{"id":60219,"date":"2023-02-03T11:58:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/craig-revel-horwood-paul-ogrady-elaine-c-smith-and-jodie-prenger-to-share-miss-hannigan-in-uk-tour-of-annie-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:58:19","slug":"craig-revel-horwood-paul-ogrady-elaine-c-smith-and-jodie-prenger-to-share-miss-hannigan-in-uk-tour-of-annie-there-ought-to-be-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/03\/craig-revel-horwood-paul-ogrady-elaine-c-smith-and-jodie-prenger-to-share-miss-hannigan-in-uk-tour-of-annie-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Craig Revel Horwood, Paul O\u2019Grady, Elaine C Smith and Jodie Prenger to share Miss Hannigan in UK tour of Annie \u2013 There Ought To Be Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce full casting for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of their smash hit manufacturing of the musical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anniethemusicaltour.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Annie<\/strong><\/em><\/a> opening at\u00a0Curve, Leicester\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday 25 February 2023.\u00a0Joining the beforehand introduced\u00a0<strong>Craig Revel Horwood<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Paul O\u2019Grady<\/strong>, will likely be Scottish BAFTA winner\u00a0<strong>Elaine C Smith<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Jodie Prenger,\u00a0<\/strong>all starring<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>as \u2018Miss Hannigan\u2019 at numerous venues. Alongside them will likely be\u00a0<strong>Alex Bourne\u00a0<\/strong>as Oliver Warbucks,\u00a0<strong>Paul French<\/strong>\u00a0as Rooster,\u00a0<strong>Amelia Adams\u00a0<\/strong>as Grace Farrell, and\u00a0<strong>Billie-Kay<\/strong>\u00a0as Lily St. Regis. The title position of Annie is shared by\u00a0<strong>Zoe Akinyosade, Harlie Barthram\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Poppy Cunningham.\u00a0<\/strong>They are joined by three groups of younger performers who play the residents of Miss Hannigan\u2019s orphanage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completing the solid will likely be\u00a0<strong>Emily Barnett-Salter, Alistair Beattie, David Burrows<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Sergi Ibanez, Rosalind James, Belle Kizzy Green, Ellie May-Wilson, Martin McCarthy, Phoebe Roberts, Lukin Simmonds, Matthew Sweet, Dawn Williams,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong>\u00a0Tommy Wade-Smith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Set in Thirties New York throughout The Great Depression, courageous younger Annie is compelled to dwell a lifetime of distress and torment at Miss Hannigan\u2019s orphanage. Determined to search out her actual mother and father, her luck adjustments when she is chosen to spend Christmas on the residence of well-known billionaire, Oliver Warbucks. Spiteful Miss Hannigan has different concepts and hatches a plan to spoil Annie\u2019s search\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With its award-winning e book and rating, this gorgeous manufacturing consists of the unforgettable songs \u2018It\u2019s the Hard Knock Life\u2019, \u2018Easy Street\u2019, \u2018I Don\u2019t Need Anything But You\u2019 and \u2018Tomorrow\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Annie<\/strong>\u00a0has Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin and a Book by Thomas Meehan. It is directed by Curve\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>ANNIE TOUR LISTINGS 2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday 25 February \u2013 Saturday 4 March 2023 \u2013 <strong>Leicester Curve Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 7 March \u2013 Saturday 11 March 2023 \u2013 <strong>Theatre Royal Newcastle<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 21 March \u2013 Saturday 25 March 2023 \u2013 <strong>Edinburgh Playhouse<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 3 April \u2013 Saturday 15 April 2023 \u2013 <strong>Birmingham Alexandra Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 17 April \u2013 Saturday 22 April 2023 \u2013 <strong>New Theatre Oxford<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 24 April \u2013 Saturday 29 April 2023 \u2013 <strong>Southampton, Mayflower Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 1 May \u2013 Saturday 6 May 2023 \u2013 <strong>Dartford Orchard Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 8 May \u2013 Saturday 13 May 2023 \u2013 <strong>Stoke-on-Trent, Regent Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Jodie Prenger as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 15 May \u2013 Saturday 20 May 2023 \u2013 <strong>Llandudno, Venue Cymru<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Jodie Prenger as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 23 May \u2013 Saturday 27 May 2023 \u2013 <strong>Aberdeen, His Majesty\u2019s Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Elaine C Smith as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 29 May \u2013 Saturday 3 June 2023 \u2013 <strong>Glasgow, King\u2019s Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Elaine C Smith as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 5 June \u2013 Saturday 10 June 2023 \u2013 <strong>Liverpool Empire<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 12 June \u2013 Saturday 17 June 2023 \u2013 <strong>Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 19 June \u2013 Saturday 24 June 2023 \u2013 <strong>Woking, New Victoria Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 3 July \u2013 Saturday 8 July 2023 \u2013 <strong>Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 10 July \u2013 Monday 15 July 2023 \u2013 <strong>Bradford, Alhambra Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 17 July \u2013 Saturday 22 July 2023 \u2013<strong>Southend Cliffs Pavilion<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 24 July \u2013 Saturday 29 July 2023 \u2013 <strong>Bromley Churchill Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 31 July \u2013 Saturday 5 August 2023 \u2013 <strong>Norwich Theatre Royal<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 7 August \u2013 Saturday 12 August 2023 \u2013 <strong>Milton Keynes Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 28 August \u2013 Saturday 2 September 2023 \u2013 <strong>Dublin, Bord Gais Energy Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday 6 September \u2013 Saturday 9 September 2023 \u2013 <strong>Blackpool Opera House<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 10 October \u2013 Saturday 14 October 2023 \u2013 <strong>Wolverhampton Grand Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 31 October \u2013 Saturday 4 November 2023 \u2013 <strong>Belfast Grand Opera House<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Craig Revel Horwood as Miss Hannigan. Please observe Craig will observe be acting on Friday and Saturday\u2019s performances.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday 7 November \u2013 Saturday 11 November 2023 \u2013 <strong>New Wimbledon Theatre<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 20 November \u2013 Saturday 25 November 2023 \u2013 <strong>Bristol Hippodrome<br \/><\/strong>*Starring Paul O\u2019Grady as Miss Hannigan<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Michael Harrison and David Ian are delighted to announce full casting for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of their smash hit manufacturing of the musical\u00a0Annie opening at\u00a0Curve, Leicester\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday 25 February 2023.\u00a0Joining the beforehand introduced\u00a0Craig Revel Horwood\u00a0and\u00a0Paul O\u2019Grady, will likely be Scottish BAFTA winner\u00a0Elaine C Smith\u00a0and\u00a0Jodie Prenger,\u00a0all starring\u00a0as \u2018Miss Hannigan\u2019 at numerous venues. 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