Annie KIDS ShowKit

Bring the magic of Broadway to your classroom and school theater with these student adaptations of classic Broadway musicals. Each of these treasured tales is teacher-tested, kid-friendly, and custom tailored for success.   
The ShowKit includes all the resources you need for a successful production with easy suggestions for staging, costuming, and sets, making it a perfect opportunity for an all-school collaboration.

30 Libretto/Vocal Books
Piano/Vocal Score
Director's Script
30 Family Matters Booklets
Production Handbook
Cross-Curricular Book 
Digital Content Access – including accompaniment tracks, guide vocals, choreography videos, and show resources!

Note: school name, director name, and an email address MUST be provided to receive the licensing agreement and digital content. Your order cannot be completed without this information and will delay the arrival of materials.

The vocal parts have been carefully adapted to be sung by unchanged or changed voices and the script and score have been custom-tailored to make the show appropriate for young performers through the ninth grade. Upon placing your order, you will receive a Dramatic Performing Rights License from Hal Leonard Corporation which will allow your organization unlimited performing rights for one year.  

Who is eligible to purchase this showkit?
Accredited schools using actors in Grades K-9, including American schools with an APO address
Homeschool organizations

All other organizations must order directly from Music Theater International (MTI).

Plot Synopsis:
With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan  ANNIE  charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.
With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, ANNIE escapes to the wondrous and magical world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, ANNIE foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations and befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.  

ANNIE is the perfect family-friendly musical, and an ideal show for a largely female cast.  

Songs:
Maybe
It's the Hard-Knock Life
Tomorrow
Little Girls
Easy Street
N.Y.C.
You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile
Maybe (Reprise)
Tomorrow (Reprise)

Cast of Characters:
Annie: Street-wise orphan, eventually taken in by  Oliver Warbucks.  Spunky, friendly, big-voiced.    Female, age 10 - 12.  Range A3 to  G5.

Bert Healey: the ultimate radio personality. He helps Annie by broadcasting about the search for her birth parents. Male, age 30 - 45. Range E4 to G5.

Ensemble: Orphans (Molly, Pepper, Duffy, Tessie, Kate); Servants (Drake, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Pugh); Boylan Sisters; Cabinet Members; Hooverville Citizens

Grace Farrell: faithful secretary to Mr. Oliver Warbucks. Poised, sweet, gentle.  Female, age 20- 35. Range Bb3 to G5.

Lily: Rooster's girlfriend, who's also out for a  quick buck. She is considered to be a floozy and a bimbo. Female, age 20 - 30. Range B3 to G5.

Miss Hannigan: the orphanage matron who hates children but is fond of liquor.  Very disillusioned, bitter and cold.  Female, age 40 - 55. Range A3 to F5.

Oliver Warbucks: a successful businessman with a warm heart. Rich, stiff-collared, bullish. Male, age 40 - 55. Range B3 to Gb5.

Rooster: Miss Hannigan's no-good brother looking for a quick buck. A sleazy, slick con man. Male, age 25 - 35. Range B3 to G5.