MS Musical 2024

Annie Jr.

I am excited this year to bring the world of Annie JR. to the Greenhill stage! As kids, my sister and I watched our VHS copy of the movie version of Annie (1982) over and over again – it was probably one of the few movies we both loved when trying to decide what to watch. As a result, it’s one of the few musicals I know beat for beat and line for line!

As a child, it was the catchy songs and dynamic choreography, the comic book villains of Miss Hanagan, Rooster, and Lily come to life with big performances by Carol Burnett, Tim Curry, and Burnadette Peters, and the adventurous plot of a tough but kind orphan trying to find her parents.

Returning to the show as an adult, I’m even more struck by the beauty of songs like Maybe, the snappy dialogue, and the theme of hopefulness against all odds. It’s something to remember on even the darkest of days, as Annie sings, “The sun will come out tomorrow / Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun.”

We’re so excited to bring this musical to life on stage for you, and I’m so proud of the work our students have done these last months! We are excited to share this show with you, our friends and family, and we hope you’ll enjoy the songs and story of Annie, JR.!

– Greg Scot Mihalik, Director

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Program Credits

Summer Agha – Oliver Warbucks

Anna Sofia Anderson – Cecile

Kobi Blankson – Annie

Robert Booth – Drake

Lou Heeringa – Bert Healey

Ambry Jensen – Mrs. Greer

Saira Khan – Kate

Emma Li – Louis Howe, Apple Seller

Harris Lockhart – Rooster

Ella Marvin – Tessie

Lily Moore – Lily St. Regis

Anya Naik – Bundles McCloskey

Ria Nair – Molly

Nora Nguyen – Sandy the Dog

Julia Pinho – Pepper

Ayaan Qureshi – Officer Ward, President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Hannah Schnitzius – Annette

Elissa Shalabi – Duffy

Bailee Thomas – July

Reagan Wakeman – Miss Hannigan

Charlotte Williamson – Star-to-be, Chauffeur

Taylor Young – Dog Catcher, Mrs. Pugh

Zayla Yousuf – Grace Farrell

Student Technical Crew & Set Construction

Naila Amol

Brady Arnold

Safa Ashraf

Cam Dawson

Sawyer Dishman

JD Karns

Calais Kia

Addy Kloeber

Rachel Myhre

Nora Pikar

Andrew Waldman 

Connor Wilson

US Student Production Staff Mentors

Marieve Donnell

Katelyn Herlitz

Alyssa O’Gorman

Arjun Subramanian

Song List

  • “Maybe”
  • “It’s A Hard-Knock Life”
  • “It’s A Hard-Knock Life (Reprise)”
  • “Tomorrow”
  • “Little Girls”
  • “Little Girls (Reprise)
  • “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here"
  • “N.Y.C.”
  • “Easy Street”
  • “You Won’t Be An Orphan For Long”
  • “Maybe (Reprise)”
  • “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile”
  • “Easy Street (Reprise)”
  • “I Don’t Need Anything But You”
  • “Maybe (Second Reprise)”
  • “Tomorrow (Reprise)”

Adult Production Staff

  • Director: Greg Mihalik
  • Asst. Director: Maxey Goold
  • Musical Director: Emmanuel Espiritu
  • Choreographer: Gypsy Ingram
  • Set Design & Technical Direction: Will Turbyne
  • Costume Design: Hope Cox
  • Sound Design: Mark Howard
  • Lighting Design/Production Manager: Leann Burns
  • Head of Fine Arts: Terry Martin