ANNIE CHILDREN’S CAST ANNOUNCED FOR QUEENSLAND
Producer John Frost today announced the 24 local children who have been cast in the upcoming Brisbane production of the Annie.
There will be three different casts alternating in the roles of Annie and the seven orphans during the season which opens on April 7 in the Queensland Performing Arts Centre’s (QPAC’s) Lyric Theatre.
The three girls cast as Annie in the Brisbane production are Jazmine May, Anita Munro, and Chloe Thiel.
Jazmine (10 years old) is from Ipswich, Anita (11 years old) from Tallebudgera and Chloe (11 years old) from Griffin.
The other orphans will be played by Jessica Balmer, April Beak, Claire Bignell, Cassidy Bonnor, Tiani Cashel-Patterson, Akyra Connell, Chloe Crick, Angelica Di Clemente, Xanthe Dunning, Kennedy Foley, Tegan Fraser, Kiara Mcgowan, Sophie MomanZoe Platt, Stephanie Rath, Grace Sinclair, Kristin Sparks, Tahlia Traecey, Lucy Turner, Ashley Walsh and Phoebe Wolfe.
Over 450 registrations were received from Queensland girls hopeful to be cast in the role of Annie or the orphans, with 240 girls being selected to audition for the roles.
Annie will star Anthony Warlow, Nancye Hayes, Todd McKenney, Chloe Dallimore, Julie Goodwin and Alan Jones as President Roosevelt.
Based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip “Little Orphan Annie”, the musical Annie burst into popularity in 1977 when it opened on Broadway. After running there for nearly six years, it has played in over 22 countries worldwide including the UK, Argentina, Japan, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Australia. Annie became a smash-hit movie musical in 1982 starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney and Carol Burnett that is adored worldwide and a fixture of popular culture references.
To book tickets to Annie at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre go to www.qpac.com.au or phone 136 246.
Feb 19, 2012
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