Whoopi Goldberg Will Be Miss Hannigan in NYC Stop of 'Annie' Tour

[Ali Gator]

EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg will play Miss Hannigan in the New York City engagement of the upcoming tour of the Tony-winning musical Annie.

Produced by Carolyn Rossi Copeland Productions Inc. and Crossroads Live North America, the tour of the family-friendly musical will play The Chicago Theatre  November 12–December 1 before arriving at Manhattan's The Theater at Madison Square Garden December 4, 2024–January 5, 2025. (Goldberg will begin performances December 11 and continue through the end of the New York City run only.)

The tour will subsequently continue to more than 25 cities across North America in 2025, including Baltimore, Indianapolis, Costa Mesa, Milwaukee, Austin, Birmingham, and more. For a complete list of tour dates, visit AnnieTour.com.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

 

Whoopi Goldberg Will Be Miss Hannigan in NYC Stop of Annie Tour

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The Tony-winning musical will play Chicago before arriving in New York and then tour to more than 25 cities.

 

[samhexum]

21 minutes ago, BOZO T CLOWN said:

Karen Johnson (her real name)

Geez, @BOZO T CLOWN, why not write that Billy Beane was going to play the role?

Caryn Johnson

[+ BOZO T CLOWN]

41 minutes ago, samhexum said:

Geez, @BOZO T CLOWN, why not write that Billy Beane was going to play the role?

Caryn Johnson

Correction made.

Thanks @samhexum

BTC

[+ WilliamM]

I am not a  Woopi fan, but not sure she deserves that nasty response from Bozo 

[Ali Gator]

8 hours ago, WilliamM said:

I am not a  Woopi fan, but not sure she deserves that nasty response from Bozo 

Was it taken down by the mods ? I'm not seeing it. What was said ? 

[Ali Gator]

For the record, I think Bette Midler would make a great Miss Hannigan in the role. They should have made her an offer (instead of Whoopi) for the month of December in Manhattan - she would draw in the crowds of tourists. She needs to return to B'way at least one more time. 

[samhexum]

24 minutes ago, Ali Gator said:

For the record, I think Bette Midler would make a great Miss Hannigan in the role. They should have made her an offer (instead of Whoopi) for the month of December in Manhattan - she would draw in the crowds of tourists. She needs to return to B'way at least one more time. 

For the record, I think Alyson Hannigan would make a great Bette Midler in the role, though not such a great Whoopi Goldberg.

[+ WilliamM]

Isn't . Bette scheduled to do a play with  Mia Farrow?

[Ali Gator]

11 hours ago, WilliamM said:

Isn't . Bette scheduled to do a play with  Mia Farrow?

I thought it was Patti Lupone doing the play with her this fall. It's supposed to be a comedy about two older women who are room-mates, but realize they have nothing in common and dislike each other (or something along those lines). Unless I'm mixing this project and stars up with someone else ?

[+ WilliamM]

The Roommate is scheduled to close in the middle of December.

 

Would Patti  be willing to go into a musical so quickly 

[Marc in Calif]

On 8/9/2024 at 1:57 PM, WilliamM said:

I am not a  Woopi fan, but not sure she deserves that nasty response from Bozo 

Were you surprised by that? I wasn't. 

[+ WilliamM]

Yes, I was surprised, especially.by the hatred in his response 

[Ali Gator]

On 8/11/2024 at 12:31 PM, WilliamM said:

The Roommate is scheduled to close in the middle of December.

 

Would Patti  be willing to go into a musical so quickly 

I thought when she finished 'Company' she swore off musicals going forward - too much work and little appreciation from the audience, who spend their time on their cell phones instead of watching the show.