"Annie"

"Tomorrow" aside, this is the musical without memorable music, and there's not much depth in the story. But this production, headed by a sweet Lauren Weintraub in the title role and a lovable Raymond Jaramillo McLeod as Daddy Warbucks, has enough deft touches and period flavor to be worth a visit. - Jeffrey Gantz, Globe Correspondent


Lauren Weintraub, 13, of Sudbury is having a dream-come-true kind of summer. She's "Annie" in the North Shore Music Theatre's production of the blockbuster musical… Show more based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, recently seen on the NSMT stage in "Hello Dolly!," plays the nasty Miss Hannigan. - Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff

The eternally optimistic orphan, ever convinced that the sun will come out tomorrow, sings her way through the trials and tribulations of the Great Depression. Featuring Lauren Weintraub of Sudbury as Annie and Lynnfield native Jacqueline Piro Donovan as the child-hating Miss Hannigan.--Don Aucoin, Globe Staff

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