Annie Live!

I highly enjoyed watching the bearded guy show up in almost every scene in a different role. Also this was one of the best live productions that NBC has done.

Started off rather odd,with many random girls & Annie/orphans emerging? .. Did they win a contest or not make the cut,so they got a few minutes to shine?

Could of started with Annie on the roof top,as lights go up singing versus all that led up to her doing that.

Celina wasn't bad as this,version Annie but seen better.

The orphans danced & sang their hearts out,one of the many positives.

Taraji was over the top annoying,which was insulting to that character part.

Rooster & Lily,not really the best either.. Felt cartoon-ish.

Harry & his bald head,sadly that wasn't the biggest violation of this musical.

Enjoyed many parts with Nicole on stage but,perhaps was more from background actors/dancers performances around her.

Granted never seen the broadway musical of this to compare,but just going off the movie.. So many little things got left out or even rushed,it started adding up where it lost charm or attempting to have some left anyway.

Felt so politically correct,etc.. It's like we've become afraid of,any honest authenticity.

They should of did all commercials not just for Wendy's,in a vintage tv/radio style ad.

The toy commercials especially one was cute,but felt sale motivated with Christmas instead.

There was some decent dancing & singing,the dog was cute for his brief appearances.

Staging & props,felt cheap & had little effort in places.. Why not use the same locations from previous productions,like Hairspray or Grease?.. Would of made the orphanage,mansion,streets & more look better.. After all this was no school play with limited funds,but a major network putting it on.

Costumes,hair & make-up was ok.

Would I watch a replay? Nope! Will just go watch the movie,instead.

What's not to hate?

Bad singing, bad acting, bad casting, bad sound, bad makeup (a rubber skullcap? Really), and bad directing make this a living horror.

The high notes sounded more like squealing than singing. It's sad to think that people will think of this production as the definitive ANNIE without ever having seen the 1982 film version.

This Annie is way to big and old looking. BLEH.

Ms. Hannigan severely over acted, and unless my ears deceived me, farted as she sat on the couch (I rewound that 5 times to confirm). I've always been a Harry Connick, Jr. Fan, but his acting left a lot to be desired. Annie herself was super cute, but I'm not a fan of scream singing. None of the actors had chemistry. Regardless, a fun watch, and kudos to the ensemble for the live performance!

Annie, a favorite theatre production and movie, I was onboard to watch the Live TV version. I was sad to see so many script changes in this version. They lost the Annie "sparkle". We muscled through, but found it a little difficult. Beautiful voices, great dancing and some good acting but not stellar across the board. I actually felt it was the Director adding and deleting script, along with taking humerous moments for Annie and making them emotional. Needed to be more uplifting.

I'm happy to see a racially diverse cast. I did wonder why Annie did not have a red wig. Titus did not do the role of Rooster well. I loved Harry, Taraji, Nicholle and the rest of the adult cast. The children did a great job.

Overall, I gave 6 out of 10 as I felt the director caused many of the lackluster issues, as the rest of the cast portrayed based on his direction. That said, if you are an Annie fan it is worth watching.