For most shows, you can flip through digitized versions of the production-specific pages from the Opening Night Playbill. Something that's particularly fun about the 1977 Annie Playbill is the ...

With NBC poised to bring everyone's favorite plucky orphan back to the screen with Annie Live! December 2, we're opening the Playbill Vault and taking a look at Annie's original Broadway Playbill.

which as Playbill notes, closed after seven months, but it could not match the success of the original production. The first version of “Annie” opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years.

is starring as Annie in this production. It's an incredible honor to showcase local talent on our stage, and we know you'll be amazed by her exceptional performance," the digital playbill said.

Applause and Annie, died Thursday at his home in New York City, his family announced. He was 96. Asked by Playbill in 2009 why he got into the theater, Strouse replied: “You can make a lot of ...