Annie Script
Annie Script
Annie Script
Annie: Okay, do you want to sleep with your teeth inside your mouth or out? Now, get
back to sleep. (They all lay back down, then Tessie sits back up).
Tessie: Annie, Do you really think your parents are going to come?
Annie: Yes.
Duffy: (Singing) betcha he reads.
Kate: Betcha she sews.
Annie: Maybe shes made me a closet of clothes.
Tessie: Maybe their strict, as straight as a line.
Annie: Dont really care, as long as their mine. So, maybe now this prayer the last
one of its kind. Wont you please come get your baby?
Orphans: Maybe?
(The lights go down, then a big thump is heard, their back up and Annies up).
Pepper: Now what?
Annie: Im running away.
Kate: Mr. Hanigain is going to catch you.
Annie: (Molly gets up) He wont, Im gona be as sneaky as I can. Watch out for Molly
while Im gone, Ill visit.
Molly: Bye Annie. (Annie approaches off stage then Mr. Hanigain jumps out).
Mr. Hanigain: BOO! Trying to break freeagain? What the heck are you trying to do
anyway?
Annie: Nothing.
Mr. Hanigain: Are you sure? Whats the thing Ive always taught you?
Annie: Never tell a lie.
Mr. Hanigain: Yep. (Annie whispers something) what was that?
Annie: (Unsure) I love you Mr. Hanigain?
Mr. Hanigain: And I hate you too. (Shes Annies suitcase) ah, I see your trying to
run away. Kid, its better in here than it is out there. Im doing you a favor by not
letting you go. Now, give me some.
Annie: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Mr. Hanigain: I cant hear you.
Annie: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Mr. Hanigain: Rotten orphan.
Annie: Im not an orphan! My parents said theyd come back for me!
Mr. Hanigain: That was 1922, now its 1933! Youre an orphan! (Blows a whistle, Annie
covers her ears) rise and shine snot globs.
Tessie: But its 4:00 in the morning.
Mr. Hanigain: (Mooching her) but its 4:00 in the morning. Dont you think I know that?
Your little friend Annie here tried to run away, and as a little welcome home party
you guys are going to scrub them floors, strip them beds, and your gona clean this
dump till it shines like the top of the Chrysler Building!
Kate: But
Mr. Hanigain: (Screaming) Get- To Work!
Molly: Youll stay up till this dump shines like the top of the Chrysler Building!
Orphans: Yank the whiskers from her chin! Jab her with a safety pin! Make her drink a
Mickey Finn! I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Orphans: It's the hard-knock life for us
It's the hard-knock life for us
No one cares for you a smidge
When youre in an orphanage
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life
It's the hard-knock life!
Mr. Hanigain: Good morning brats!
Orphans: Good morning Mr. Hanigain.
Molly: (In the laundry basket) good morning Mr. Hanigain. (Annie kicks the basket)
Mr. Hanigain: What the what are you doing in their?
Molly: (Pops out) nothing.
Mr. Hanigain: Get out of there.
Bundles: (Enters) morning kids.
Orphans: Good morning Miss. Bundles!
Bundles: Good morning Mr. Axel Hanigain. (Mr. Hanigain makes a face). Okay kids, clean
sheets once a month weather you need them or not.
Duffy: I do! (Raising her hand) I wet my bed.
Bundles: And how long have you been sleeping in that?
Duffy: The beginning of the month.
Orphans: Eww.
Bundles: Dont worry kid, Ive got you covered.
Orphans: Thank you Miss. Bundles.
Bundles: (Annie gets into the laundry basket and the orphans cover her up) Hey uh,
Axel can I take you out for an ice cream some time?
Mr. Hanigain: (Takes a breath like hes going to say yes.) No.
Bundles: Why?
Mr. Hanigain: Because you do laundry for a living, Im saving myself for the rich
ones. Now get the stupid laundry and the heck of here.
Bundles: Okay geese (he exists).
Tessie: Can we please have breakfast now?
Mr. Hanigain: Oh yeah, and today is going to be special youre not going to have hot
mush! (The orphans celebrate) youre having cold mush (they boo and are sad. Blows his
whistle) Role call! (Walks down the line of orphans)
Tessie: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Duffy: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Molly: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Pepper: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
July: I love you Mr. Hanigain.
Mr. Hanigain: Wait, someones missing.
Annie: Your right (she walks away and steals a piece for another box and runs. She
hides in an ally. Dogs begin barking).
Catcher 1: Come here, ouch! Stop biting me!
Catcher 2: Just load em in.
Catcher 1: All right, all right Im not speedy magic! (Sandy comes and steals Annies
corn).
Annie: Hey come back here thats mine! Oh go on, you need it more than I do. (Sandy
brings it back to her and lays down) whats wrong? Are they chasing you because youre
looking for your mom and dad too? I think Ill call you Sandy! (Sandy groans) Dont
worry, itll be okay. Sometimes it feels like the only thing you got is trouble but
things will get better, they just gotta. (Sings)
Im stuck with a day that grey and lonely, I just stick out my chin, and grin and say,
oh. The sunll come out tomorrow So ya gotta hand on till tomorrow, come what may!
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow, your only a day away. The sunll come out
tomorrow betcha bottom dollar that tomorrow theyll be sun. Just thinking about
tomorrow clears away the cobwebs and the sorrows till theres none. When I'm stuck
with a day that's grey and lonely I just stick up my chin and grin and say oh, The
sun'll come out tomorrow. So you got to hang on 'til tomorrow, come what may!
Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love you tomorrow, You're always a day away Tomorrow, tomorrow I
love you tomorrow. You're always a day away. (The police enters)
Police: You wheres your leash and your license!
Annie: Sandy run for it! (Sandy runs along with Annie the police chases after them)
hey flatfoot over here! You cant catch me! (She runs).
Police: Whered the dog go? Whatever!
Annie: Na, na, na boo, boo!
Police: You come back here short stuff. (Annie hits a dead end) got cha now! (Sandy
runs in) Hey little doggie, looks like daddies got a double hit!
Annie: Why do you want the dog!
Police: Because he has no leash or license, thats illegal in New York.
Annie: But hes my dog, I can prove it! (She pats her legs) come here sandy, come on
sandy come here! (Sandy walks over) see.
Police: Okay, but um, where are you from?
Annie: I dont have a home.
Mr. Hanigain: Annie, where are you? Oh, there you are come in here darling, I was
worried sick about you. Officer is there any way I could repay you.
Police: Acutely there is, there was a mutt sniffing around here with her, and the dog
catchers were looking for him. So if you find give us a holler and hes off to the
pound!
Mr. Hanigain: No problem! Lets get you all warm inside so you dont (gets angry)
catch a cold.
Scene 1 C
Mr. Hanigain: You gotta stop doing this! If the board of orphans figures out about
this, theyll come snooping around here and Ill lose my job.
Annie: But I thought you hated your job.
Mr. Hanigain: No, I dont hate my job, its kids I hate. Stay there while I cook up
your punishment and its going to be a good one!
Duffy: Mr. Hanigain, Mr. Hanigain! Guess what, we found a mouse.
Mr. Hanigain: Do I look like the exterminator?
Pepper: Up their!
Duffy: Down their!
Pepper: I tell you its up their!
Mr. Hanigain: Out of my life, out of my sight! (He walks over to his office)
Molly: (Jumps out) BOO! (The other orphans start to laugh)
Mr. Hanigain: (Screams) scram! All of you!
(Sings)
Little girls, little girls Everywhere I turn I can see them. Little girls, little
girls. Night and day I eat, sleep and breathe them. I'm an ordinary man
with feelings. I'd like to go and live in a dream house, but I'll admit Id like to
quit so how come I'm the father of the year? Little cheeks, little teeth, everything
around me is little. If I wring little necks surely I will get an acquittal . Some
people are swimming in money. Some people are living in Paris! Lucky me! Lucky me!
Look at what I'm dripping with little girls! How I hate little shoes, little socks,
and each little bloomer I'd have cracked years ago if it weren't for my sense of humor
someday I'll step on their freckles. Some night I'll straighten their curls send a
flood, send the flu anything that you can do to little girls someday I'll land in the
nut house. With all the nuts and the squirrels there I'll stay until the prohibition
of little girls.
Mr. Hanigain: (Walks over to Annie) Okay missy I dont ever want you to every do this
again! So, youre going to scrub every inch of this dump with this (holds up a
toothbrush) glad your back?
Annie: Yes Mr. Hanigain (Annie reaches for, then Mr. Hanigain pulls it away)
Mr. Hanigain: Liar! Whats the one thing Ive always taught you?
Grace: And one around eight (Annie points up) nine (Annie points up) ten (Annie points
up) eleven (Annie indicates stop) and a elven year old child.
Mr. Hanigain: Got none of them!
Grace: But what about Annie?
Mr. Hanigain: I told you no Annie!
Grace: Does this have anything to do with the laundry. Perhaps the board of orphans
should know.
Mr. Hanigain: Annies all yours, Merry Christmas! (Annie runs over to Grace).
Grace: Just sign the paper work (Mr. Hanigain signs) and get Annies coat and we shall
be on our way.
Mr. Hanigain: She dont got no coat.
Grace: Then well buy you one.
Annie: Really?
Grace: Why not?
Mr. Hanigain: Super fancy (they leave the office and all the orphans are listening
outside).
Annie: You guys will never guess what happened, I get to go away for Christmas! (The
orphans cheer).
Orphans: Bye Annie.
Molly: Bye Annie, Ill miss you!
Pepper: I wont.
Mr. Hanigain: (Sings) Some people swimming in money, Some people are living in Paris,
Lucky me, lucky me, look at what Im dripping with little girls!
2 B
(Annie Walk in holding hands with Grace)
Annie: Whoa this is where you live?
Grace: Yes!
Annie geese, its really big!
Grace: I know. Everybody, everybody I have someone for you to meet. This is our
Christmas guest Annie. Annie, this is everybody!
Annie: Hello, everybody (giggles).
[ANNIE]
[spoken] I never even picked up a racket.
[GRACE]
Have an instructor here at noon
[spoken] Oh, and get that Don Budge fellow if he's available.
[ANNIE]
I think I'm gona like it here.
[GRACE]
When you wake Ring for Drake
Drake will bring your tray
When you're through Mr. Kloiber
Comes and takes it away.
[GRACE AND SERVANTS]
No need to pick up any toys
[ANNIE]
[spoken] That's okay, I haven't got any anyway.
[GRACE]
No finger will you lift my dear
[ALL]
We have but one request
Please put us to the test
[ANNIE]
I know I'm gona like it here
Used to room in a tomb
Where I'd sit and freeze
Get me now, holy cow
Could someone pinch me please. (Drake pinches her) OUCH!
[GRACE]
[spoken] She didn't mean it.
[Singing] We've never had a little girl
[ALL]
We've never had a little girl
[GRACE AND SERVANTS]
We hope you understand Your wish is our command
[ANNIE, GRACE AND SERVANTS]
I know I'm gona like it here
We know you're gona like It here
[ALL]
Welcome
(Warbucks enters)
the president is
Warbucks: He did.
Grace: The why dont we celebrate, with Annie in the city.
Annie: Yeah, Ive never been.
Warbucks: You mean to say you live in New York City and youve never been.
Annie: Mr. Hanigain.
Grace: He runs the orphanage.
Annie: Never lets us out. Whats the city like?
Warbucks: I dont know? NYC what are you like?
(Singing)
Sleep tight
In NYC
(Sandy barks and runs in)
Annie: (Gets up) SANDY! I found you, Mr. Warbucks can I keep him?
Warbucks: Why not?
2 C
Mr. Hanigain: Let me get things straight, my Annie is going to be adopted by your
millionaire?
Grace: No, hes a billionaire, and yes hes going to tell her tonight.
Mr. Hanigain: Well isnt she the lucky one?
Grace: Yes. Youll just sign here. (Hands him a paper).
Mr. Hanigain: Sure, but will you excuse me for one minute. (Goes off stage and
screams. Then comes back in). Now, where were we?
Grace: The papers.
3 A
(Grace walks out of the orphanage and Lily and Rooster see her, they walk into the
orphanage)
Rooster: (Opens his office door) hey bro.
Mr. Hanigain: (Sigs) Hey dumb brother.
Rooster: Glad to see me?
Mr. Hanigain: Does it show? Did they let you out of prison this time or did you
escape?
Rooster: I cut a deal with the police.
Mr. Hanigain: Rooster, youre the only one I know who can deal with a cop.
Rooster: Thats right! Hey um, meet my new friend Lily (walks in).
Lily: Lily St. Regis, Im named after the hotel.
Mr. Hanigain: What floor?
Lily: Oh you. Real nice place you got here.
Mr. Hanigain: Thats right, every day I get down on my hands and knees and pray. WHY
ME?!
Annie: Mr. Kloiber said that we could have a picnic right here tonight.
Warbucks: Annie wait, there something I need to ask you something, but first did you
know that I was an orphan.
Annie: No sir.
Warbucks: I lost my dad when I was very young. When he died he wanted me to become
very happy and very rich.
Grace: And thats exactly what he did.
Warbucks: Right. But Annie, I never realized that.
Bert Healy: Mr. Warbucks is offering 50,00 dollars to the couple who can find Annies
parents.
Molly: 50,00 dollars!
Kate: Thats a lot.
July: Duh it is.
Bert Healy: Annie what do you have to say about that?
Annie: I say, that its awful kind of him to do that.
Pepper: (Gets up and turns the radio off, the spot light on Annie, Grace, Bert Healy,
and Warbucks goes out) who cares if Annies on the radio.
July: I do.
Kate: I do.
Tessie: Me three
Molly: me four
Duffy: I do to.
Pepper: Well you guys are stupid to even care about the radio!
Duffy: I care about the radio.
(Sings) Hey, hobo man
Hey, Dapper Dan
You've both got your style
But, brother, you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Your clothes may be beau Brummelly
They stand out a mile
But, brother, you're never fully dressed
Without a smile
July:
Who cares what they're wearing
On Main Street or Saville Row?
It's what you wear from ear to ear
And not from head to toe
Molly:
That matters
Orphans:
So senator, so janitor
So long for a while
Remember you're
Never fully dressed
Without a smile
Who cares what they're wearing
On Main Street or Saville Row?
It's what you wear from ear to ear
Molly:
And not from head to toe
That matters
So senator, so janitor
So long for a while
Remember you're
Never fully dressed
Though you may wear your best
You're never fully dressed
Without a smile
Mr. Hanigain: Did I hear singing in here?
Orphans: No Mr. Hanigain.
Molly: Mr. Hanigain Annie was on the radio!
Tessie: There looking for her parents.
July: And offering a 50,00 dollar reward.
Kate: That goes to the family who finds them.
Mr. Hanigain: 50,00 dollars!
Pepper: Isnt it great, Annie will be gone!
Mr. Hanigain: I dont care, get to bed(they stay) before I hit you all! (They scramble
out)
July: But what about dinner?
Mr. Hanigain: What about it?
Rooster: What?
Mr. Hanigain: Mrs. St. Regis dont got the brains to do, one slip and were behind bars
for life!
Rooster: Your right Lilys out (he pushes her and she screams).
Mr. Hanigain: Shes out Im in, sorry sister!
Lily: But.
Mr. Hanigain: And now for the fifty grand. Heres the split, half for me, half for you
to.
Rooster: Deal.
Lily: Hey! Wheres the respect for me?
Mr. Hanigain: You want to be cut out of the deal completely?
Lily: Heck no!
Mr. Hanigain: The stop whining bitch! One more thing, Annie what do we do with her.
Rooster: I make her disappear, forever. Then we head straight for (pauses).
Lily: Head straight for what?
Rooster: Easy street!
Lily: Easy Street.
Mr. Hanigain: Easy Street.
Rooster: Thats where will be!
4 B
Grace: (Warbucks and her are both ripping papers) I think every, liar, thief, and poor
person showed up on our doorstep today.
Annie: (Enters) Did it go okay?
Warbucks: It appears that everyone claims to be your parents, but there not.
Annie: Im sure my parents will show up, maybe they missed their train and got lost.
Drake: (Enters with a piece of paper) sir, this just came. Its from a special
messenger. Hes part of the FBI. It reads, between 1918, and 1924 19,000 of the kind
of locket Annie has was sold. They said that it is impossible to trace them, Im sorry
Annie.
Warbucks: Im so, so very sorry.
Grace: Drake, you and I will check on the Christmas tree.
Annie: Dont be sad, you did the best you could. Thanks for all youve done. You know
I guess a kid can do okay without parents. Looks like you got everything you wanted.
Warbucks: Im afraid that isnt so Annie. Somethings been missing my whole life, Ive
been rich, and that something was you. Annie you made my life whole, you were that
missing part.
Annie: Mr. Warbucks, if I cant find my real parents Id want you to be my father.
Warbucks: I have an idea. Grace!
Grace: (Enters) yes Mr. Warbucks is everything all right?
Warbucks: Telephone Justin Brandez, to tell him to sign the adoption papers.
Grace: (Gasps) oh thats wonderful news! Oh Mr. Warbucks that wonderful, when should I
tell the judge to come?
Warbucks: Tell him to come tonight, well have the adoption part, along with the
Christmas Party! Tell Mr. Kloiber to bring caviar, drinks, and turkey.
Annie: And Ice Cream and roasted corn.
Warbucks: Did you hear the little lady? Ice Cream and roasted corn! And all the
Christmas decorations left in New York!
Grace: Well than what are we waiting for, lets get ready! (The servants come and
decorate the house).
Drake: (Walking around critiquing everyone) Gorgeous, beautiful, take that bow a
little to the left, PERFECT keep it right there, great job Mr. McCoy! Is everyone
ready?
Servants: Yes!
Drake: Mr. Warbucks, were ready for you, and the house is ready for you as well.
Warbucks: It looks great.
Drake: Thank you.
Warbucks: No really you have outdone yourself this time.
Grace: Annie?
Rooster: Oh yes, weve been childless for so long its gona be hard to get used to it.
(They garb and Annie and run)
Drake: (Opens the door and Mr. Hanigain runs through) what the heck!
Lily: (Grabs the check) Im out of here! (The orphans run through).
Orphans: We hate you Mr. Hanigain.
(Rooster, Mr. Hanigain and Lily run)
FDR: In the name of federal government I command you to stop!
Mr. Hanigain: Who do you think you are, the president?
FDR: Acutely I am the president.
Rooster: Its FDR!
Mr. Hanigain: RUN!
FDR: (Clears his throat) Mr. Daniel Francis Hanigain, also known as Rooster Hanigain,
also known as Danny the Drip.
Lily: (Trying to act like shes not part of it) Also known as the Jig is up Rooster.
FDR: Lily St. Regis also known as Sadie St. Regis.
Rooster: Also known as you lost out big Lily! (The cop walks in).
Cop: You have the right to remain silent people as I arrest you (He hand cuffs the
two).
Mr. Hanigain: It was none me, they made me do it, the chicken rooster made me do it.
(Goes over to Annie) Annie, Annie tell them how good and nice Ive been to you.
Annie: Mr. Hanigain I would but you know the one thing you always taught me? (Grabs
the check ) Never tell a lie.
Mr. Hanigain: You little brat, I never liked you! Ya little gold digger
(Sings)
Im, headed straight for the nut house. There Ill stay tucked away till the
prohibition of little girls.
Cop: (Pulls out handcuffs) and I have come (sings) little hand cuffs (frowns at her
and then takes her away).