Set during the Great Depression, the 1982 movie Annie uses an ensemble cast to tell the rags-to-riches story of a plucky 10-year-old living in a New York City orphanage with a mean-spirited, ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. In 1982, the musical film Annie opened theatrically in over 1,100 theatres.

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While we were in elementary school, friend Ann Scamerhorn held a distinction among her classmates in 1980. Her parents had driven the nearly two-hour trek to Chicago for her to see the national ...