Annie Sets 2027 Broadway Revival With Sam Pinkleton — SkimNews
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- Annie will return to Broadway in fall 2027 as a 50th Anniversary production directed by Sam Pinkleton, currently directing The Rocky Horror Show revival and creator of Oh, Mary!
- Producers Michael Alden, Hal Luftig, Cathy Dantchik, and Kevin Connor for Halcyon Theatricals announced the revival; casting and a full production timeline will be revealed later.
- Pinkleton called Annie "everything I love about New York City: gutsy, fearless, and funny as hell" and pledged his team will approach the show "with joy and abandon."
- The original Annie premiered at Goodspeed Opera House in 1976, opened on Broadway April 21, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre), and won 7 of 11 Tony nominations including Best Musical.
- The musical launched Andrea McArdle as the original Annie and gave early career breaks to performers including Sarah Jessica Parker.
- The families of all three deceased creators — Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan — released statements endorsing the revival; the Meehan family notably called it "not a revival; it's a homecoming."
Why it matters: The revival lands exactly 50 years after the original 1977 Broadway opening, and unusually, the families of all three deceased creators publicly blessed the production — a level of legacy endorsement that goes well beyond standard revival announcements. Pinkleton's track record (Oh, Mary!, Rocky Horror Show) signals a prestige, director-driven take rather than a nostalgic retread, but with no venue, cast, or specific opening date beyond "fall 2027," the revival is still largely a promise.
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