?Annie? coming to TPAC May 16-21
?Who doesn?t love ?Annie?? said Kathleen O?Brien, TPAC?s president and CEO. ?The show has it all, right down to the adorable dog, Sandy. This crowd favorite has certainly stood the test of time, and we couldn?t think of a better way to close the season ? or end the school year. We hope entire families come to share in the magic of this remarkable, stunning and timeless production. I guarantee they?ll be singing their way home!?
The timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie stars Conrad John Schuck and Mackenzie Phillips, with newcomer Marissa O?Donnell in the title role. With one of the most treasured scores in Broadway history, ?Annie? is a delightful theatrical experience for the entire family.
?Annie,? with music by Charles Strouse and book by Thomas Meehan, is again directed by its lyricist, Martin Charnin, who brought the original production of ANNIE to Broadway in 1977. Tony Award-winning set designer, Ming Cho Lee, has created a fresh look for this new production.
Conrad John Schuck (Daddy Warbucks) began his 40-some-year career at The Cleveland Play House. Since then, he has acted in over 200 productions across the U.S. and Europe. Plucked from San Francisco?s American Conservatory Theatre in 1969 by Robert Altman to play Painless in the original M*A*S*H motion picture, John began what has been a non-stop film and television career. He has starred with Charlton Heston, Bette Midler, Richard Burton, Peter Ustinov, Rock Hudson and Donald Sutherland, to name a few. On Broadway, he played Daddy Warbucks in ?Annie? and reprised the role in the recent Broadway revival.
Most recently, he was Buffalo Bill in ?Annie Get Your Gun? with the highly acclaimed Reba McEntire. Off Broadway shows include ?The Exonerated? and ?We The People.? In Los Angeles, he just completed ?Pippin,? at REPRISE. Television fans will remember John as Enright in ?McMillan and Wife? starring Rock Hudson. John has guest starred in over 75 shows, most recently ?Law and Order SVU? and ?Star Trek: Enterprise.?
Performance dates are May 16-21 in Andrew Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC), 505 Deaderick Street, Nashville.
Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8:00 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday
Ticket prices are $18-69 and are available at www.tpac.org, TPAC Box Office (Downtown or at Davis-Kidd Booksellers in The Mall at Green Hills), all Ticketmaster outlets; or by calling Ticketmaster, 615/255-ARTS (2787) Web sites: www.tpac.org; www.ticketmaster.com; www.annieontour.com