Annie

Delightful retelling of the Broadway classic about an orphan who melts the heart of a blustery billionaire., Everyone’s heard of orphan Annie, and this is a brand new Disney version of the film that made her famous. Oscar winner Kathy Bates stars as Miss Hannigan, the nasty, scheming head of the orphanage in this touching tale of a little orphan girl in the harsh world of pre-war America. Annie (played by rising star Alicia Morton) meets a billionaire called Daddy Warbucks who takes her in for the Christmas holidays. He is so charmed by the winsome waif that he adopts her, changing her life forever, but not before everything is nearly jeopardised by Miss Hannigan’s greedy scheme. This is a lovingly crafted version of a touching tale, full of drama and music, that breathes new life into an already classic story., Delightful retelling of the Broadway classic about an orphan (Alicia Morton) who melts the heart of a blustery billionaire (Victor Garber). Miss Hannigan: Kathy Bates. Grace: Audra McDonald. Rooster: Alan Cumming. Lily: Kristin Chenoweth. Star-to-Be: Andrea McArdle. Featuring the songs “Tomorrow,” “Hard Knock Life,” and “Easy Street.” Directed by Rob Marshall., This made-for-TV adaptation of the hit Broadway musical (which was, in turn, based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray) stars Alicia Morton as Annie, who lives in an orphanage run by the ill-tempered Miss Hannigan (Kathy Bates). Like the rest of the children, Annie doesn’t like the orphanage and hates Miss Hannigan, so she’s excited when famous and eccentric billionaire Daddy Warbucks (Victor Garber) picks Annie as the lucky orphan who gets to spend Christmas at his mansion. Warbucks is charmed by Annie’s spunk and good spirits and is eager to adopt her, but Annie is convinced that one day her real parents will come back to claim her. Eager to make her happy, Warbucks offers a sizable cash reward to whomever can find Annie’s mother and father; Miss Hannigan, seeing the possibility of an easy payday, concocts a scheme by which her brother Rooster (Alan Cumming) and his floozy girlfriend Lily (Kristin Chenoweth) will pose as Annie’s long-lost folks. Andrea McArdle, who originated the role of Annie on Broadway, has a supporting role as the Star-to-Be. The musical was previously filmed in 1982, with John Huston in the director’s chair., Musical drama telling the touching tale of a little orphan girl who is saved from the clutches of the loathsome orphanage matron, Miss Hannigan, and adopted by kindly billionaire Daddy Warbucks.