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Hot Tickets: 'Annie' opens Tuesday in Tampa
By Times Staff Writer
Published December 8, 2005
Since its 1977 debut, Annie (and more specifically, the showstopper Tomorrow) has worked its way into the heart of many a little girl. But for the current touring production, which moves into the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tuesday for a six-day run, they've added a new song. Why Should I Change a Thing? gives Daddy Warbucks (Conrad John Schuck, also sometimes credited as John Schuck) a chance to plumb his character's depths as the really rich guy with the really lonely life.
Otherwise, the show, led by Marissa O'Donnell as the red-headed orphan charmer, will be familiar to fans of the heartwarming tale of a Depression-era 11-year-old who manages to win over that rich and no-longer-lonely daddy and inspire FDR's New Deal. Marissa has been winning good reviews all over the place for her powerful voice, and Sandy the dog is just as cute as ever. One Day at a Time's Mackenzie Phillips is on hand as Lily St. Regis.
Annie, Tuesday through Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Morsani Hall at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, 1010 N MacInnes Place, Tampa. $31.50-$67.50. 813 229-7827; or www.tbpac.org For more on the production, go to www.annieontour.com
A "Nutcracker' with a world view
The Chocolate Nutcracker, a multicultural twist on the classic ballet, has become a Ruth Eckerd Hall tradition. This production, featuring dozens of local student dancers, begins in 1950s Harlem and takes Claire through Africa, Cuba and Egypt with surreal stops in Gospel Land, the Snake Pit, the Rain Forest and the Land of Funk.
The music is tinged with jazz, hip-hop and Afro-Cuban influences.
Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater. $14.50-$19.50. (727) 791-7400.
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