Fountain Hills Youth Theater

Announces the Opening of the Second Production of Their 2012-2013 Season:

Annie

WHAT:            Fountain Hills Youth Theater 2012 production of “Annie” 
Book by Thomas Meehan, Music by Charles Strouse, Lyrics by Martin Charnin

            WHEN:             Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:00 PM and Sundays at 2:00 PM

From December 7th to December 23rd, 2012 on the Mainstage.

WHERE:           Fountain Hills Theater 11445 N Saguaro Blvd.,

                        Fountain Hills, AZ  85268

HOW:              Call the Box Office at 480-837-9661 x3. Hours Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-5PM

                        Or visit www.fhtaz.org. $15 for Adults, $12 for Youth 17 - Group rates available.

The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals, Annie. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts, despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930’s New York City. She is determined to find her parents, who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan.  Annie is the perfect family-friendly musical that will leave you humming and tapping your toes all the way through the holiday season!  Each performance will include an extended “Holiday Themed” intermission sponsored by Russo Salon with 50-50 raffles, a fabulous Grand Prize, cookies, cocoa, cider and candy, and be followed by a visit from a very special friend! Fountain Hills Youth Theater will also be accepting donations of kid-centric foods like cereals, peanut butter, jelly, granola bars, etc. during the run of Annie to benefit Extended Hands Food Bank.

Annie is produced by Anne Kelleher and Allison Hacker and directed by Ross Collins with musical direction by Jay Melberg and Choreography by Noël Irick, assisted by Natalie Kilker, Costumes by Mickey Courtney, Properties by Pam Disney and Leslie Van Valkenberg, Hair and Makeup by Tami Bickley and Stage Managed by Linda Ferington and Nick Disney. Annie is partially underwritten by Wells Fargo and produced in cooperation with MTI Theatricals.  Annie cast includes: Aurora Beans, Summer Beckman, Brenda Benton, Cameron Bickley, Skylar Bickley, Ryan Breuer, Skye Brewster, Allison Brown, Chandler Buchanan, Carly Cairns, Hank Cipolaro, Kortnee Coultrap, Mickey Cortney, Riley Gant, Carly Goldberg, Ted Hance, Roland Hentz, Peter J. Hill, Connor Klein, Kaylee Klein, Iris Lochner, Mackenzie Mahay, Katie Male, Patrick Moyse, Jacqui Notorio, Emerson O’Neil, Megan O’Neil, Ava Pohl, Christian Pohl, Bailey Pyritz, Josie Sand, Tanya Schoenwolf, Fallon Smith, Rebecca Steiner, Michael Stewart, Ron Tang, Morgan Tuazon, Katie Van Deinse, Carli Van Valkenberg and Madelyn Varela.

Annie runs from Friday, December 7 through Sunday, December 23. Performances are held Fridays and Saturdays at 7PM and Sundays at 2PM on the Mainstage. Ticket prices are $15 for adults, $12 for youth 17 and under.  Group and student rush prices available. Call 480-837-9661 x3 Tuesday through Saturday 10AM to 5PM or visit our web site at:  www.fhtaz.org.