Annie Reviews

Claire from Toronto, Ontario

EXCELLENT SHOW

The cast was amazing! The children were so professional and impressive. The story is different than the original so that threw me off a bit but overall it was amazing. Poor pup seemed terrified on stage.

Lillian from Toronto, Ontario

GREAT SHOW AND CAST WAS WONDERFUL!

The cast was fantastic. The kids are just amazing. Wonderful show for all ages. Great production! Highly recommend. i agree with the other reviewer. The dog did seem stressed and wanted to leave the stage, That's a shame. Other than that - it was great and the venue is incredible. Fun night out with the girls!

Sorrel from Toronto, Ontario

WONDERFUL PRODUCTION EXCEPT...

The Toronto via London production of Annie boasted creative set design and lighting, beautiful music/orchestration, superb choreography, and a very talented ensemble cast. The stand-out performances came from Alex Bourne as Daddy Warbucks, Matthew Hawksey as Rooster, Bobby Delaney as Burt Healy, Nic Gibley as Drake, and Carolyn Maitand as Grace Farrell. The orphans were truly wonderful performers and brought great energy and humour to the show. The huge disappointment was the vocal performance of the star of the show. Annie should be an exceptional singer and this performance was actually unpleasant to listen to, however, the acting was pretty good. The overall charm and breathtaking choreography with such numbers as Hooverville, N.Y.C., You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile, and A New Deal For Christmas absolutely satisfied this die hard fan of Annie. Despite the star falling short of vocal quality needed for this production, I encourage fans to catch this enjoyable production.

from Toronto, Ontario

REALLY GOOD

I really enjoyed the show but as said by previous reviewers the actress who played Annie had an irritating voice. She was great in other ways but when she sang the famous "the sun will come out tomorrow" she fell very very flat. Also the actress playing Miss Hannigan was a bit unsuited for the role and not what the original character embodied. Other than that it was very well done. Grace was amazing, Rooster, Lily etc.

Shayna from Toronto, Ontario

CHILDREN PERFORMERS WERE GREAT! ADULT PERFORMERS WERE OK.

My 6-year old daughter LOVED it. The little actress who played Annie was great. Lovely voice. Sadly, Miss Hannigan wasn't good at all. She was desperately trying to hide the British Accent, and somehow the actress and character never connected. Overall we enjoyed it, though!

Jane from Toronto, Ontario

A VERY BRITISH PRODUCTION

Sometimes the west end can outdo Broadway even when the production is very American. With this version of Annie, the actors are clearly having trouble shedding their British accents, especially when singing the very New York style songs. Still, they poured their hearts out. The biggest and only disappointment is Lesley Nicol of adownton Abbey fame who can’t quite master the wonder villainy of her role as Miss Hannigan. The actor playing FDR was quite flat. Other than that, it was a lot of fun. The kids were amazing. The girl playing Annie had a lot of verve even if she couldn't shed her London accent while belting out her numbers. I’d recommend it.

Jennifer McDougall from Toronto, Ontario

PRETTY GOOD SHOW

After reading the others reviews, there's a few points I do agree with them on, the poor dog did seem afraid, there's no doubt about it. The sets were also ugly to look at and poor. Giant puzzle pieces? Really? I loved the movie when i was a little girl and even had the soundtrack to it on cassette tape, so knew the songs well. The man that played Daddy Warbucks stood out, as did the actor playing Rooster. It was an enjoyable show, i think children would not notice the things many of the reviewers are mentioning. Was it in the caliber of Phantom? No, but one wouldn't expect it to be. I had an excellent seat, middle of the fourth row, so I could see everything very well. It was certainly a departure from the Downton Abby role of the cook for the actress that played Miss Hannigan. I thought she was fine, it was a campy performance, like Carol Burnett's was in the film.I still liked it better than "The King and I" though!

Miranda from Toronto, Ontario

DISAPPOINTED

As a long time theatre-goer, I have to say this performance was disappointing overall. Firstly, though, I want to say the theatre is beautiful and views of the stage were excellent. Staff was attentive. I brought my 7-year-old son and he enjoyed the show. Choreography was great, and we thought the kids playing orphans were fantastic. The actress playing Grace Farrell was really good, and definitely had one of the better performances in the show. Unfortunately the actress playing Annie didn’t make much of an impression on me. Her voice was shrill and downright annoying. It was surprisingly to see her cast in this role. Considering ticket prices are higher now than ever before, I would have appreciated a better performance. British actors playing American characters didn’t help much, either.

Darrell from Toronto, Ontario

MEH

March 26th 1:30 performance. I found Annie's voice to be surprisingly inadequate. I never got a goosebump in the entire show. Daddy Warbucks voice and his assistants were strong. The assistant and Rooster had the strongest voices in the show. Staging was low budget. Wouldnt go again. Probably better for kids.

Blythe from Niagara Falls ON

ANNIE

Overall we enjoyed the show. Annie was painfull at times and shrill. However what has the most upsetting was the poor pup, he, she..... was terrified, and shaking like a leaf, and in my opinion should not be put through this ....... I am surprised you haven't gotten complaints about this from more than show goers. It ruined the evening for me.

from Toronto, Ontario

ANNIE

We really enjoyed the play however we found the actress playing Annie disappointing. Her voice was high pitched and shrill for a young girl.

Beatrix from Toronto, Ontario

MEH

The kids we brought liked it a lot. But honestly the Annie character was not a great singer and she felt pretty flat. Liked the actors who played Warbucks and Grace (Grace had the most marvellous voice!) and watching the actors ham it up as Miss Hannigan and Rooster was great. Those two really were fantastic. The kids ensemble was great as well. Some great choregraphy. But the actors playing Annie at our matinee were just frankly painful to watch and to listen to. If the main actor can't carry the show...it just makes it painful. Poor kid.

SUSAN from Toronto, Ontario

ANNIE

We were very disappointed with the production of Annie which we attended on Sat. May 26. We could not understand the cast of children including the actress who played Annie - not only when they sang , but when they spoke as well. Their diction was appalling..... they did not sing – they screamed. We left at the intermission. With a ticket price of over $100.00, we have a higher expectation of the quality of performances as should the producers. As a seasoned subscriber (over 10 years ) , we have seen many shows with child performers and we have never experienced this before. I would not recommend this show to anyone.

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