![]() ![]() 'Annie Live!': NBC bets its bottom dollar on another old-school musical for a 'new generation'īut our skepticism dissipated minutes into the network's "Annie Live!" on Thursday night, as young triple threat Celina Smith took the stage to sing "Maybe," the dauntless orphan Annie's yearning plea for her parents to find her. ![]() as billionaire Daddy Warbucks and "Empire" actress Taraji P. So it didn't exactly spark excitement this summer when NBC announced it would continue the network's live musical programming with this family friendly show at Christmastime, featuring Grammy winner Harry Connick Jr. Regardless, we've all endured at least one bad production of "Annie" in our lifetimes. (Lest we forget, Annie essentially "Forrest Gumps" her way into inspiring the New Deal.) No musical this side of "Into the Woods" has been performed at more middle schools, community theaters or talent shows than this Tony-winning 1977 classic, whose toe-tapping songs and sugar-sweet veneer mask a slightly darker story about capitalist propaganda and extreme wealth inequality. If you're bringing back "Annie," you'd better have a star who can shine like the top of the Chrysler Building. ![]()
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