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ANNIE Musical wins TV ratings. Cultural barometer: Warbucks takes black wife; no one cares
Aren't kids supposed to be tougher now, with all the video games and rap lyrics? Then why is Kathy Bates playing such an unscary Miss Hannigan, and Victor Garber such a cuddly Daddy Warbucks? Kids who made it through The Lion King could surely have handled the dark side...
Conrad John Schuck and Kay Story make a delightful pair as Daddy Warbucks and Grace, Warbuck's secretary, in the second half of the first act. Shuck's deep voice and stiff manner are a perfect compliment to Story's soft femininity, and although the set design for the Warbucks...
The second act begins rather abruptly with "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," with Kissinger looking adorable in her new clothes. Ron Wisniski gives a convincing performance as F.D.R. later in the act, a fact which adults appreciate, if the largely child-filled audience fails to notice. But...
NEXT UP: BIG DADDY WARBUCKS