an aggressive eye cancer affecting children, and to mobilise funds for its treatment. The event, organised in observance of World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week (May 11 to 17), was flagged off at T ...

I thought my heart would drop out of my shoes.” The musical was based on the popular syndicated newspaper comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” drawn by the late Harold Gray of Kankakee ...

Strouse heard even more applause, and in 1977, he won a Tony Award for best score, with Annie, based on the comic strip "Little Orphan Annie." He said the best-known song from that score ...

Chronicling the Depression-era adventures of the celebrated comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, the musical featured lyrics by Martin Charnin and a book by Thomas Meehan.It starred Andrea ...

Strouse then worked with Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan on the adaptation of Harold Gray’s comic strip, “Little Orphan Annie.” Annie (1977) would become his biggest success, garnering Strouse his ...