The sun’ll come out on Broadway once again. Producers announced Tuesday that a brand-new production of Annie will open on Broadway in fall 2027, celebrating the beloved musical’s 50th anniversary, as reported by Playbill.
Tony Award winner Sam Pinkleton will direct the revival. Pinkleton won the 2025 Tony for directing Oh, Mary! and currently directs the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show. “If you ask any of my closest friends what I love more than anything on the planet, everyone will have the same answer: Annie,” Pinkleton said in a statement. “Annie is everything I love about New York City: gutsy, fearless, and funny as hell. It’s a perfectly constructed musical comedy that my collaborators and I will run toward with joy and abandon, with open hearts and total adoration for this legendary show that has made generations fall in love with musicals.”
Michael Alden and Halcyon Theatricals’ Hal Luftig, Cathy Dantchik, and Kevin Connor are producing. Casting, a theater, and exact performance dates will be announced at a later time. The production promises to preserve the “heart, optimism, and timeless spirit” of the original while bringing a fresh theatrical perspective to the material for a new generation of theatergoers.
Featuring a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin, Annie opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) on April 21, 1977. Nominated for 11 Tony Awards, it won seven, including Best Musical, and played 2,377 performances before closing in 1983. The 2027 production will be the musical’s fourth Broadway outing, following revivals in 1997 and 2012.
The families of the show’s creators celebrated the news in statements. “Fifty years ago, our father, Martin Charnin, had an idea: that a little redheaded girl who refused to give up might have something to say to the world,” said Randy and Sasha Charnin. “Annie was never about yesterday. It was always about tomorrow.” The family of Thomas Meehan added, “This isn’t a revival; it’s a homecoming.” The family of Charles Strouse said, “We cannot wait to hear this extraordinary score ringing out on Broadway once again.”
The anniversary celebration begins even sooner at Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, Connecticut, where Annie made its pre-Broadway premiere in 1976. Goodspeed’s 50th anniversary production runs October 30 through December 27, with Laiken Jules as Annie and Tony nominee Emily Skinner as Miss Hannigan, according to BroadwayWorld.