Annie

I just finished the first night of this 6-show gig at the Haskell Opera House.  We only ran the show through on two nights of rehearsal, which seems like far too little.  Much of the timing for the music wasn't exact yet.  The pit band consists of two keyboardists, a drummer, and me.  About five songs had to be transposed down a step, which isn't that hard but when in the key of Gb and you lower it a whole step, it puts you in the key of Fb, which doesn't technically exist (it's 6 flats and a double-flat) and there are all sorts of accidentals and key changes.  I found it easier to write out the transposed charts during the massive amounts of down time - rehearsals "began" at 6:00 with us not playing music until at least 7:30.  Sunday's rehearsal was scheduled from noon-5:00, but I didn't play a note after 2:30.

In the end, it's a good show and the music is fun to play.  A few of the singers project so well that we can play without the worry of being too loud.

Here are the songs we played:

• Overture – Orchestra
• "Maybe" – Annie and Orphans
• "Hard Knock Life" – Annie and Orphans
• "Hard Knock Life" (Reprise) – Orphans
• "Tomorrow" – Annie
• "We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover" – Hooverville-ites
• "Little Girls" – Miss Hannigan
• "Little Girls" (Reprise) – Miss Hannigan
• "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" – Grace, Annie and Staff
• "N.Y.C." – Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Star-to-Be and Chorus
• "N.Y.C." (Reprise) / "Lullaby" – Warbucks
• "Easy Street" – Rooster, Miss Hannigan and Lily
• "You Won't Be an Orphan for Long" – Grace and Warbucks

Act II

• "Maybe" (Reprise II) – Annie
• "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" – Bert Healy and the Boylan Sisters
• "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" (Children Reprise) – Orphans
• "Easy Street" (Reprise) – Rooster, Miss Hannigan and Lily
• "Tomorrow" (Cabinet Reprise) – Annie, Roosevelt, Warbucks and Cabinet
• "Tomorrow" (Cabinet Reprise II) - Roosevelt and the Cabinet
• "Something Was Missing" – Warbucks
• "I Don't Need Anything But You" – Warbucks and Annie
• "A New Deal for Christmas" – Warbucks, Grace, Annie, Roosevelt and staff

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The next two nights of the show went well, in fact getting better with every playing.  Notice in the picture that I'm wearing a fleece?  It's VERY cold in front of the stage when the AC is on.