I knew Dorothy and she was TOPS! She never got the breaks until ANNIE. And she won the Tony-- not McArdle!! A few years ago a Broadway vanity label was set to release a CD of THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING but at the last minute it fell thru. Anyone have it?
Andrea McArdle and Dorothy Loudon were born to play Annie and Miss Hannigan. They perform these songs and inhabit their characters like no one else has or will.
one word... TALENT! Such talent oozing from all of these performers, but especially Louden and the others in the Easy Street sequence. There is nothing like this anymore and never will be again. I'm so glad this gem is on UA-cam.
i saw this original production on broadway...seems like a million years ago now....but what a GREAT cast and one of the last of the real classic old fashioned broadway shows....full orchestra in the pit (!!!) and all
Thank You so much for posting this. Seeing this old clips really made me so happy even if for a moment. It's funny Andrea McArdle and I are around the same age ( in our 40's). Funny how as you get older the simpliest memories bring such joy.
Reminds me of when clergymen had to go to a raised platform and do his sermon on top of his lungs. Acoustics do help but imagine that or this Broadway show on a larger theater and you have a recipe for a messed-up set of vocal cords.
This video is simply astonishing. I can't thank you enough for posting this. I was a huge fan of the show as a kid, seeing it about 13 times, but because I waited to see it until I could get 1st row seats, I missed Andrea and Dorothy. I saw almost all the other Broadway Annies. I may have missed one. These numbers are classic and the talent is not to be believed. Thank you!!
Awesome! I was born in '76 and in elementary school, I checked out the book a milli times,lol. Saw the movie about 2 milli times! I watched the movie again and I saw a really nice school production of it, this past wkend! My friends kids were in it. My 1st ever fav book and movie ;-)
It certainly is - I've borrowed heavily from it as we are producing a version of 'Annie' as our end of year KS2 show at school. I was shattered after teaching Hannigan, Lily and Rooster the steps today! :)
She went on to play Stephanie on All in The Family and did some other acting. As an adult, she became a musician. The Young Radicals or something is her group. She writes songs for other singers like Kelly Clarkson, I think.
I took note from actress/singer ANDREA MCARDLE,When i auditioned for "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" we also danced to "I'M AN INDIAN TOO" which i enjoyed greatly and i am NATIVE AMERICAN part,My director for my JHS play said she directed this play and was the choreographer,if not this then "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" the original therefore i had to impress her at my audition,and i succeeded,in elementary school i played the lead role of "DOROTHY" for play "THE WIZ" i had singing courses in grade school.
Despite a strong supporting cast, the movie failed to do justice to the original performance. Nobody could replace McArdle in the title role, mainly because it was tailored to her talents. The "original" actress became her understudy. McArdle's original performance of the opening song "Maybe" still brings tears to my eyes, though her performance of the song as an adult fails to evoke the same emotional response. (She's too trained as an adult)
No way Valvet4U!!!!!!!! YA GOTTA BE KIDDING!!!! MY GRANDMA IN NEW JERSEY USED TO MAKE DRESSES FOR ALLISON SMITH WHEN SHE WAS Annie on Broadway!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed this play as a child,and in my eyes no other ANNIE could blow like ANDREA MCARDLE,especially singing "TOMORROW" she wud make your hair stand on top of your head and give you goosebumps,i didnt get that from others,I did enjoy the movie version,in JHS i was in play "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" i was a singer/dancer i remember song lyrics "FOLKS ARE DUMB WHERE I COME FROM
Sarah Jessica Parker, Molly Ringwald, and over 40 other Annie orphans reunite to reveal the truth behind the curtain of the Original Broadway show! Heres your chance to watch the ENTIRE film: youtube [dot] com/watch?v=0vtIwZU-nEQ
Danielle Brisebois did play a role of an orphan in the original 1977 Annie, I believe she was Molly, as seen in this video at 2:39 - 2:53. Danielle was later known as Stephanie on "Archie Bunker's Place." I got my facts straight, do I win a prize?
I wonder where this is from; it looks like some kind of variety review where they've picked out the best numbers as a bit of publicity. Maybe it's a bit like a 'Sunday Night at the Palladium' type of TV show.
The funny thing was Dorothy ,(Miss Hannigan) realy couldn't stand the kids in the production company ! She used to complain about them running around back stage all the time !!!
Wrong actress. The person that was on "All in the Family" was not Andrea McArdle her name was Danielle and she was an orphan not Annie in the broadway musical. Get your facts straight.
Does this molly have a speech impediment? Because when she says "that matters" in "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", it sounds not...right...
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it's a shame that people don't go to the theater like they did years ago. miss out on talent like this.
Andrea is my favorite Annie. No-one is as natural and what a voice. She never sounded like she was screaming.
She is sooo amazing. She looks so relaxed on the high notes it incredible!!! bravo!
I knew Dorothy and she was TOPS! She never got the breaks until ANNIE. And she won the Tony-- not McArdle!!
A few years ago a Broadway vanity label was set to release a CD of THE FIG LEAVES ARE FALLING but at the last minute it fell thru. Anyone have it?
Andrea McArdle and Dorothy Loudon were born to play Annie and Miss Hannigan. They perform these songs and inhabit their characters like no one else has or will.
one word... TALENT! Such talent oozing from all of these performers, but especially Louden and the others in the Easy Street sequence. There is nothing like this anymore and never will be again. I'm so glad this gem is on UA-cam.
Love Bob Fitch! Best Rooster ever!
i saw this original production on broadway...seems like a million years ago now....but what a GREAT cast and one of the last of the real classic old fashioned broadway shows....full orchestra in the pit (!!!) and all
Wow, what a great treat to see scenes from the original production! Everyone is just amazing in this!
Thank You so much for posting this. Seeing this old clips really made me so happy even if for a moment. It's funny Andrea McArdle and I are around the same age ( in our 40's). Funny how as you get older the simpliest memories bring such joy.
I'm glad Broadway actors are miked now. Otherwise so many more people will suffer from larnygitus.
Reminds me of when clergymen had to go to a raised platform and do his sermon on top of his lungs. Acoustics do help but imagine that or this Broadway show on a larger theater and you have a recipe for a messed-up set of vocal cords.
shivers every time
thank you so much for those of us old enuf to remember all of this unfolding..cast..crew..show..what memories
No one can touch Dorothy in this role!!! Pure Talent!
Robert Fitch was the best Rooster, what a dancer.
dorothy loudon is amazing. seriously. i can't get sick of watching her perform. hahaha
tha cast has real talent
There have been some amazing Annie's but Andrea is it. The one and only Andrea Mcardle.
This video is simply astonishing. I can't thank you enough for posting this. I was a huge fan of the show as a kid, seeing it about 13 times, but because I waited to see it until I could get 1st row seats, I missed Andrea and Dorothy. I saw almost all the other Broadway Annies. I may have missed one. These numbers are classic and the talent is not to be believed. Thank you!!
My most favorite musical ever! THIS IS GOLD!
Well Danielle Brisbois (Who plays the Mollie the youngest orphan) is a song writer. She wrote the song unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.
Awesome! I was born in '76 and in elementary school, I checked out the book a milli times,lol. Saw the movie about 2 milli times! I watched the movie again and I saw a really nice school production of it, this past wkend! My friends kids were in it. My 1st ever fav book and movie ;-)
BOBBY!!! You're the man.
It certainly is - I've borrowed heavily from it as we are producing a version of 'Annie' as our end of year KS2 show at school. I was shattered after teaching Hannigan, Lily and Rooster the steps today! :)
WOW SHE IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!
Moppet belters! Wonderful stuff-what the American musical, at its (almost) best is all about.
Loudon's bump alone is worth the price of admission.
For people wondering, this is from the 1977 Tony awards
Amazing footage!!!!
this simply cannot be reproduced by anyone. absolutely phenomenal
AMAZING!
love your videos keep up the good work
Those are my thoughts exactly...well put.
I love this Molly!
She went on to play Stephanie on All in The Family and did some other acting. As an adult, she became a musician. The Young Radicals or something is her group. She writes songs for other singers like Kelly Clarkson, I think.
I took note from actress/singer ANDREA MCARDLE,When i auditioned for "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" we also danced to "I'M AN INDIAN TOO" which i enjoyed greatly and i am NATIVE AMERICAN part,My director for my JHS play said she directed this play and was the choreographer,if not this then "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" the original therefore i had to impress her at my audition,and i succeeded,in elementary school i played the lead role of "DOROTHY" for play "THE WIZ" i had singing courses in grade school.
OMG!!!!! She has an amazing voice!!! I auditioned 4 this show and i really hope i get Annie!!!
Andrea has got some lungs on her!
No other "Annie" play or movie can top the original broadway play like this one from 1977, EVER !
Wow, more entertainment value in that 10 minutes of excerpts from the original "Annie" than in the whole movie version (and the Disney TV version )
Despite a strong supporting cast, the movie failed to do justice to the original performance. Nobody could replace McArdle in the title role, mainly because it was tailored to her talents. The "original" actress became her understudy. McArdle's original performance of the opening song "Maybe" still brings tears to my eyes, though her performance of the song as an adult fails to evoke the same emotional response. (She's too trained as an adult)
Can't you just hear James Lipton saying, "Ah, a true delight!"
No way Valvet4U!!!!!!!! YA GOTTA BE KIDDING!!!! MY GRANDMA IN NEW JERSEY USED TO MAKE DRESSES FOR ALLISON SMITH WHEN SHE WAS Annie on Broadway!!!!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed this play as a child,and in my eyes no other ANNIE could blow like ANDREA MCARDLE,especially singing "TOMORROW" she wud make your hair stand on top of your head and give you goosebumps,i didnt get that from others,I did enjoy the movie version,in JHS i was in play "ANNIE GET YOUR GUN" i was a singer/dancer i remember song lyrics "FOLKS ARE DUMB WHERE I COME FROM
You've got to upload the whole video man! or at least tell me where I might be able to find it!!!
Easy Street...that is a SHOW STOPPER
Combine Carol Burnett and Kathy Bates, and you have Dorothy Loudon. LOL! This is the best Easy Street number I've seen!
Dorothy was a friend of mine , and I worked with her .
I love Andrea McArdle!
AGREED
Sarah Jessica Parker, Molly Ringwald, and over 40 other Annie orphans reunite to reveal the truth behind the curtain of the Original Broadway show! Heres your chance to watch the ENTIRE film: youtube [dot] com/watch?v=0vtIwZU-nEQ
I personnally know the man singing "Easy Street" He lived just up the block from me.
Wow what a smash that was.
i love this never fully dressed without a smile
Aww. The doggy is camera shy! :)
Yes it's from the 1977 Tony Awards.
Saw the original London production. My Dad took me when I was having a hard time at school. Love you, Papa 💓
andrea is the best annie ever!
yeaaa (:
i hope you do good luck
The kids are great - but Dorothy Loudon, wow, a comic genius!
@kitesandstuff And Dorothy IS Hannigan!
Danielle Brisebois did play a role of an orphan in the original 1977 Annie, I believe she was Molly, as seen in this video at 2:39 - 2:53. Danielle was later known as Stephanie on "Archie Bunker's Place." I got my facts straight, do I win a prize?
probably both
Who ever thumbed this video down is a complete jerk
@Tolstoy111 thats what i said yup.
I wonder where this is from; it looks like some kind of variety review where they've picked out the best numbers as a bit of publicity. Maybe it's a bit like a 'Sunday Night at the Palladium' type of TV show.
This was from the 1977 Tony awards :)
About 13.
Don't miss Danielle Brisebois as the teeny one!
Makes all the other Annies look like a pile of puke..This Annie is amazing!
Lol Andrea =)
The funny thing was Dorothy ,(Miss Hannigan) realy couldn't stand the kids in the production company ! She used to complain about them running around back stage all the time !!!
Guess that made her even better in the role!
Andrea McCardle was the best Annie
Tony Awards performance?
shes born with natural red hair (:
You mean Ms. Hannigan?
Does anyone know where i can watch this whole original musical? Please help!
@rachisthebest0405 This was the original Broadway cast. Andrea Mccadle was awful?
Wrong actress. The person that was on "All in the Family" was not Andrea McArdle her name was Danielle and she was an orphan not Annie in the broadway musical. Get your facts straight.
When our civilization goes ultimately down, maybe they'll give us credit for a bit of style?..,Hiistorians say our optimism was unique
who is the girl at 2:12
Lily St.Regis looks scary !
@luv2act976 your lying you didn't audition for the show:p
do you mean she has passed away ?
i just noticed, she seems a little crosseyed
"Les Miserables".
Or, "The Sound of Music"
or avenue Q! I guess she'll love "internet is for porn"!
Isn't McArdle really a young Greta van Susteren?
wow, i like this, but they look super creepy and robotic when they sing...
i like the movie much better...
Does this molly have a speech impediment? Because when she says "that matters" in "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", it sounds not...right...
gawd the singing is awful
who is the girl at 2:12
Shannon Evans Diana Barrows