118230.html playbill article]</ref>
===BAFTA===
Allen has won a number of [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards]] and nominations for best picture, best director, best actor and best screenplay. In 1997, he received the honorary BAFTA Fellowship for his work.


==Film and television==
* 1978 — Won — [[BAFTA Award for Best Film|Best Film]] — ''[[Annie Hall]]''
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* 1978 — Won — Best Screenplay — ''Annie Hall'' (with [[Marshall Brickman]])
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* 1978 — Won — Best Direction — ''Annie Hall''
The [[Columbia Pictures]] film was released in 1982, with [[Albert Finney]] starring as Daddy Warbucks, [[Carol Burnett]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Ann Reinking]] as Grace Farrell, [[Tim Curry]] as Rooster, [[Bernadette Peters]] as Lily, and [[Aileen Quinn]] as Annie. A [[sequel]] to the 1982 movie, '''''Annie: A Royal Adventure!''''' was made for television in 1995. The sequel starred [[Ashley Johnson]], [[Joan Collins]], [[George Hearn]] and [[Ian McDiarmid]]. Aside from a reprise of "Tomorrow", there are no songs in the sequel.
* 1980 — Won — Best Film — ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]''
* 1980 — Won — Best Screenplay — ''Manhattan'' (with [[Marshall Brickman]])
* 1985 — Won — Best Screenplay — ''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]''
* 1986 — Won — Best Film — ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''
* 1986 — Won — Best Screenplay — ''The Purple Rose of Cairo''
* 1987 — Won — Best Screenplay — ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]''
* 1987 — Won — Best Direction — ''Hannah and Her Sisters''
* 1993 — Won — Best Screenplay — ''[[Husbands and Wives]]''
* Nominated for best film for ''Hannah and Her Sisters'', ''[[Radio Days]]'', ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]''.
* Nominated for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|best actor]] for ''Annie Hall'', ''Manhattan'', ''Hannah and Her Sisters''.
* Nominated for best director for ''Manhattan'', ''Crimes and Misdemeanors''.
* Nominated for best screenplay for ''[[Zelig]]'', ''[[Radio Days]]'', ''Crimes and Misdemeanors'', ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'' (with [[Douglas McGrath]]).


A made-for-TV ''Wonderful World of Disney'' movie version, produced by [[The Walt Disney Company]], was broadcast in 1999; it starred [[Victor Garber]] as Daddy Warbucks, [[Kathy Bates]] as Miss Hannigan, [[Audra McDonald]] as Grace Farrell, [[Alan Cumming]] as Rooster, [[Kristin Chenoweth]] as Lily, and newcomer [[Alicia Morton]] as Annie.
===Title sequences===
Virtually all of Allen's films since ''[[Annie Hall]]'' begin with the same style of title sequence, incorporating a series of black and white title cards in a vintage font (most often [[Windsor (typeface)|Windsor]]) reminiscent mostly of legendary Japanese director [[Yasujirō Ozu]],set to a selection of jazz music that occasionally figures prominently later in the film's story (e.g., ''[[Radio Days]]''). Additionally, the cast is placed on one such title card and listed in alphabetical order, and not in the order of the relative "star power" of the actors at the time in which the film was made. This is reminiscent of silent era films. There is one minor variation in ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'', where the titles are weaved in with a looped shot. Another exception to this is ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'', which opens with a series of black and white still shots of the city set to Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue"; the film's title comes after the opening narration is over.


A documentary film, "Life After Tomorrow", was directed and produced by one of the original Broadway and National Tour orphans, [[Julie Stevens]] and partner, Gil Cates, Jr. The film reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the Broadway show “Annie” and reveals the highs and lows of their experiences as child actresses in a cultural phenomenon. The film premiered on [[Showtime]] and will be released by [[Arts Alliance America]] on DVD in early 2008.
==Theater==
Although best known for his films, Allen has also enjoyed a very successful career in theater. Starting as early as 1960 when Allen was writing sketches for the [[revue]] ''[[From A to Z]]''. His first great success was ''[[Don't Drink the Water (play)|Don't Drink the Water]]'' which opened in 1968 and ran for 598 performances for almost two years on Broadway.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=3347 Internet Broadway Database: Don't Drink the Water Production Credits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His success continued with ''[[Play it Again, Sam]]'' which opened in 1969, starring Allen and [[Diane Keaton]]. The show played for 453 performances and was nominated for three [[Tony Awards]], although none of the nominations were for Allen's writing or acting.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=2849 Internet Broadway Database: Play It Again, Sam Production Credits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==Pop culture references==
In the 70s, Allen wrote a number of [[one-act plays]], most notably ''[[God (play)| God]]'' and ''[[Death (play)| Death]]'' which were published in his 1975 collection ''[[Without Feathers]]''.
''Annie's'' popularity is reflected in its numerous mentions in popular media. References to the show appear in films such as ''[[Austin Powers: Goldmember]]'', where Dr. Evil and Mini-Me lip-synch and perform the song 'It's The Hard Knock Life For Us' with the original soundtrack playing off-camera; and in the 1994 [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]] black comedy ''[[Serial Mom]]'', where a woman is bludgeoned to death with a leg of [[mutton]] by the titular serial killer while watching the 1982 film of ''Annie'' and singing along. ''Annie'' is parodied in ''[[Reefer Madness (2005 film)|Reefer Madness]]'', where President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] shows up as the ''[[deus ex machina]]'' at the end of the satirical musical to tell the assembled crowd, "A little orphan girl once told me that the sun would come out tomorrow. Her adopted father was a powerful billionaire, so I suppressed the urge to laugh in her face, but now, by gum, I think she may have been on to something!"


References in television series include ''[[Zoey 101]]'', where Marc wants the school production changed to ''Annie''; ''[[Full House]]'', where [[Stephanie Tanner]] sings the song in several episodes; the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater]]" (1999), where the Griffin family inherits a luxury mansion, and the staff puts on a large-scale production number spoofing the song "I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here". The same song is also spoofed in the ''[[Drawn Together]]'' episode "[[Alzheimer's That Ends Well]]". In the first episode of ''[[Boston Legal]]'', Alan Shore representes a black girl who was not hired as Annie in the national tour, and wins the case with the help of [[Al Sharpton]]. In the ''[[South Park]]'' episode "[[Ginger Kids]]", [[Eric Cartman]] and his group of Ginger Supremacists protest against Annie being played by a non-freckled, non-red-haired girl. In ''[[30 Rock]]'', Liz Lemon is discovered in her office after hours listening to music on her headset and singing "Maybe."
In 1981 Allen's play ''The Floating Light Bulb'' opened on Broadway. The play was a critical success but a commercial flop. Despite two [[Tony Award]] nominations, a Tony win for [[Brian Backer]]'s acting (who also won the 1981 [[Theatre World Award]] and a [[Drama Desk Award]] for his work) the play only ran 62 performances.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4112 Internet Broadway Database: The Floating Light Bulb Production Credits<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> As of January 2008, it is the last Allen work that ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].


The song "Tomorrow" is sung in many media references, including by Joe's aunt in a scene in the movie ''[[You've Got Mail]]''; in ''[[Dave (film)|Dave]]'', by [[Kevin Kline]] and [[Sigourney Weaver]]; by [[Ryan Stiles|Lewis]] on ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''; by [[Jane Krakowski]] in the fourth season of ''[[Ally McBeal]]''; in ''[[Roseanne]]'', by Darlene and Becky; in ''[[Friends]]'', by [[Chandler Bing]], who has two copies of the ''Annie'' soundtrack (season eight's episode "The One With The Tea Leaves"); by [[Reese Witherspoon]] in ''[[Just Like Heaven (film)|Just Like Heaven]]''; by Donkey in the [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] movie ''[[Shrek II]]'' (although he passes out halfway through the second line); in a commercial for [[Lowe's]] Hardware promoting their next-day delivery; by contestant Teresa Cooper on an episode of ''[[Survivor: Africa]]''; in a ''[[Duel Masters]]'' episode, it is recited by Shobu; by Marta in ''[[School Of Rock]]''; in ''[[Like Mike]]'', by a couple hoping to be Calvin's adoptive parents; and in ''[[Addams Family Values]]''. In the ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' episode "[[Loss the Boss]]" the song can be heard playing in the bedroom of [[Justin Suarez]] after he was sent there for fighting in school. Pastiche versions of the song are sung in the Disney theme park attraction ''[[It's Tough to be a Bug!]]'' and in the Rooms To Go next-day delivery ad campaign. The long-running Broadway parody production of ''[[Forbidden Broadway]]'' took up "Tomorrow" as sung by an adult Annie ("I'm thirty years old . . . tomorrow") pleading for a sequel to the original musical.
After a long hiatus from the stage Allen returned to the theater in 1995 with the one-act ''Central Park West'', an installment in an evening of theater known as ''Death Defying Acts'' that was also made up of new work by [[David Mamet]] and [[Elaine May]] <ref>[http://mamet.eserver.org/review/1995/death.html Death Defying Acts and No One Shall Be Immune — David Mamet Society<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

For the next couple of years, Allen had no direct involvement with the stage, yet notable productions of his work were being staged. A production of ''God'' was staged at the [[The Bank of Brazil Cultural Center]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]],<ref>http://www.playbill.com/news/article/36475.html</ref> theatrical adaptations of Allen's films ''Bullets over Broadway'' <ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/40306.html Playbill News: Woody Allen Adaptation Debuts at Italian Theatre Festival, Aug. 1<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and ''September'' <ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/47752.html Playbill News: Stage Version of Woody Allen's September to Bow in France, Sept. 16<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> were produced in Italy and France, respectably, without Allen's involvement. In 1997 rumors of Allen returning to the theater to write a starring role for his wife [[Soon-Yi Previn]] turned out to be false.<ref>http://www.playbill.com/news/article/36263.html</ref>

In 2003, Allen finally returned to the stage with ''Writer's Block'', an evening of two one-acts: ''Old Saybrook'' and ''Riverside Drive'', that played [[off-Broadway]]. The production marked the stage directing debut for Allen.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/79561.html Playbill News: Woody Allen's Writer's Block, with Neuwirth and Reiser, Opens Off-Broadway May 15<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The production sold out its entire run.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/89553.html Playbill News: Two Weeks Added to Woody Allen's New Play, Second Hand Memory, at Off-Bway's Atlantic<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Also that year, reports of Allen writing the book for a musical based on ''Bullets over Broadway'' surfaces, but no show ever formulated.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/80729.html Playbill News: Work Continues of Musical Version of Bullets Over Broadway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2004 Allen's first full-length play since 1981, ''A Second Hand Memory''.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/89716.html Playbill News: Woody Allen Directs His Second Hand Memory, Opening Nov. 22 Off-Broadway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The production was directed by Allen and enjoyed an extended run off-Broadway.<ref name="autogenerated1" />

In June 2007 it was announced that Allen would make two more creative debuts in the theater, directing a work that he didn't write and directing an opera – a re-intepretation of [[Giacomo Puccini|Puccini]]'s ''[[Gianni Schicchi]]'' for the [[Los Angeles Opera]],<ref name="BBCNews">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7603731.stm|title=Woody Allen makes debut at opera|date=2008-09-08|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref> which debuted at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on September 6, 2008.<ref name="NYTOpera">{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/arts/music/08trit.html|title=Puccini With a Sprinkling of Woody Allen Whimsy |last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|date=2008-09-07|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=2008-09-08}}</ref>

==Relationships==
===Harlene Rosen===
At age 19, Allen married 16-year-old Harlene Rosen.<ref name="timemag"/> The marriage lasted five "nettling, unsettling years".<ref name="timemag"/>

Rosen, whom Allen referred to in his standup act as "the Dread Mrs. Allen," later [[lawsuit|sued]] Allen for [[defamation]] due to comments at a TV appearance shortly after their divorce. Allen tells a different story on his mid-1960s standup album ''Standup Comic''. In his act, Allen said that Rosen sued him because of a joke he made in an interview. Rosen had been [[rape|sexually assaulted]] outside her apartment, and according to Allen, the newspapers reported that she "had been violated." In the interview, Allen said, "Knowing my ex-wife, it probably wasn't a [[moving violation]]." In a later interview on ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'', Allen brought the incident up again where he repeated his comments and that the amount that he was being sued for was "$1 million".

===Louise Lasser===
Allen married [[Louise Lasser]] in 1966. Allen and Lasser divorced in 1969 and Allen did not marry again until 1997. Lasser starred in three Allen films after the divorce, ''Bananas'', ''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)'', as well as a brief appearance in ''Stardust Memories''. Allen is alleged to have loosely based aspects of the 'Harriet Harman' character from ''[[Husbands and Wives]]'' (the "kamikaze woman") on his relationship with Lasser. {{Fact|date=September 2007}}

===Diane Keaton===
In 1970, Allen cast [[Diane Keaton]] in his Broadway play ''[[Play It Again, Sam]]'', which had a successful run. During this time she became romantically involved with Allen and appeared in a number of his films, including ''[[Annie Hall]]''. Keaton starred in ''Play It Again, Sam'' as [[Tony Roberts]]'s lover. Although Allen and Keaton broke up after a year, she starred in a number of his films after their relationship had ended including ''[[Sleeper (film)|Sleeper]]'' as a futuristic poet; and in ''[[Love and Death]]'' as a composite character based on the novels of [[Leo Tolstoy|Tolstoy]] and [[Fyodor Dostoevsky|Dostoevsky]]. ''Annie Hall'' was very important in Allen and Keaton's careers. Not only that, but it is said that the role was written especially for her, and even the title speaks to this as Diane Keaton's given name is Diane Hall. She then starred in ''[[Interiors]]'' as a poet again, followed by ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]''. In 1987 she had a cameo as a night club singer in ''[[Radio Days]]'' and was chosen to replace Mia Farrow in the co-starring role for ''[[Manhattan Murder Mystery]]'' after Allen and Farrow ended their personal and working relationship while making this film. Keaton has not worked with Allen since ''Manhattan Murder Mystery'', although they remain good friends.

===Stacey Nelkin===
The film ''[[Manhattan (film)|Manhattan]]'' is said to have been based on his romantic relationship with the actress [[Stacey Nelkin]]. Her bit part in ''[[Annie Hall]]'' ended up on the [[cutting room floor]], and their relationship, though never publicly acknowledged by Allen, reportedly began when she was seventeen years old and a student at New York's [[Stuyvesant High School]].<ref>Fox, Julian. Woody: Movies from Manhattan. New York: Overlook Press, 1996. 111-112</ref><ref>Baxter, John. Woody Allen: A Biography. New York: Caroll & Graf., 1998. 226, 248, 249, 250, 253, 273-4, 385, 416</ref><ref>Bailey, Peter J. The Reluctant Film Art of Woody Allen. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2001. 61</ref>

===Mia Farrow===
Starting around 1980, Allen began a 12-year relationship with actress [[Mia Farrow]], who had leading roles in several of his movies from 1982 to 1992. Farrow and Allen never married, but they [[adopt]]ed two children together: Dylan Farrow (who changed her name to Eliza and is now known as Malone) and Misha Farrow (now known as Moses); and had one biological child, Satchel Farrow (now known as [[Ronan Seamus Farrow]]). Allen did not adopt any of Farrow's other biological and adopted children, including Soon-Yi Farrow Previn (the adopted daughter of Farrow and [[André Previn]], now known as [[Soon-Yi Previn]]). Allen and Farrow separated in 1992 after Farrow discovered nude photographs Allen had taken of Soon-Yi. In her autobiography, ''What Falls Away'' (New York: Doubleday, 1997), Farrow says Allen admitted to a relationship with Soon-Yi.

After Allen and Farrow separated, a long public legal battle for the custody of their three children began. During the proceedings, Farrow alleged that Allen had sexually molested their adopted daughter Malone, who was then seven years old. The judge eventually concluded that the sex abuse charges were inconclusive,<ref name=Brozan>Brozan, Nadine. "Chronicle," ''The New York Times'', May 13, 1994.</ref> but called Allen's conduct with Malone "grossly inappropriate". She called the report of the team that investigated the issue "sanitized and, therefore, less credible" and said she had "reservations about the reliability of the report". She also called Allen's conduct with Soon-Yi "inappropriate". Farrow ultimately won the custody battle over their children. Allen was denied visitation rights with Malone and could only see Ronan under supervision. Misha, who was then 14, chose not to see his father.

In a 2005 ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' interview,<ref name=Biskind>Biskind, Peter. "Reconstructing Woody," ''Vanity Fair'', December 2005 [http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2005/12/woodyallen200512]</ref> Allen estimated that, despite the scandal's damage to his reputation, Farrow's discovery of Allen's attraction to Soon-Yi Previn, by accidentally finding nude photographs of her, was "just one of the fortuitous events, one of the great pieces of luck in my life. [...] It was a turning point for the better". Of his relationship with Farrow, he said "I'm sure there are things that I might have done differently. [...] Probably in retrospect I should have bowed out of that relationship much earlier than I did".

===Soon-Yi Previn===
Shortly after breaking his relationship from Farrow in 1992, Allen continued his relationship with [[Soon-Yi Previn]], Farrow's adopted daughter. Even though Allen never married or lived with Farrow, and was never Previn's [[stepfather]], the relationship between Allen and Previn has often been referred to a father dating his [[stepdaughter]]. Despite assertions from Previn that Allen was never a father-figure to her, the relationship drew much public and media scrutiny. At the time, Allen was 56 and Previn was 22.

Allen and Previn married in 1997. The couple later adopted two daughters, naming them Bechet and Manzie after jazz musicians [[Sidney Bechet]] and [[Manzie Johnson]].

[[Image:Woodyband.jpg|frame|right|Woody Allen with [[Jerry Zigmont]] and Simon Wettenhall performing at [[Vienne Jazz Festival]], [[Vienne, Isère|Vienne, France]].]]

==Clarinet hobby==
Allen is a passionate fan of [[jazz]] which is often featured prominently in his movies' soundtracks. He has played the [[clarinet]] since adolescence and chose his stage name from an idol, famed clarinetist [[Woody Herman]]. He has performed publicly at least since the late-1960s, notably with the [[Preservation Hall Jazz Band]] on the soundtrack of ''Sleeper''. One of his earliest televised performances was on ''[[The Dick Cavett Show]]'' on October 20, 1971.

Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band play every Monday evening at Manhattan's [[Carlyle Hotel]], specializing in classic [[New Orleans jazz]] from the early twentieth century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.woodyallenband.com |title=New Orleans Trombone, Jerry Zigmont - Jazz Trombone, Eddy Davis & His New Orleans Jazz Band featuring Woody Allen, Cafe Carlyle, Woody Allen Band |accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref> The [[documentary film]] ''[[Wild Man Blues]]'' (directed by [[Barbara Kopple]]) documents a 1996 European tour by Allen and his band, as well as his relationship with Previn. The band has released two [[CD]]s: ''The Bunk Project'' (1993) and the soundtrack of ''Wild Man Blues'' (1997).

Allen and his band played the Montreal Jazz Festival on two consecutive nights in June 2008.

==Work about or inspired by Woody Allen==
Apart from ''[[Wild Man Blues]]'' directed by [[Barbara Kopple]], there are a number of other documentaries featuring Woody Allen, including: the 2002 cable-television documentary ''Woody Allen: a Life in Film'', directed by ''[[Time Magazine]]'' film critic [[Richard Schickel]], which interlaces interviews of Allen with clips of his films; and ''Meetin' WA'', a short interview of Allen by French director [[Jean-Luc Godard]].

''Waiting for Woody Allen'' is a 2004 short film parody of [[Samuel Beckett]]'s ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''. From 1976 to 1984, Stuart Hample wrote and drew ''[[Inside Woody Allen]]'', a comic strip based on Allen's film persona. ''Central Park West Stories'', (Baldini Castoldi Dalai publisher, 2005) by [[Glauco Della Sciucca]] (Italian contributor to ''[[Columbia Journalism Review]]'', ''[[The New Yorker]]'', ''[[The Jewish Week]]'', since September 2003) are inspired by Allen. "Death of an Interior Decorator" is a song on [[Death Cab for Cutie]]'s album ''[[Transatlanticism]]'' that was inspired by Woody Allen's ''[[Interiors]]''. In ''[[Love Creeps]]'', a novel by [[Amanda Filipacchi]], a group of birders in [[Central Park]] spot Woody Allen and Soon-Yi stepping out onto their balcony and get very excited, which torments a nearby group of recovering stalkers from [[Stalkaholics Anonymous]], causing one of them to suddenly lose his sobriety by grabbing the binoculars from around the neck of a birder to stare at Woody Allen and Soon-Yi.

The character [[George Costanza]], from the sitcom ''[[Seinfeld]]'', was originally performed as a caricature of Woody Allen, according to [[Jason Alexander]]. In one episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'', [[Cosmo Kramer]] talks about being a cast member of Allen's movie project and his famous oneliner "These pretzels are making me thirsty".

In 2003 Keith Black wrote, directed and starred in the award winning film ''Get the Script to Woody Allen''.<ref>[http://getthescripttowoodyallen.com Get The Script To Woody Allen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The feature was about a neurotic young man who is obsessed with getting his script to Woody.

The independent 2008 movie ''Mancattan''<ref>http://www.mancattan.co.uk</ref> written and directed by Phil Drinkwater and Colin Warhurst charts the story of the two directors, playing fictional versions of themselves, flying over to [[New York]] from their native [[Manchester]] in order to make a documentary about Woody Allen. The film within a film is set against the backdrop of a bittersweet romantic comedy as the film cuts between events in [[Manhattan]] and flashbacks of Manchester.

==Psychoanalysis==
Allen spent at least 30 years undergoing [[psychoanalysis]], sometimes going three days a week. Many of his films contain a psychoanalysis scene. Even the film ''[[Antz]]'', an animated feature in which Allen contributes the voice of lead character ''Z'', opens with a classic piece of Allen analysis [[schtick]].

''Moment Magazine'' says "it drove his self-absorbed work." John Baxter, author of ''Woody Allen - A Biography'', wrote: "Like [[Roman Catholic|Catholic]] confession, Allen's form of analysis let the penitent go free to [[sin]] again," and that "Allen obviously found analysis stimulating, even exciting."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.momentmag.com/archive/dec99/feat1.html |title=Moment Mag|accessdate=2008-01-17 |format= |work=}}</ref>

Allen says he ended his psychotherapy visits around the time he began his relationship with Previn. He says he still is [[Claustrophobia|claustrophobic]] and [[Agoraphobia|agoraphobic]].<ref name=Biskind/>

==Filmography==
{{main|Woody Allen filmography}}

==Theater works==
In addition to directing, writing, and acting in films, Allen has written and performed in a number of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] theater productions.

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| align="center"| 1960
| ''[[From A to Z]]''
| Writer (book)
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|-
| align="center"|1966
| ''[[Don't Drink the Water (play)|Don't Drink the Water]]''
| Writer
| align="center"|—
|-
| align="center"| 1969
| ''[[Play It Again, Sam (1972 movie)|Play It Again, Sam]]''
| Writer, performer (Allan Felix)
| align="center"|Broadhurst Theatre<ref>{{cite web
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| publisher = filmreference.com
| accessdate = 2008-02-28
| title = Woody Allen Biography (1935-)}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| 1981
| ''The Floating Light Bulb''
| Writer
| align="center"|—
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==Bibliography==
*''Don't Drink the Water: A comedy in two acts'' (1967), ASIN B0006BSWBW
*''[[Play It Again, Sam]]'' (1969), ISBN 0-394-40663-X
*''Getting Even'' (1971), ISBN 0-394-47348-5
*''[[God (play)|God: A comedy in one act]]'' (1975), ISBN 0-573-62201-9
*''[[Without Feathers]]'' (1975), ISBN 0-394-49743-0
*''[[Side Effects]]'' (1980), ISBN 0-394-51104-2
*''Lunatic's tale'' (1986), ISBN 1-55628-001-7
*''Complete Prose of Woody Allen'' (1992), ISBN 0-517-07229-7. (Collection of Allen's short stories first published in ''Getting Even'', ''Without Feathers'' ''and Side Effects''.)
*''Three One-Act Plays: Riverside Drive / Old Saybrook / Central Park West'' (2003), ISBN 0-8129-7244-9
*''Writer's Block: Two One Actplays'' (2005), ISBN 0-573-62630-8
*''"A Second Hand Memory," (a drama in two acts)'' (2005)
* Yannick Rolandeau "Le cinéma de Woody Allen", Aléas, 2006 ISBN 2-84301-144-2
*''Mere Anarchy'' (2007), ISBN 978-1-4000-6641-4
* ''The Insanity Defense : The Complete Prose''. New York: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007, ISBN 978-0812978117.

==Further reading==
*''Woody Allen: Profane and Sacred''; Richard A. Blake (1995) ISBN 978-0-810-82993-0
*''The Importance of Being Famous: Behind the Scenes of the Celebrity Industrial Complex'' by [[Maureen Orth]] p233 ISBN 0-8050-7545-3
*''Woody Allen on Woody Allen: In Conversation With Stig Bjorkman'' (1995), ISBN 0-8021-1556-X
*''Woody Allen - A biography''; John Baxter (1999) ISBN 0-7867-0666-X
*''Woody Allen: Eine Biographie''; [[Stephan Reimertz]], Reinbek, (2000) ISBN 3-499-61145-7 (in German)
*''Woody Allen''; [[Stephan Reimertz]], (rororo-Monographie), Reinbek, (2005) ISBN 3-499-50410-3 (in German)
*''The Essential Woody Allen''; Lauren Hill
*''Fun With Woody, The Complete Woody Allen Quiz Book (Henry Holt)'', Graham Flashner
*''Woody Allen: Interviews (Conversations With Filmmakers Series)'', R. E. Kapsis and K. Coblentz eds., (2006) ISBN 1-57806-793-6
*[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,14929-1897665,00.html "Woody plots film return to London"] by A Correspondent, ''Times Online'', November 30, 2005
*[http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,6737,1278451,00.html "Why I Love London"] by Simon Garfield, ''Guardian Unlimited'', August 8, 2004
*[http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/allen.html An essay by Victoria Loy on Woody Allen's career]


Other prominent media references include the following:
* Rapper [[Jay-Z]] made heavy use of samples from the Broadway cast album's version of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" in his single "It's the Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". In turn, Jay-Z's take was also parodied by [[Sudden Death (music)|Sudden Death]] with their song "Star Trek Life" from their album ''Die Laughing''.
* The newly-formed [[NFL Network]] produced two [[Advertising in the Super Bowl|Super Bowl ads]] in [[Super Bowl XXXVIII|2004]] and [[Super Bowl XXXIX|2005]] featuring "Tomorrow." A series of football celebrities who were retired or didn't make it to that year's Super Bowl would sing the song, ending with the caption, "...Tomorrow, we're all undefeated again."<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/7043746][http://www.ifilm.com/superbowl/2004 2004 Super Bowl ad at nflnetwork]</ref><ref>[http://www.ifilm.com/superbowl/2005 2005 Super Bowl ad at ifilm.com]</ref>
*In the videogame ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', a [[parody]] poster reminiscent of ''Annie'' can be seen in certain parts of [[Liberty City (Grand Theft Auto)|Liberty City]].
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=3996 Internet Broadway Database link for ''Annie'']
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*[http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000005 MTI Shows listing]
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*[http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.com/shows/annie.html ''Annie'' audition research resource from Musical Theatre Audition]
*[http://goodsmallfilms.blogspot.com Good Small Films] (Unofficial Woodypedia and blog)
*[http://stageagent.com/Shows/View/719 ''Annie'' plot summary & character descriptions from Stage Agent]
*[http://www.woodyallen.com WoodyAllen.com] (Unofficial)
*[http://www.annieorphans.com/ Annieorphans.com - Official website for former ''Annie'' cast members and fans]
*{{imdb name|id=0000095|name=Woody Allen}}
*[http://www.lifeaftertomorrow.com/ Life After Tomorrow.com - Official website for the film "Life After Tomorrow"]
*{{tcmdb name|id=2615|name=Woody Allen}}
*[http://www.annieontour.com/ 2005-2007 ''Annie'' Tour official site]
*{{ibdb name|id=9226|name=Woody Allen}}
*[http://www.annietour.com/ 2005-2007 ''Annie'' Tour unofficial site]
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*[http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/allen.woody.film.html Woody Allen Collection] at the [[Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center]] at the [[University of Texas at Austin]].


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For other uses, see Annie (musical) (disambiguation).
Annie
Original Broadway Windowcard
MusicCharles Strouse
LyricsMartin Charnin
BookThomas Meehan
BasisHarold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie
Productions1977 Broadway
1978 West End
1978 North American Tour
1978 US Tour
1979 US Tour
1979 Australia
1979 Mexico
1979 Japan
1981 US Tour
1982 film
1983 West End
1997 Broadway revival
1998 West End
1999 US television movie
2000 UK tour
2005 US Tour
International productions
AwardsTony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
Tony Award for Best Book

Annie is a musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The musical ran for nearly six years on Broadway, spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won the Tony Award for Best Musical. The musical's songs "Tomorrow" and "It's the Hard-Knock Life" are its most popular pieces.

Plot synopsis

Eleven-year-old Annie is in an orphanage, presided over by Miss Hannigan, who keeps the little girl orphans in line by bullying and threatening them. The girls are ever hopeful that they will find parents and happiness ("Maybe") while Miss Hannigan is unhappy with her situation. Annie decides to escape to find her parents, running into a friendly dog (Sandy) ("Tomorrow") and the people made homeless because of the Great Depression ("We'd Like To Thank You, Herbert Hoover"). However, she is returned to the orphanage. Grace Farrell, Warbucks' assistant, picks her to live in Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks' palatial home for the Christmas holidays ("I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here").

Although initially uncomfortable with each other, Annie and Daddy Warbucks soon come to love each other (You Won't Be An Orphan For Long). Warbucks wants to adopt her, but Annie insists that her parents will come for her. Over the radio show of Bert Healy, and with the help of President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Warbucks offers a reward for the parents ("You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile"). Miss Hannigan and her brother, Rooster, and his slightly ditzy girlfriend, Lily St. Regis, scheme to pretend to be the parents and collect the reward ("Easy Street"). When they are found out, it is revealed that Annie's parents have died. Warbucks and Annie become a family ("I Don't Need Anything But You").

Characters

Characters Description
Annie An 11-year-old redheaded girl, optimistic and "spunky", seeking her parents
Miss Hannigan The unpleasant orphanage matron, disillusioned, she hates children, but is fond of alcoholic beverages
Oliver Warbucks Billionaire businessman who opens his home – and heart – to Annie
Grace Farrell Warbucks' faithful secretary
Rooster Miss Hannigan's no-good brother, out for the quick buck
Lily St. Regis Rooster's not-so-dumb blonde amoral girlfriend
President Franklin D. Roosevelt President of the United States, he aids Warbucks in the search for Annie's parents
Bert Healy Radio announcer who agrees to broadcast Annie's search for her parents
The Boylan sisters Singers on the Bert Healy Show
Orphan girls Residents of the orphanage who range in age from 6 to 13, they have a "Hard Knock Life" (Pepper, Molly, July, Tessie, Duffy, Kate)
Sandy An abandoned mixed–breed dog that Annie rescues who becomes her faithful companion.

Production history

Pre-Broadway Tryout

Annie had its World premiere on August 10, 1976 at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Connecticut. Kristin Vigard was the first actress to play the title role. However, the producers soon decided that Vigard's genuinely sweet interpretation was not tough enough for the street-smart orphan. After a week of performances, Vigard was replaced by Andrea McArdle, who played one of the other orphans. Vigard went on to become McArdle's Broadway understudy.

Broadway

The original Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on April 21, 1977 and starred Andrea McArdle as Annie, Reid Shelton as Daddy Warbucks, Dorothy Loudon as Miss Hannigan, and Sandy Faison as Grace Farrell. It was nominated for 11 Tony Awards and won 7, including Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book. Replacements for McArdle in the lead role included then-child actors Shelley Bruce, Sarah Jessica Parker, Allison Smith, and Alyson Kirk.

The show closed on January 2, 1983 and ran for a total of 2,377 performances.

London productions

In 1978, a London cast of Annie opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre, in the West End of London, on May 3. Though Andrea McArdle played the title role for 40 performances, British 12-year-old Ann Marie Gwatkin was also cast in the title role and appeared on the Original London cast recording. Miss Hannigan was played by Sheila Hancock, and Daddy Warbucks was played by Stratford Johns (later by Charles West).

Annie closed on 28 November 1981, after 1485 performances, and immediately transferred to the Bristol Hippodrome for a special Christmas season before touring Britain. Because of strict British employment laws for juvenile actors, a succession of actresses took on the lead role every four months, including Claudia Bradley from Leeds, who later appeared in Starlight Express, as the understudy to Pearl. Claudia was featured, at the age of 10, on a 1981 BBC programme called Fame, narrated by John Pitman, when she first won the role of Annie. She was one of the last girls to perform the role at the Victoria Palace before the show went on tour.

The show was later revived at the Victoria Palace, running from 30 September 1998 to 28 February 1999. It starred Lily Savage (the female alter ego of comedian Paul O'Grady) as Miss Hannigan.

United States National touring companies

During the Broadway run of Annie, there were four touring companies that were launched from the original production to bring the to show to major U.S. cities.:

The 1st National Touring Company of Annie opened in Toronto in March 1978 with Kathy-Jo Kelly in the title role. After playing a few more cities, it landed in Chicago where it played for 32 weeks before continuing on the road in April 1979 with Mary K. Lombardi as Annie. In the fall of 1980, Theda Stemler took over the part and was replaced in Boston when she grew too old. On May 15, 1981, Louanne Sirota, who had played Annie in the long-running Los Angeles production (see below), took over the role for four months. In August 1981, Becky Snyder became the company's last Annie, closing the tour on September 6, 1981.

The 2nd National Touring Company (sometimes referred to as the West Coast or Los Angeles Production) opened in San Francisco on June 22, 1978 with Patricia Ann Patts starring as Annie and the then-unknown Molly Ringwald playing one of the orphans. The show landed in Los Angeles on October 15, 1978 for an open-ended run at the Shubert Theatre. On June 12, 1979, Louanne, just 9 yrs old (up until that time, all Annies had been 11 yrs old), took over the role from Patts. Marisa Morell replaced Louanne when she left to star in Oh, God! Book II in December 1979. Marisa closed the Los Angeles run and took it on the road continuing with the show through December 1980. In December 1980, Kristi Coombs replaced Morell and played Annie until this touring company closed in Philadelphia on January 23, 1982.

The 3rd National Touring Company of Annie was launched in Dallas on October 3, 1979 with Roseanne Sorrentino in the title role. This company toured to 23 cities playing mostly shorter runs of a month or less. On March 27, 1981, Bridget Walsh took over for Sorrentino. Becky Snyder (who had closed the 1st National Tour) joined this company in the summer of 1982 and stayed with it until it closed in September of that year.

The 4th National Touring Company of Annie opened on September 11, 1981 with Mollie Hall playing Annie. This production was a "bus and truck" tour, with a slightly reduced cast, that traveled the country often playing in two cities a week. This company was still touring when the original Broadway production closed in January 1983, making Kathleen Sisk the final performer to play Annie from the original production team. This final production closed in September 1983.

Stage sequels

The first attempt at a sequel, Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge, opened at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. in December 1989 to universally disastrous reviews. Extensive reworking of the script and score proved futile, and the project was aborted before reaching Broadway. In 1993, a second attempt (with a completely different plot and score), entitled Annie Warbucks, opened at the off-Broadway Variety Arts Theatre, where it ran for 200 performances.

Broadway revival

A 20th anniversary Broadway revival in 1997 starred Nell Carter, and later Sally Struthers, as Miss Hannigan, but controversy surrounded the casting of the titular character. The original actress cast in the role, Joanna Pacitti, was fired and replaced by her understudy, Brittny Kissinger[1] (who usually played July) while battling bronchitis. Public sentiment seemed to side with Pacitti as she was the winner of a highly-publicized contest to find a new Annie sponsored by the department store Macy's. This incident, coupled with the mixed reviews the new staging garnered, doomed it to a short run, although it was followed by a successful national tour. The orphans on the pre-broadway national tour and during the Broadway run were played by Christiana Anbri, age 6, from New York City, who played "Molly"; Melissa O'Malley, who played "Kate"; Lindsey Watkins, age 9, from New Haven, who played "Tessie"; Mackenzie Rosen-Stone, age 9, from New York City, who played "Duffy"; Casey Tuma, age ten, from New Jersey, replaced Kissinger as "July"; Cassidy Ladden, age eleven, from Manhattan, who played "Pepper"; and Alexandra Keisman as the orphan swing/Annie understudy. Kissinger, then 8, became the youngest actress to ever play Annie on Broadway.

In the revival, a black miniature poodle named Dartanian played a small part when he ran across in the stage during Act I of the play to be caught by an actor playing a dog catcher. During intermission, an announcement was made to the crowd saying that the dog had been abused by his previous owners and was found wandering the streets of New York City. The announcement then said that the dog was being put up for adoption. Many people went backstage after the show to sign adoption papers for the dog, and after the running of the show, the pound in possession of Dartanian selected a family from Westchester, NY to adopt him. The family changed his name to DC, who is still living in Westchester with this family.

1999-2000 United States tour

Starting in August 1999, the post Broadway National Tour continued with Meredith Ann Bull as Annie, Melissa Rocko playing July, Gianna Belino playing Molly, Katherine Young playing Kate, Ashley Wieronski playing Duffy, and Nina Ducharme playing Tessie, and Tracey Brancifort playing Pepper. In the spring of 2000, a few new 'orphans' took over, and Ashley Weironski moved up to play Annie, while Blaire Restaneo played Molly, Jessica Peters played Tessie, Amy Scheff played July, Tracey Brancifort played Pepper and Melissa Rocco moved on to play Duffy understudying Annie. Amelia Millar was the swing orphan.

In July 2000, Dana Benedict replaced Ashley Weironski as Annie, Jewel Restaneo replaced Mellissa Rocco as Duffy. Daniella Alswang replaced Katherine Young as Kate, Kallie Flynn Childress replaced Jessica Peters as Tessie, while Blaire Restaneo, Amy Scheff, and Tracey Brancifort remained as their roles of Molly, July, and Pepper.

2005-07 United States tour

Starting in 2005, a 30th anniversary traveling production of Annie by Networks Tours embarked on a multi-city tour. Due to its popularity, the tour's initial 11-month run was extended into 2007. This production is directed by Martin Charnin and stars Conrad John Schuck as Daddy Warbucks, Alene Robertson as Miss Hannigan, and Marissa O'Donnell as Annie.

For the first year of the tour, Annie was played by Marissa O'Donnell, Lindsay Ryan played Molly, Molly Ryan played Duffy and understudy of Molly. Stevani Weaver played Kate and understudy of Annie, Casey Whyland played Tessie, Taylor Bright played July, and Brittany Portman played Pepper. Throughout the show, there were a couple of replacements. Amanda Balon took the place of Lindsay Ryan as Molly, and McCall Montz took the place of Molly Ryan as Duffy and U.S. of Molly. Eventually, Jocelyn Chmielewski took the place of McCall Montz as Duffy and understudy of Molly, and Delaney Moro took the place of Stevani Weaver as Kate and understudy of Annie.

For the 2nd year of the tour, Annie was played by Marissa O'Donnell again, Amanda Balon moved up to the role of Duffy and understudy of Molly and second understudy of Annie, Anastasia Korbal played Molly, Gabi Nicole Carruba played Kate and understudy of Annie, Brandy Panfili played Tessie, NicKayla Tucker played July, [2] and Madison Zavitz played Pepper.

This Equity Tour closed on March 25, 2007, at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, MD. Marissa O'Donnell turned down offers from United Kingdom tour producers to continue as Annie in their 2007 production.

The 2008-09 cast for the Non-Equity tour is : Amanda Balon moved up to play Annie, Molly will be played by Annalisa DiBernardo, Duffy will be played by Marina Marcherone, Tessie will be played by Abby Spare, Kate by Grace Etzkorn, July by Jaida Benjamin, and Madison Zavitz will be playing Pepper again.[3]

UK Tour

In 2001 the production had a one-month run at The Theatre Royal in Lincoln with 11 year old Kate Winney in the role of Annie on the opening night. Also with Jemma Carlisle(alternate Annie), Louise English (Grace), Vicki Michelle (Hannigan) and Simon Masterton-Smith (Warbucks). The show proved to be a success, touring from 2001-2007 and resuming in September 2008.[4]

International productions

Annie has been produced professionally in Argentina (19821), Australia (19791, 2000), Denmark (Unknown Year), Germany (1999), Hungary (1998), Israel (20011), Italy (2006), Japan (1979-2008)2, United Kingdom (19781, 1983, 1998, Tours from 2000-2007), Mexico (19791), Netherlands (19971, 20051), Norway (19911, 20041), Philippines (Unknown Year), Portugal (19831), Spain (19821, 20011), Sweden (1999, 20061), Zimbabwe (2003)

1Indicates the production made an official cast recording.
²In Japan, a special demo recording of selected songs is made each year, with the new actress playing Annie.

Musical numbers

**Added in 2000 when the script was revised for the Australian production[5]

Recordings

The Original Broadway Cast recording was released in 1977; a CD containing bonus tracks was released on September 15, 1998 by Sony (ASIN: B00000AG6Z).

A 30th anniversary cast recording was released on June 3, 2008 on Time Life Records. Album producer Robert Sher has assembled an all-star cast of former Annie cast members, including Carol Burnett, Sally Struthers, Kathie Lee Gifford, Andrea McArdle, Conrad John Schuck, Harve Presnell, Gary Beach, Marissa O'Donnell and Amanda Balon. The rest of the cast is made up of the members of the 30th Anniversary Tour. This recording is a double CD set and includes the entire show as it is performed now on the first disk. The second disk includes songs from the sequel to Annie, "Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge" as well as songs that were cut from or added to the original production. There is also a song from the 1977 Annie Christmas special. The booklet is made up of original drawings by Philo Barnhart, who is the creator of the characters of Ariel and Ursula of "The Little Mermaid", and is presented in a comic book style.[6]

Film and television

Main article: Annie (film)
Main article: Annie (1999 film)

The Columbia Pictures film was released in 1982, with Albert Finney starring as Daddy Warbucks, Carol Burnett as Miss Hannigan, Ann Reinking as Grace Farrell, Tim Curry as Rooster, Bernadette Peters as Lily, and Aileen Quinn as Annie. A sequel to the 1982 movie, Annie: A Royal Adventure! was made for television in 1995. The sequel starred Ashley Johnson, Joan Collins, George Hearn and Ian McDiarmid. Aside from a reprise of "Tomorrow", there are no songs in the sequel.

A made-for-TV Wonderful World of Disney movie version, produced by The Walt Disney Company, was broadcast in 1999; it starred Victor Garber as Daddy Warbucks, Kathy Bates as Miss Hannigan, Audra McDonald as Grace Farrell, Alan Cumming as Rooster, Kristin Chenoweth as Lily, and newcomer Alicia Morton as Annie.

A documentary film, "Life After Tomorrow", was directed and produced by one of the original Broadway and National Tour orphans, Julie Stevens and partner, Gil Cates, Jr. The film reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the Broadway show “Annie” and reveals the highs and lows of their experiences as child actresses in a cultural phenomenon. The film premiered on Showtime and will be released by Arts Alliance America on DVD in early 2008.

Pop culture references

Annie's popularity is reflected in its numerous mentions in popular media. References to the show appear in films such as Austin Powers: Goldmember, where Dr. Evil and Mini-Me lip-synch and perform the song 'It's The Hard Knock Life For Us' with the original soundtrack playing off-camera; and in the 1994 John Waters black comedy Serial Mom, where a woman is bludgeoned to death with a leg of mutton by the titular serial killer while watching the 1982 film of Annie and singing along. Annie is parodied in Reefer Madness, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt shows up as the deus ex machina at the end of the satirical musical to tell the assembled crowd, "A little orphan girl once told me that the sun would come out tomorrow. Her adopted father was a powerful billionaire, so I suppressed the urge to laugh in her face, but now, by gum, I think she may have been on to something!"

References in television series include Zoey 101, where Marc wants the school production changed to Annie; Full House, where Stephanie Tanner sings the song in several episodes; the Family Guy episode "Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" (1999), where the Griffin family inherits a luxury mansion, and the staff puts on a large-scale production number spoofing the song "I Think I'm Gonna Like it Here". The same song is also spoofed in the Drawn Together episode "Alzheimer's That Ends Well". In the first episode of Boston Legal, Alan Shore representes a black girl who was not hired as Annie in the national tour, and wins the case with the help of Al Sharpton. In the South Park episode "Ginger Kids", Eric Cartman and his group of Ginger Supremacists protest against Annie being played by a non-freckled, non-red-haired girl. In 30 Rock, Liz Lemon is discovered in her office after hours listening to music on her headset and singing "Maybe."

The song "Tomorrow" is sung in many media references, including by Joe's aunt in a scene in the movie You've Got Mail; in Dave, by Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver; by Lewis on The Drew Carey Show; by Jane Krakowski in the fourth season of Ally McBeal; in Roseanne, by Darlene and Becky; in Friends, by Chandler Bing, who has two copies of the Annie soundtrack (season eight's episode "The One With The Tea Leaves"); by Reese Witherspoon in Just Like Heaven; by Donkey in the CGI movie Shrek II (although he passes out halfway through the second line); in a commercial for Lowe's Hardware promoting their next-day delivery; by contestant Teresa Cooper on an episode of Survivor: Africa; in a Duel Masters episode, it is recited by Shobu; by Marta in School Of Rock; in Like Mike, by a couple hoping to be Calvin's adoptive parents; and in Addams Family Values. In the Ugly Betty episode "Loss the Boss" the song can be heard playing in the bedroom of Justin Suarez after he was sent there for fighting in school. Pastiche versions of the song are sung in the Disney theme park attraction It's Tough to be a Bug! and in the Rooms To Go next-day delivery ad campaign. The long-running Broadway parody production of Forbidden Broadway took up "Tomorrow" as sung by an adult Annie ("I'm thirty years old . . . tomorrow") pleading for a sequel to the original musical.

Other prominent media references include the following:

  • Rapper Jay-Z made heavy use of samples from the Broadway cast album's version of "It's the Hard-Knock Life" in his single "It's the Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)". In turn, Jay-Z's take was also parodied by Sudden Death with their song "Star Trek Life" from their album Die Laughing.
  • The newly-formed NFL Network produced two Super Bowl ads in 2004 and 2005 featuring "Tomorrow." A series of football celebrities who were retired or didn't make it to that year's Super Bowl would sing the song, ending with the caption, "...Tomorrow, we're all undefeated again."[7][8]
  • In the videogame Grand Theft Auto III, a parody poster reminiscent of Annie can be seen in certain parts of Liberty City.

References

  1. ^ Information at BrittnyKissinger.com
  2. ^ Information from NextGenKids.com
  3. ^ anieontour information of the 2008-09 tour
  4. ^ [http://www.theatre4u.co.uk/annie/index.htm Annie UK 2008 tour information
  5. ^ Information from Australian "EntertainmentStore.com"
  6. ^ playbill article
  7. ^ [1]2004 Super Bowl ad at nflnetwork
  8. ^ 2005 Super Bowl ad at ifilm.com

External links

Awards
Preceded by Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical
1976-1977
 Succeeded by
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