History Theatre / Annie

** In the 2012 Broadway revival, Tessie is played by a bilingual Korean-American actress, so a new line is added when Hannigan attempts to give Grace any other orphan besides Annie: when she presents Kate she says "This one speaks Korean" to which Tessie frowns at.

New York City, 1933. Eleven-year-old Annie has been living in cruel Miss Hannigan's orphanage her whole life. After her latest unsuccessful escape attempt (during which she meets a stray dog she christens Sandy), secretary Grace Farrell decides to take the child home to temporarily live with billionaire Oliver Warbucks over the Christmas season as a publicity stunt for the grumpy tycoon. The plucky orphan worms her way into the hearts of the Mr. Warbucks and his staff, and even the President of the United States! Even though Mr. Warbucks wants to adopt her, he agrees to help her search for her real parents, who left half of a locket with her when they dropped her off at the orphanage as a baby. Miss Hannigan's brother and his sleazy girlfriend pose as Annie's parents to gather the reward that Warbucks has offered to Annie's real parents.

''Annie Live!'', a live televised production from Creator/{{NBC}}, aired on December 2, 2021. It features Creator/HarryConnickJr as Oliver Warbucks, Creator/TarajiPHenson as Miss Hannigan, Music/NicoleScherzinger as Grace, and newcomer Celina Smith in the titular role.

** In the 2021 telecast, African-American Celina Smith played Annie, African-American Creator/TarajiPHenson and Creator/TitussBurgess played Miss Hannigan and Rooster, Filipina/Native Hawaiian Music/NicoleScherzinger played Grace, Hispanic Eliseo Román played Drake, and some other actors of color joined the chorus.

** In the 2021 telecast, African-American Celina Smith played Annie, African-American Creator/TarajiPHenson and Creator/TitussBurgess played Miss Hannigan and Rooster, Filipina/Native Hawaiian Music/NicoleScherzinger played Grace, and some other African-American or Asian-American actors joined the chorus.

* ChildrenDoTheHousework: Annie and the orphans do all the housework in the orphanage, since Miss Hannigan hates having to care for them, using cleaning as a punishment for any slight misdemeanor, as shown in "It's a Hard-Knock Life". Annie is so used to he treatment that her first thought upon entering the Warbucks mansion is [[AdoptAServant where she'll start polishing]].

* ChildrenDoTheHousework: Annie and the orphans do all the housework in the orphanage, since Miss Hannigan hates having to care for them, using cleaning as a punishment for any slight misdemeanor, as shown in "It's A Hard-Knock Life". Annie is so used to he treatment that her first thought upon entering the Warbucks mansion is [[AdoptAServant where she'll start polishing]].

** Same goes for ''Agatha Hannigan'' who doubles as an ''EvilRedhead'' with hair that's more literally ''red'' rather than Ann's ''orange''.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Why on earth does the radio show have a ventriloquist act? Surely that's ridiculous. Well maybe, but [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bergen that really happened]].[[note]]In the present day, Creator/JeffDunham is regularly played on a few radio comedy channels.[[/note]]

* SearchingForTheLostRelative: Titular character manages to ask UsefulNotes/FranklinDelanoRoosevelt to search for her parents, using her trinket as a clue; unfortunately, the FBI find evidence pointing to their deaths in Alaska.

''Annie Live!'', a live televised production from Creator/{{NBC}}, aired on December 2, 2021. It features Music/HarryConnickJr as Oliver Warbucks, Creator/TarajiPHenson as Miss Hannigan, Music/NicoleScherzinger as Grace, and newcomer Celina Smith in the titular role.

** ''Annie Live!'' portrays Warbucks as a skilled pianist, just like his actor Music/HarryConnickJr He gets to tickle the ivories in both "Something Was Missing" and "I Don't Need Anything But You".