September 27
7:30 PM
New Braunfels
Civic Center
$25, $40, and
$100 Gala
Photos and Movie
from Event!

starring
Gene McFall

Children's Fine Art Series

Tickets per show
DAY:  $9 (groups of 10 or more $5)
EVENING:  $11 (groups of 10 or more
$6 for Rumplestiltskin)
Ticket inquiries:  (210) 340-4060

Lyric Opera
of
San Antonio

February 28, 7:30 PM
and
March 1, 4:00 and 7:30 PM

$12 General Admission

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7:30 PM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
March 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29
and April 3, 4, 5

2:00 PM Sunday
March 30 and April 6

$12 Adults and $10 Children

ANNIE will be the biggest extravaganza to take place on stage at the to date. The show has everything: great singers singing great music, enthusiastic singing and dancing orphans, fantastic sets, fabulous costumes, a professional orchestra, superb choreography, and professional sound and lighting.

ANNIE is based on the long running Tribune comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" and deals with Annie's optimistic quest to find the parents who abandoned her eleven years ago at a New York City orphanage run by the comedic villain, Ms. Hannigan. To improve his image, wealthy industrialist Oliver Warbucks sends his secretary, Grace, to the orphanage to bring "an orphan" home to spend Christmas at his mansion. ANNIE is a story about the love that grows between these two unlikely people.

The plot thickens when President Roosevelt seeks Warbucks help to bring the country out of the worst depression in history, and Warbucks calls upon Roosevelt and the F.B.I. to help locate Annie's missing parents. Mrs. Hannigan's brother, Rooster, and his girl friend, Lilly, complicate things when they impersonate Annie's parents to collect the $50,000 reward offered by Warbucks. As in most musicals, all ends well.

ANNIE has it all: an adorable, well-behaved dog; singing and dancing orphans; great character parts for actors and singers; the President of the United States; political satire; an orphan inventing the New Deal; Warbucks' conversion from hard-hearted business man to Daddy Warbucks; and Christmas! ANNIE was originally directed by Martin Charmin, who also wrote the lyrics. Charles Strouse wrote the score.

Kate Miller is playing the title role of Annie with Ryan VanAntwerp playing the role of Oliver Warbucks. Playing Warbucks' secretary, Grace, is Angela Latimer and Kortnee Lamarre as Mrs. Hannigan, the comedic villain. Anthony Aikens will be seen as Rooster with Angela Lackey as Lily St. Regis, who is named after the Hotel. Jerome Rickard is playing Bert Healy and Larry Lapaglia plays Warbucks' butler Drake. Bill Biggadike is seen in the role of the ever optimistic President Roosevelt. Cabinet members are Jennifer VanAntwerp, Kent Hofstad, Duane Neel, and Nicholas Wilhelm. The "star to be" is Jayme Allison. Lee Edwards is playing Mr. Bumbles. The role of Annie's infamous dog Sandy is being played by "Leslie" Muschalek.

The real stars of the show are the orphans and include: Reagan Roby and Madison Davenport as Molly, Elise Lapaglia as July, Danielle Hand as Duffy, Demi Payne as Tessie, Emily Bushnell as Pepper, Betsey Aguirre, Jayme Allison, Vanessa Bazan, Allie Cook, Casey Cowey, Chloe Craft, Leah Dunks, Adrianna Edwards, Madison Fritter, Alysha Hayden, Carly Heffelfinger, Lacey Hilborn, Mia Hofstad, Kayla Jobman, Kara Jobman, Kristen Ludeke, Alyssa Lussier, Hannah Matschek, Rachel Muschalek, Samantha Neel, Mackenzie Neel, Lauren Peterman, Betsy Phillips, Stacy Rickard, Shanna Ryan, Tyler Roby, Hannah Rushing, Lindsey Smith, Stephanie Westbrook.

The other ANNIE cast members play many parts and are seen as Warbucks' domestic staff, Hooverville Homeless, New York City townspeople, and talk radio show performers. In alphabetical order they include Jayme Allison, Jill Benson, Penelope Biggadike, Allie Cook, Lee Edwards, Neil First, Anne Hair, Danny Hayden, Kent Hofstad, Marcia Kelly, Donna Mayfield, Dayna Miller, Cason Miller, Christi Morrow Haverer, Duane Neel, Sarah Povlish, Stephanie Puga, Kasey Ryan, Karen Shipper, Bill Thompson, Jennifer VanAntwerp, Jane Wilhelm, Nicholas Wilhelm, Zachary Wilhelm, Anna Williams, and Ann Young.

Cal Collins is the Producer and Director of ANNIE. Collins readily admits that he doesn't know anything about music, but he loves producing and directing musicals. He also knows exactly what he wants a song to sound like and how he wants a scene to look — his set designs are brilliant. Collins lived in the Chicago area where he produced and directed over 14 musicals in a small town outside Chicago in a theatre undergoing renovation and renewal. His musicals put that theatre on the map. According to Janet Allen, Executive Director, "The people he worked with in Chicago gave him glowing recommendations and would love to get him to move back." In his "real life" Collins is a sales manager for Red McComb and is personally funding the ANNIE production. Music director Anne Hair and Allen both say, "We would like to keep Collins here!" This production is a benefit for the Renovation Project. A portion of the proceeds after expenses will be donated to the theatre. However, the main beneficiaries of this production are the children in the show. They have had an experience of a life-time, and had fun doing it ( says Anne Hair).

Angela Lackey is the Production Assistant and costume designer. Lackey has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and a Master of Arts degree in theatre history. She has designed costumes professionally in New York State, and has been seen in "OZ" as the wicked witch and in "Fiddler on the Roof" as Chava.

Music directors are Anne Hair and Karl Hedrick. Hair has a Bachelors of Music degree in voice, choral conducting and vocal performance and a Master's of Secondary Education in mid-management and supervision. As a choral director in Houston, Texas, for 22 years, she produced and directed over twenty musicals. She also supervised the Fine Arts Department as assistant principal at Pearland High School for eight years before moving to New Braunfels. She is the choral director for the New Braunfels Christian Academy and will be co-directing NBCA's production of "Bye, Bye Birdie," which opens in May 2, at the . She is also the director or the New Braunfels Community Chorale. Hedrick is a student at Southwest Texas State University where he is working on his master's degree in music, majoring in piano and composition. He has been involved in several area productions including "Into the Woods", "Oklahoma", "Fiddler on the Roof", and the Texas Shakespeare Festival. Hedrick will direct the orchestra for ANNIE and Hair will perform in the show.

The choreographer is Tina Slone, who majored in dance at Southwest Texas State University. Slone taught dance at Judson High School for thirteen years and is now teaching private dance classes in New Braunfels.

In addition to regular ticket locations, tickets are also available at New Braunfels Music located in the Target shopping center; Todd Smith, DDS located at 1583 East Common St.; Suite 202, Canyon Lake Office Supply at 1768 F.M. 2673; and from all cast members.

7:30 PM Thursday, Friday, and Saturday July 17, 18, no 19, 24, 25, 26, 31 and August 1, 2 2:00 PM Sunday July 20, 27, and August 3 $12 Adults and $10 Children General Admission $15 Adults and $13 Children Reserved Seating

A Family Musical
	July 19, 7:30 PM $15 General Admission $20 Reserved Seating

August 16, 7:30 PM $12 General Admission $17 Reserved Seating

	August 22, 7:30 PM $15 General Admission $20 Reserved Seating