Scene 1

Molly: Annie. Annie I can't sleep.

Pepper: Shut up! How am I supposed to get any sleep around here?

Sally: She cries all the time

Duffy: And she wets the bed.

Molly: I do not!

Pepper: What are you doing in our dorm? You should be in the baby room.

Annie: She's ok you guys. You can stay here with me Molly.

Molly: I couldn't sleep Annie.

Annie: When I can't sleep. I think of my folks

Molly (looking at Annie's locket) You're the only one who has folks here. Mine are dead.

Annie: I think of what they're like and how some day soon they're going to come and get me.

-------------------Song Maybe.

Scene 2

(Miss Hanagen enters )

Miss H: Did I hear singing? Who's happy?

Orphans: We love you Miss Hanagen!!!

Miss H: Sure. Well if you're so wide awake you can get up. Get outta bed and clean up this place. This room had
better be regulation before breakfast my little pig dropping or kill kill kill!

Annie: But it's the middle of the night.

Miss H (imitating Annie) But it's the middle of the night. And if this room don't shine like the top of the Chrysler
building your backside will understand?

Orphans: Yes Miss Hanagen.

Miss H: What do you say Annie?

Annie: I love you Miss Hanagen

Miss H: Why anybody would wanna be an orphan is beyond me.

Molly kicks Miss Hanagen's foot.

Song – It’s a Hard Knock Life.

Scene 3

(Annie jumps in the washing basket )

Annie: Cover me up good

Sally: Oh my goodness oh my goodness

Pepper: You're gonna get us into trouble

Miss H: What are you all standing around for? There's the kitchen and the bathroom to clean before lunch and if you
skip the corners there will be no lunch. And we're not having hot mush today.

Orphans: Yay

Miss H: we're having cold mush

Orphans: OOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhhh

Miss H: What?

Orphans: We love you Miss Hanagen

Miss H: Where's Annie

Molly: She had to go bathroom

Miss H: (imitating Molly) She had to go bathroom

Mr bundles enters.

Miss Hanagan tries to look pretty.

Mr B: It's heavy today.

Miss H: It shouldn't be

(orphans try to warn Mr Bundles not to give them away)

Mr Bundles: You sure look pretty today Miss Hanagan

Miss H: Oh Mr Bundles thank you. I will be right here when you get back

Orphans: oooooooohhhhhhhhhh

Scene 4

Annie gets out of the basket and happily walks along loving her freedom when she sees a group of naughty children
chasing a dog with tin cans tied to it's tail. She runs after them.

Annie: Beat it kids what did he ever do to you?

She punches one and they all leave.

Annie: You're ok now you dumb dog.

(Song Dumb dog.)

Dog catcher drives down the street and tries to take the dog.

Annie: Hey Mister that's my dog!

Dog Catcher: Oh yeah/ Where's his collar, his lead, his registration?
Annie: I left them home by mistake. Please don't take him to the pound. My father's blind and this dog leads him to
work. If he can't get to work we'll all starve sir.

Dog catcher: What's his name?

Annie: My father's name?

Dog Catcher: The dog's name

Annie: Oh the dogs name? Well..his name is ...Sandy. Right Sandy.

Dog Catcher: You got yourself a dog kid. Go home and get his leash

Annie: I will sir.

(Police man takes her by the ear back to orphanage)

Miss H: (gruff voice) Annie!

Police: Look who I found

Miss H: (softer for policeman’s benefit) Oh Annie I was so worried.

Policeman; I knew you would be a big hearted woman like you

Miss H: How can I ever repay you?

Pepper: Kissy, Kissy, kissy

Miss H: Kill kill kill

Scene 5

Orphans are very excited to meet Sandy

Orphans: Ooooohhhhhh

Molly: What's his name

Annie; Annie: Guess?

Molly: Fiffi

Pepper: This muts no Fiffi Song Sandy

Duffy: She's coming. Quick

They try to hide Sandy under laundry Miss H approaching Annie

Annie: I love you Miss Hanagen

Miss H; And you will love the paddle closet Annie And this (Grabbing Sandy) Will love the sausage factory

Orphans: Oooooohhhh

Miss H: What?

Orphans; We love you Miss Hanagen

Miss H: Shut up!

Grace: Miss Hanagen I'm Grace Farrell. The New York Board of orphans sent me.

Miss h; Well My goodness, come in. Welcome to our happy home.

She pretends to be nice to orphans

Miss h: What did you say your name was/

Grace; Grace

Miss H: Aptly named

G: I'm here to inquire about an orphan

G: I'm the private secretary of Mr Oliver Warbucks

H: Oliver Warbucks the millionaire?

G: Oliver Warbucks the billionaire

H: My Lord

G: Mr Warbucks would like to invite an orphan to spend a week with him

H: Isn't that nice. What sort of orphan did he have in mind?

(Annie sticks her head in through the door )

G: Well friendly, intelligent

Annie: (whispering) Spells out MISSISSIPPI

G: And happy

Annie laughs out loud.

H: How old?

G:Age doesn't really matter..7 (Annie raises her hand until right age guessed)

H:7

G: 8

H:8

G:9

H: 9

G: 10 (Annie makes stop gesture) 10 is perfect Oh I almost forgot. Mr Warbucks prefers red headed children.

H: 10 year old red head, No, sorry. Aint got it!

G: What about this child?

H: Annie? You don't want Annie

H: She's a drunk!

G: Fiddle sticks! Annie, how would you like to spend a week with Mr Warbucks in his house?

Annie: Oh boy! I would love that!

Scene 7

At the mansion Annie is awestruck

Grace: I have an announcement to make everyone. This is Annie and she'll be staying with us for a week and this is
her dog Sandy.

Annie: And he'll be staying with me

Servant: May I take your sweater?

Annie: Will I get it back?

Servant: Of course dear.

Grace: Now Annie, what would you like to do first?

Annie (looking around) The windows, then the floors. That way if I drip...

Grace: No Annie you don't understand. You wont have to do any cleaning while you're with us

Annie: I wont? How am I gonna earn my keep?

Grace: You're our guest Annie.

Song - I think I'm gonna like it here

Scene 8a

Mr Warbucks marches in

Mr W: Has the painting arrived

G: Yes sir Painting is held up for him. It's the Mona Lisa

W: I don't like it. Send it back.

G: Mr Warbucks I'd like you to meet...

W: Why do I smell wet dog?

(Annie comes out from hiding with Sandy )

Annie: Because we gave Sandy a bath

W: What's this?

G: This is Annie sir. This is the orphan who will be staying with us for a week

W; Orphan. What are you talking about?

G: Sir its a press story for the papers remember? It's only for a week
W: This doesn't look like a boy. Orphans are boys

G: Oh you didn't say you wanted a boy sir. You just said an orphan so I got a girl

W: I want a boy

Annie: I've got an interesting smile too sir. Don't you think you could like me too sir? Hang me in the bathroom?

W: Take them back now!

G: Oh Sir but she only just got here

Annie: That's ok. We'll be ok. It was real nice meeting you anyhow. I sure do like your place.

W: Thank you Annette

Annie: Annie. I've had a really swell time. The driver came in a car the size of a train Mr Warbucks and we made
Drake sneeze and I played your pipe organ and Sandy got a bubble bath. And well I've had enough fun to last me for
years. It’s really a swell idea to have an orphan stay for a week Mr Warbucks. Even if it’s only for your image. Even if
I'm not the orphan I'm glad you're doing it.

W: I'm glad you approve. Let's get to work.

G: Are you sure you need a boy? Couldn’t she stay. Its only for a week?

W: Whatever but just for the week.

Scene 10

Warbucks is practising squash and Annie runs back and forth for fun

A: Thanks so much for having me to stay Mr Warbucks. I’ve had the greatest time

W: Welcome, don’t mention it.

A: I've had enough fun to last a life time that it won’t even matter when I go back to that stinking orphanage

W: How do you remain so positive

A: I sing a little song and everything seems better

(Song Tomorrow)

Scene 12

W: Miss Hanagen I presume?

H: Yes

W: I want to talk to you about Annie

H: You want to return her and forget it?

W: I want to adopt her

H: would you excuse me for a moment

(goes into room and screams) Returns

She pretends to be nice to the orphans

Warbucks hands her papers

H: You know something? For a Republican you are sinfully handsome

W: Thank you.

H: Why I just go absolutely weak at the knees over men like you.

Noticing his diamond button

H: My God! Is that thing real?

W: Miss Hanagen just sign the papers

Song Sign

Scene 13

W: Annie I want to talk to you about something serious

A: You don't want me any more right?

W: On the contrary I do. Good lord. Annie can we have a man to man talk?

A: Sure

W: What I'm proposing would involve a long term...well agreement. Actually maybe you want to know more about
me before you make up your mind

A: Ok

W: Let's go for a walk

A: Ok

W: I was born in Liverpool in a rail road switch house. My younger brother died of Pneumonia because we didn't
have money for medicine. Well I decided then and there that one day I would be rich. Very, very rich

A: Good idea

Warbucks is pacing up and down and Annie is copying him

W: in those days America was the land of opportunity. I worked on a ship as cabin boy when I was 12. By the time I
was 21 I made my first million and in the next 10 years I turned that into 100 millionaire

A: Wow

W: That was a lot of money in those days. I was ruthless, hurt a lot of people. Making money was all I ever gave a
damn about until now. It occurred to me no matter how many houses I have, how many Rembrandt unless I have
someone to share them with I might as well be broke and still living in Liverpool. Annie, do you understand what I'm
trying to say?

A: Sure...kinda...not really

W: Damn Hands her the present of a locket

W: I signed the papers today. It's official

A: What is? It's so pretty but...

W: Let me put it on you.

A: It’s a really swell locket Mr Warbucks but if it's all the same to you I’ll keep my old one

W: It isn't all the same to me. Your old one's broken/ This one's engraved. You didn't even look at it. To Annie with
love from Daddy Warbucks

A: Mr. Warbucks, when my folks left me at the orphanage 10 years ago they left a note saying they’d come back for
me as soon as they could and they kept the other half of this locket so I'd know it was them when they came. I'm
gonna find them someday Mr Warbucks.

W: Then I'll help you. Grace get me J Edgar on the phone right now. Grace get me the chief of police. .This is Oliver
Warbucks and I'm offering a $50, 000 reward to find orphan Annie's parents.

Grace: It’s amazing how many dishonest people there are in New York

Annie walking in

A: Have you found my parent yet?

Grace: No Annie. I'm sorry

A: I guess they're dead. I think deep down I've always known that. I guess I just wanted to believe that I wasn't just
any old orphan. I wanted to believe that I was special.

W: You are special. Don’t you forget that!

Scene 16

Rooster and Liily on the doorstep of orphanage.

Ring doorbell

H: Yeah

R: Are you the lady who runs this establishment?

H: Unfortunately

L: 10 years ago we left our little baby girl on the front step

R: We were starving. There was a job managing a motel but only if we had no children

H: Rap it up I'm listening to the radio

L: We never meant to leave our little Annie

H: Annie?

R: Now we have a hardware store in New Jersey we can take care of her

L: We've always loved her

L: Our house isn't fancy but it's home. We live over the store.

R: There's a yard out back

L: We have chickens

R: And a rooster

They take off disguises

H: Rooster! My God I would never have recognised you. Come on

(Looking around to make sure no one is watching )

R: If we can fool you we can fool Mr money bags

L: 50,000 smakos

H: You'll be the death of me Rooster

R: Come on sis

H: What's in it for me?

R: A split of the money. A 3 way split

H: I want half

L: Half!

H: Half!

R: Alright 25 for you and 25 for me and Lilly

L: Rooster! Wait and see what she's got first to see if it’s worth 25,000

H: What do you want?

L: We need specifics on Annie. Details

H: You want details I'll give you details!

Looking through boxes.

H: Annie wears a locket round her neck. She says her parents have the other half to one day come and claim her
with. Years ago her parents were killed in a fire and the cops brought me all their junk. Well baby brother if Annie's
parents can claim her with that locket so can we!

Orphans overhearing

L: 50,000 big ones!

R: And the kid, we'll drop in the river

Molly: They're gonna do something bad to Annie Pepper!

Pepper: (reading magazine) HAVE YOU CLEANED THE CAN?

Molly: Listen you guys we gotta do something

Pepper: You want a knuckle sandwich?

Molly: We gotta warn Annie

Pepper: Scrub

H: It's in a sealed envelope. (to Lilly about boxes) Make yourself useful . They find the locket

running to find Annie at Warbucks mansion

Scene 17

Rooster and Lilly disguised as Annie's parents talking to Warbucks

R: We were starving; we needed the job, that's why we left our baby girl

L: We left her on the doorstep of the Hudson St. orphanage

Annie comes in

L: Oh Annie (rushes to hug her) Look Ralph she still has the locket.

She puts the other half of the locket on.

L: We've finally found you

W; I suppose you heard about the reward?

R: Reward? What reward?

W: On the radio

L: We don't have a radio

Grace: How did you know Annie was here?

R: That kind lady at the orphanage told us.

L: I have the birth certificate right here (handing it over) I've kept it close to my heart all these years.

A: I'll go pack

L: You want me to help you baby?

A: NO thanks...Mum

Warbucks writes a check

R: Sir we're just so thrilled to have Annie back. We don't need the money L (snatching cheque) We are poor. We
could use it to buy food. A warm blanket for Annie

W: Put it in your pocket Mrs Mudge

Annie packs with Grace

A: Do you think the stores would take all these clothes back?
G: But don't you want to keep them?

A: My folks they're poor. All these clothes might make them feel bad. Could you maybe take them to the orphanage
and give them to my friends?

H: You got it? (She grabs the check) I better hold onto it for safe keeping!

L: Give it back

Annie realising the plot

A: Mr Warbucks help! They cover her mouth

Scene 19

At the mansion Orphans rush in

W: What's this?

Molly: Mr Warbucks?

Pepper: I think he's a heiness

Molly: Your heiness we're friends of Annie’s

W: Annie’s gone. Her parents came to get her

Duffy: But they weren't her real parents your heiness

Molly: They was bad people

Pepper: it's a swindle

W: Leapin Lizards! Warbucks gets on the phone

W: The orphan Annie has been kidnapped. I want all of your best men on it!

Scene 20

Annie in car

A: Mr. I think you better pull over. I gotta go

No response

A: When ya gotta go ya gotta go

They pull over

H: Make it snappy

Annie kicks Miss Hanigan's foot and grabs the check and runs, ripping up the check

L: Get her

R: I'll kill her

H: He's really gonna kill her. Rooster no! She's just a baby

Rooster grabs at Annie’s feet then he tries to strangle her but Hanigan knocks him out
The police arrest them

Scene 21

Annie is reunited with Grace and Mr Warbucks

Song: Together at Last

End