The cast began recording the infectious Martin Charnin-Charles Strouse score March 3. Grammy Award-winning veteran cast album producer Thomas Z. Shepard (Sweeney Todd, Company, Sunday in the Park with George) will produce the recording, which will feature bonus tracks with Emmy Award-winning "Glee" star Jane Lynch, who will assume the role of Miss Hannigan May 16.
The album is currently available for pre-order at the Palace Theatre and via the official webpage for the production. The album was recorded March 3-4 and 11 at Kaufman Astoria Studios. Bonus tracks were recorded April 8 at Entourage Studios, Los Angeles.
Broadway producers Douglas Denoff and Dennis Grimaldi produce the Annie cast album for Shout! Broadway. Denoff and Grimaldi forged the partnership with the Shout! Factory label for their Grammy-nominated cast album for Nice Work If You Can Get It.
The new production, staged by Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winner James Lapine, has new orchestrations by Michael Starobin and musical direction by Todd Ellison. Dance music arrangements are by Alex Lacamoire (In the Heights). Musical coordinator is Patrick Vaccariello.
A track listing follows: 1. Overture
2. Maybe
3. It’s the Hard Knock Life
4. It’s the Hard Knock Life (reprise)
5. Tomorrow
6. We’d Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover
7. Little Girls
8. Little Girls (reprise)
9. I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here
10. N.Y.C.
11. Easy Street
12. You Won’t Be an Orphan For Long / Act One Finale
13. Entr’acte / Maybe (reprise)
14. You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
15. Easy Street (reprise)
16. Tomorrow (reprise)
17. Something Was Missing
18. Annie / We Got Annie
19. I Don’t Need Anything But You
20. Maybe (reprise)
21. A New Deal for Christmas
22. Bows
Bonus Tracks with Jane Lynch
23. Little Girls
24. Little Girls (reprise)
25. Easy Street
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The revival of Annie opened on Broadway Nov. 8, 2012, at the Palace Theatre. It stars Crawford (Billy Elliot) in the title role, with Australian actor Warlow (The Secret Garden) as Daddy Warbucks and Finneran (Promises, Promises; Noises Off!) as Miss Hannigan.
The principal cast also features Brynn O'Malley as Grace Farrell, Clarke Thorell as Rooster Hannigan and J. Elaine Marcos as Lily St. Regis.
The orphans are Madi Rae DiPietro as July, Georgi James as Pepper, Junah Jang as Tessie, Tyrah Skye Odoms as Kate, Taylor Richardson as Duffy, Emily Rosenfeld as Molly. Brooklyn Shuck is the standby for Molly, Kate, Tessie, July and Duffy; Sadie Sink is the standby for Annie, Tessie, Duffy, July and Kate; and Jaidyn Young is the standby for Annie, Pepper, Duffy and July.
The production also features Ashley Blanchet, Jane Blass, Jeremy Davis, Fred Inkley, Merwin Foard, Joel Hatch, Danette Holden, Amanda Lea LaVergne, Gavin Lodge, Liz McCartney, Desi Oakley, Keven Quillon, David Rossetti, Sarah Solie, Dennis Stowe and Ryan VanDenBoom.
Annie features a Tony Award-winning book by Thomas Meehan. The original production earned seven Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score for its 1977 debut starring Andrea McArdle in the title role. The production ran for 2,377 performances and has enjoyed numerous national tours and a 1997 Broadway revival, which went unrecorded.
For more about the new Broadway production, visit AnnieTheMusical.com.
