The Penguin Project at Altoona Community Theatre Presents

ANNIE JR

Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin
Presented on Broadway by Mike Nichols
Originally produced by Irwin Meyer, Stephen R. Friedman, Lewis Allen, Alvin Nederlander Associates Inc, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Icarus Productions

Based on “Little Orphan Annie”® By Permission of The Tribune Content Agency, LLC

The Penguin Project™ at Altoona Community Theatre will present Annie JR. on October 7 at 7 pm and October 8 at 2 pm at the Altoona Area High School Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at altoonaasd.booktix.net. There is no dress code, but the cast will remind you that you are “never fully dressed without a smile.”

Annie JR. follows the story of an orphan named Annie living a “hard-knock life” at The New York City Municipal Orphanage run by the cruel Miss Hannigan. Annie dreams of being reunited with her parents and takes action to find them. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan’s evil machinations, befriends President Franklin Roosevelt and finds a new family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

This production is made possible by a partnership with the Altoona Area School District; grants from The T.Dean Lower and Jane Young Lower Trust and the Zack Hinish Foundation; and a donation from UPMC Altoona.

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