Some years back. it was adapted into a Movie. the comic strip is still extant. Little Orphan Annie, inspired by a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, in the early l900"s is arguably the longest-running comic strip of all times. the lead character has never aged.
The Broadway musical in which the wife of Ferris Bueller's star, Matthew Broderick, had the lead role beginning in 1979 is "Annie." Sarah Jessica Parker, who would later marry Broderick, played the role of Annie during that time. The show became a significant success, contributing to Parker's early career in musical theater.
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The musical was first seen at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1994. On January 26, 1996, Rent opened in New York City off-broadway before moving to Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996. Rent has been successful on Broadway, where it had critical acclaim and word-of-mouth popularity. With more than 5000 performances, it is the seventh-longest-running Broadway show,[5] and the production has grossed over $280 million
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The White Christmas musical on Broadway was a very famous and well known musical during Christmas time. The White Christmas musical on Broadway was opened in 2008.
According to Wikipedia, "Evita opened in London's West End on June 21, 1978, and on Broadway the following year."
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The Broadway musical in which the wife of Ferris Bueller's star, Matthew Broderick, had the lead role beginning in 1979 is "Annie." Sarah Jessica Parker, who would later marry Broderick, played the role of Annie during that time. The show became a significant success, contributing to Parker's early career in musical theater.
Previews started on July 11, 2003 and it opened on July 31 of the same year. It went on to win the Tony for Best Musical.
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Legally Blonde: the Musical opened on Broadway in 2007.
Beauty and the Beast was the first Disney Musical on Stage which opened 1993 in Houston and 1994 on Broadway.
Hairspray transferred to Broadway on August 15, 2002
The musical, Aida, premiered on Broadway on March 23, 2000. Performances continued through 2004 and was the 34th longest running musical in Broadway history.
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