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- Charles Strouse thought a musical version of Annie was a terrible idea at first. Lucky for him, he turned out to be wrong. The 1977 musical, for which Strouse wrote the score and won a Tony and two Grammy awards, was a huge hit, inspiring a 1982 film adaptation and now a modernized remake, set to hit theaters on Friday.
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Dec 18, 2014 · Neither were successful. The adaptation of "Little Orphan Annie" that audiences know today began in 1972 when lyricist Martin Charnin got the idea to write a musical adaptation of the comic...
Nov 9, 2012 · Director James Lapine’s new revival of the musical by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan centered on the plucky Great Depression-era orphan and her lovable canine companion...
Dec 3, 2021 · According to the New York Times, scriptwriter Thomas Meehan and composer Charles Strouse were initially extremely averse to the idea of making a show out of a comic strip (as had been done with "Li'l Abner"), but got on board when Charnin envisioned a musical "inspired" by "Little Orphan Annie," not based upon it.
Charles Strouse - who's still alive and kicking at 93 years old! - is one of the great composers of the 20th century Broadway musical. "Annie" is probably his best known achievement, but he's written a lot of stuff. His first big hit was "Bye Bye Birdie," which he wrote when he was only 32 years old.
Jun 8, 2008 · The idea that made Charnin and Strouse groan was to make a musical out of the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie." Eventually, both said yes, and the musical they wrote, Annie, became a gigantic...
Lyricist Martin Charnin was given a book of “Little Orphan Annie” comic strips as a Christmas gift in 1971, and was inspired to create a musical comedy based on the main character. The idea was pitched to Tony-winning composer Charles Strouse and a short story writer for the New Yorker, Thomas Meehan.
