“Bet Your Bottom Dollar”: Why "Annie" is Underrated

OnStage Blog: Walk into any community or youth theatre, and you won’t be surprised to find 20+ kids belting out “Hard Knock Life” in unison. Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and book by Thomas Meehan, is a staple of the musical theatre canon, and it is often a child’s first introduction into the world of acting through song.