Annie | Entertainment News, Photos, and Videos

Annie Live! is coming soon!

The upcoming NBC television event is set to air on December 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT, and there are going to be a ton of stars involved in the production.

Click inside to read more…More Here! »

We’re getting a mini Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt reunion!

It has been announced that Jane Krakowski will be joining former co-star Tituss Burgess in NBC’s upcoming Annie Live!.

Click inside to find out who she’ll be playing!More Here! »

Newcomer Celina Smith, who is 12 years old, has landed the role of Annie in NBC’s upcoming Annie Live musical!

Celine went on the Today show to announce the news.

“Already a triple threat at the age of 12, Smith will light up center stage with an all-star ensemble that includes Taraji P. Henson as Miss Hannigan, Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Nicole Scherzinger as Grace and Tituss Burgess as Rooster,” NBC announced.

Celine will sing hit songs including “Maybe,” “Tomorrow” and “It’s a Hard Knock Life.”

Annie Live! will air Thursday, December 2 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.

Harry Connick, Jr. has landed one of the leading roles in Annie Live!, the upcoming musical coming to NBC!

The 53-year-old actor and entertainer is set to star as Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks in the musical. Daddy Warbucks is the billionaire who opens his home to orphan Annie.

Click inside to see Harry’s statement, plus what he thinks of his new co-star…More Here! »

Taraji P. Henson is taking on an iconic role!

The 50-year-old Empire actress will play Miss Hannigan in the upcoming Annie Live! NBC musical airing in December, Deadline confirmed Tuesday (June 8).

Find out more about the musical…More Here! »

Live musicals are back!

NBC announced Wednesday (May 12) that Annie Live will air during the holiday season later in 2021, THR reported.

This is going to be the first live musical event for NBC since Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, which aired back in 2018.

Get more details…More Here! »

Martin Charnin has sadly died at the age of 84.

The Tony Award-winning lyricist and writer, best known for the Broadway musical Annie, died after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday (July 3), his daughter Sasha confirmed on Facebook.

“Our father passed away. Martin Charnin lived a very full life. He was watching Family Feud at the end, laughing with Shelly in bed at the hospital. He suffered a minor heart attack on the 3rd and tried to hold on for all us. His strength was astounding. He’s in a painless place, now. Probably looking for Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin. We adored Daddy and not fully accepting it yet. He loved and lived his best! He was the best father we could have ever imagined. He is survived by his wife, all of his kids and his three grandchildren, several dogs, cats and a kid with no pupils. And as loving as he was has kept all of us completely directionless. Which way do we go Daddy? Damn. But like he said and as corny as this sounds…the sun’ll will come out tomorrow. Rest In Peace, Daddy. We love you,” she wrote.

Martin received three Emmys for his work on TV specials in addition to his Tony Award for Best Original Score for Annie, and also received a Grammy for Jay-Z‘s Annie-sampling “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem).”

He is survived by his wife Shelly Burch, and their children Sasha and Randy and grandchildren Maxwell, Gus and Oliver.

Our thoughts are with Martin‘s loved ones at this difficult time.