It spawned numerous productions in many countries, as well as national tours, and won seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years, setting a record for the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre). It is based on the 1924 comic strip Little Orphan Annie by Harold Gray. Annie is a musical with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and a book by Thomas Meehan.
