Annie to Return to Broadway in Fall 2027; Sam Pinkleton to Direct

Broadway return

50th anniversary production planned for fall 2027

Producers Michael Alden and Hal Luftig, along with Cathy Dantchik and Kevin Connor for Halcyon Theatricals, are mounting a 50th-anniversary Broadway production of Annie in fall 2027, Deadline reports. The creative team and casting will be confirmed later, and producers say they will announce the production timeline when ready. The project is being presented as a revival that brings the property back to Broadway for its milestone year.

Creative appointment

Sam Pinkleton to direct — ‘Annie is everything I love about New York City’

Sam Pinkleton, the director of Oh, Mary! and the current revival of The Rocky Horror Show, has been named director of the new Annie production. Pinkleton said of the assignment: “Annie is everything I love about New York City: gutsy, fearless, and funny as hell. It’s a perfectly constructed musical comedy that my collaborators and I will run toward with joy and abandon – with open hearts and total adoration for this legendary show that has made generations fall in love with musicals.” His appointment signals a contemporary creative lead for the anniversary staging.

Show history

From Goodspeed to Broadway: the original Annie run and awards

Annie features music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin and a book by Thomas Meehan. The musical premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1976, followed by a pre-Broadway engagement at the Kennedy Centre in Washington, D.C., before opening on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) on April 21, 1977. In its original run, Annie received 11 Tony nominations and won seven awards, including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. The show made Andrea McArdle a star, who originated the title role, and gave early opportunities to performers such as Sarah Jessica Parker.

Families weigh in

Families of Charnin, Meehan and Strouse endorse the Broadway homecoming

Members of the creators’ families issued statements supporting the new production. The Charnin family recalled Martin Charnin’s original idea of “a little redheaded girl who refused to give up” and said Randy and Sasha Charnin are “deeply honoured to help bring Annie home to Broadway.” The Meehan family described Annie as fundamentally a New York story and said, “This isn’t a revival; it’s a homecoming.” The family of Charles Strouse emphasised the enduring power of the score and said they “cannot wait to hear this extraordinary score ringing out on Broadway once again.”