Henson as the orphanage’s callous Miss Hannigan. as Annie’s rescuer, Daddy Warbucks, and Taraji P. Twelve-year-old newcomer Celina Smith has the title role, backed by co-stars Harry Connick Jr. “It is a musical about hope and optimism, and it couldn’t come at a better time,” said Neil Meron, who has served as executive producer on all of NBC’s live musicals. The tale of the spunky young orphan with her dog Sandy set during the Depression will be NBC’s first live musical since its triumphant “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert” in 2018. NEW YORK (AP) - There’s a famous saying in showbiz: “Never work with children or animals.” NBC is wisely ignoring that as it mounts a live version of the hit Broadway musical “Annie.”
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