PACKEMIN PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS ...
Annie
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
( Riverside Theatre )
7 - 22 February 2014
Leapin' Lizards! Little Orphan Annie is hitting the Riverside Theatre stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, Annie charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930's New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who abandoned her on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage, run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan, played by the sensational Amanda Muggleton (Prisoner, Hello Dolly, Shirley Valentine).
With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC where she meets billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy. Musical theatre star Rodney Dobson (Wicked, Miss Saigon, The Full Monty) will be playing the charismatic and sophisticated New York 'zillionaire' Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks. Song and dance man, Christopher Horsey (Hot Shoe Shuffle, Bootmen, Singin' in The Rain) will play the charismatic conman Rooster.
Boasting a classic Broadway score with hit song after hit song including Tomorrow, It's The Hard Knock Life, Maybe and Little Girls, ANNIE is a spectacular production that will delight audiences of all ages.
Production Team
| Director |
Luke Joslin |
| Musical Director |
Peter Hayward |
| Choreographer |
Camilla Jakimowicz |
| Set Designer |
Simon Greer |
| Lighting Designer |
Sean Clarke |
| Sound Designer |
Simon Koenig |
| Technical Director |
Neil Shotter |
| Assistant Choreographer |
Katrina Gooding & Kristina McNamara |
| Make-up Co-ordinator |
Lyn Joslin |
| Children |
Rebecca Mann |
| Dialect Consultant |
Jennifer White |
Starring
| Amanda Muggleton |
as Miss Hannigan |
| Rodney Dobson |
as Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks |
| Christopher Horsey |
as Rooster |
Full Cast List
| Annie |
Stella Barahona |
| Annie Alternate |
Isabella Taylor |
| Miss Hannigan |
Amanda Muggleton |
| Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks |
Rodney Dobson |
| Grace Farrell |
Melody Beck |
| Rooster |
Christopher Horsey |
| Lily St Regis |
Aimee Timmins |
| President Franklin Roosevelt |
Christopher Hamilton |
| Lieutenant Ward |
Andrew Davis |
| Orphan - Pepper |
Matilda Simmons |
| Orphan - July |
Keira Bellifemine |
| Orphan - Duffy |
Laura Bunting |
| Orphan - Tessie |
Emily Roach |
| Orphan- Kate |
Sophie Andrews |
| Orphan - Friday |
Gemma Nha |
| Orphan - Molly |
Shaely Commins |
| Orphan - Mary |
Jayme-Jo Massoud |
| Orphan - June |
Emily Simmons |
| Orphan - Missy |
Isabella Taylor |
| The Boylan Sisters |
Danielle Carter, Melissa Faehrmann & Megan Walshe |
| Mrs Greer |
Belinda Johnston |
| Star To Be |
Alessandra Bizzinelli |
| Cabinet Members |
Jim Mitchell, Mark Power, Jordan Vassallo |
| Jimmy Johnson |
Jim Mitchell |
| Radio Producer |
Belinda Johnston |
| Miss Hannigan Understudy |
Inara Molinari |
| Mrs Pugh / Perkins Understudy |
Suzanne Spiteri |
Adult Ensemble
Ben Anderson, Karen Astill, Tamara Bailey, Cameron Boxall, Fiona Brennan, Danielle Carter, Jesse Curnow, Andrew Davis, Annie Denton, Lana Domeny, Paul Duncan, Melissa Faehrmann, Levi Gardner, Simon Greer, Isaac Grouse, Lauren Kate Hollingworth, Sam Holmes, Jacky James, Belinda Johnson, Jessica Kelly, Leonie Klopper, Luke Lamond, Andrew Lindsay, Boshko Maksimovic, Katie Michaelis, Jim Mitchell, Inara Molinari, Eamon Moses, Amy Neville, Jim Pini, Mark Power, Brad Roe, Ebony Rowell, Lynda Sanders, Suzanne Spiteri, Jordan Vassallo, Megan Walshe, Emma Whiteley, Bianca Wood, Kaylie Yan, Elanna Zapirain
Orphan Ensemble - Blue Cast
Alexis Argyropoulos, Jasmine Argyropoulos, Ruby Barahona, Aisha Barr, Cassidy Bonnor, Giulia Campos, Ashlyn Clarke, Elisa Dagosto, April Foreshew, Bronte Foreshew, Sian Hamilton, Hannah Hayes, Miriam Jackson, Lucy Jarvis, Keeley McCahon, Cassandra Pace, Erin Pratt, Maya Price, Caitlin Roach, Madison Russo, Chloe Ryan, Mia-Marie Spano, Kiana Togiapoe, Ula Venckus, Ruby Wood
Orphan Ensemble - Green Cast
Charlotte Arkle, Amelia Caruana, Isabella Colusso, Analiese Cosentino, Ashleigh Engelmann, Ashleigh James, Sophie Klopper, Alexi Marshall, Brooke McGlynn, Jordan Miller, Erica Mirarchi, India Morpeth, Chloe Naumovski, Paris Naumovski, Olivia Paras, Pyper Marchant Parlett, Jayde Perenara, Chloe Poole, Laine Robertson, Emma Ross, Kiara Sciberras, Laura Taylor, Monique Tedesco, Gabrielle Vaggis, Tiahna Whitley, Kayla Wong
Orphan Ensemble - Red Cast
Ashley Arezo, Adrienne Bloom, Ashley Blunden, Ella Commins, Stella Coppola, Alexandra Coulton, Dominque Cravero, Caitlyn Dunk, Mitzi Gardner, Renee Hampson, Abira Niye Harvey, Natalie Harvey, Julia Manning, Jessie Massoud, Sophie McDonald, Zoe Panas, Isabella Park, Ashley Sekura, Amber – Jade Smith, Delta Tabbernal, Olivia Tabbernal, Lucy Todd, Imogen Van-Stolk, Ella Whelan, Jamie Wilbow
Reviews
"Little Orphan Annie (Stella Barahona) is as plucky as ever, charming and charmingly abrasive. When she escapes the orphanage and awful Miss Hannigan (Amanda Muggleton, clearly having the time of her life), we root for her, and when she gets out to visit with Oliver Warbucks, we're thrilled for her." - Theatre People
"You'd need to have a heart of stone not to love this Annie. And heart is something Packemin's joyous production has in trumps." - Stage Whispers
"The featured orphans are all capable young performers – their solo dialogue and musical lines can so easily be lost, but the projection and delivery of all these girls was excellent.... The members of the bigger orphan ensemble shine with high energy, enthusiasm and an obvious sense of delight at being on stage." - Stage Whispers
