Annie
The Broadway musical about everyone’s favourite orphan returns
First published on . Updated on 14 Nov 2011.
While such theatrical talents as Anthony Warlow and Nancye Hayes will grace the stage for the forthcoming production of Annie, all eyes will be on the red-haired orphan herself. Nine-year-old Ella Nicol from Wahroonga was one of three girls chosen to play Annie on rotation, and she couldn’t be more thrilled. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime dream,” she enthuses. The aspiring actress saw off competition from over a thousand others; an impressive accomplishment, made more so by the fact that Annie will be Ella’s first true performance. “I’ve done concerts during my dance classes, but that’s all, not even a school play,” she tells us.
Rehearsals for the 12-week run of shows are currently under way, giving Ella a schedule busier than most adults. “It’s not too tiring right now, but this will change as time goes by,” Ella says. And she appears to be taking her sudden fame all in stride, and is focused most of all on perfecting her performance. “I like the musical Wicked and would love to play Glinda,” she admits, “but I’m just concentrating on Annie at the moment.” Of the show’s songs, Ella has an understandable preference: “I really love ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’ – that will definitely be my favourite part of the show.”
Rehearsals for the 12-week run of shows are currently under way, giving Ella a schedule busier than most adults. “It’s not too tiring right now, but this will change as time goes by,” Ella says. And she appears to be taking her sudden fame all in stride, and is focused most of all on perfecting her performance. “I like the musical Wicked and would love to play Glinda,” she admits, “but I’m just concentrating on Annie at the moment.” Of the show’s songs, Ella has an understandable preference: “I really love ‘It’s the Hard Knock Life’ – that will definitely be my favourite part of the show.”
Words by Stuart Holmes
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