Annie 2023 tour cast revealed with Craig Revel Horwood, Paul O’Grady, Elaine C Smith & Jodie Prenger
Full casting has been announced for the 2023 tour of musical Annie.
Michael Harrison and David Ian’s production, which previously toured in 2015/16 and 2019, will be back this year from February, opening at Curve Leicester.
The show will then visit venues across the UK, with the role of Miss Hannigan shared throughout the tour by a number of famous faces.
Meet the cast!
Appearing in the role of Miss Hannigan at selected venues will be Craig Revel Horwood, Paul O’Grady, Elaine C Smith and Jodie Prenger.
Craig Revel Horwood will star as ‘Miss Hannigan’ in Leicester, Birmingham, Oxford, Dartford, Nottingham, Woking, Cardiff, Bradford, Southend, Bromley, Norwich, Milton Keynes, Blackpool, Wolverhampton and Belfast (excluding Friday and Saturday’s performances).
Paul O’Grady will play the role in Newcastle, Edinburgh, Southampton, Liverpool, Dublin, Wimbledon and Bristol.
Elaine C Smith will perform in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
Jodie Prenger is scheduled to appear in Stoke-on-Trent and Llandudno.
Alongside them will be Alex Bourne as Oliver Warbucks, Paul French as Rooster, Amelia Adams as Grace Farrell, and Billie-Kay as Lily St. Regis.
The title role of Annie is shared by Zoe Akinyosade, Harlie Barthram and Poppy Cunningham. They are joined by three teams of young performers who play the residents of Miss Hannigan’s orphanage.
Completing the cast will be Emily Barnett-Salter, Alistair Beattie, David Burrows, Sergi Ibanez, Rosalind James, Belle Kizzy Green, Ellie May-Wilson, Martin McCarthy, Phoebe Roberts, Lukin Simmonds, Matthew Sweet, Dawn Williamsand Tommy Wade-Smith.
Annie 2023 tour tickets, dates and venues &raqo;
Set in 1930s New York during The Great Depression, brave young Annie is forced to live a life of misery and torment at Miss Hannigan’s orphanage. Determined to find her real parents, her luck changes when she is chosen to spend Christmas at the residence of famous billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Spiteful Miss Hannigan has other ideas and hatches a plan to spoil Annie’s search…
Annie has Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin and a Book by Thomas Meehan. It is directed by Curve’s Artistic Director Nikolai Foster with set and costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Nick Winston, lighting by Ben Cracknell and sound design by Richard Brooker.
