As locals return from summer travels, a musical beckons to children and families as school is about to start anew within a few weeks. “Annie, The Musical,� inspired by a single poem, graces the mainstage of Theatrikos under the direction of Joe Maniglia and assistant directed by Rachel Ryan.
It’s always nice to come home to a well-loved, heartwarming musical. “Annie� opened on Broadway in 1977. Flagstaff has always been filled with expressive individuals, and its support of art matches that of its citizens.
kAmâ€�(6 925 @G6C g_ A6@A=6 2F5:E:@?â€�25F=ED 2?5 <:5Dâ€�2?5 @7 4@FCD6[ 2== E96 8:C=D H2?E65 E@ 36 p??:6[â€� |2?:8=:2 D2:5] â€�(6 92G6 65F42E@CD[ 2 ':4E:> (:E?6DD $6CG:46 6>A=@J66[ 2? u|r !65:2EC:4 #}[ 2 C62=E@C[ }p& DEF56?ED 2?5 DE277] %92EVD E96 ;@J @7 4@>>F?:EJ E962EC6i H2E49:?8 E96> 2== 86E E@86E96C E@ A=2J 5C6DD FA 2?5 D:?8 E96:C 962CED @FE] %96 32?5 :D >256 FA @7 AC@76DD:@?2= 2?5 D6>:\AC@ >FD:4:2?D 2?5 DEF56?ED[ 2?5 H6 2== 86E E@86E96C E@ D92C6 E9:D DE@CJ H:E9 @FC ?6:893@CD[ 4@\H@C<6CD[ 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D]â€k^Am
kAm%96 2H6DECF4< >@>6?E ?6G6C\J6E\49@D6? p??:6 6IA6C:6?46D 2D D96 H2=<D :?E@ 96C ?6H >2?D:@? C6D:56?46[ H9:49 =:?86CD =@?8 27E6C E96 D9@H[ >2<6D FD H@?56C H92E :E H@F=5 36 =:<6 E@ 92G6 DF49 2 492?46] p 49:=5 >2J 36 E6>AE65 E@ AFE @? 2 724256 7@C DF49 9:89 DE2<6D[ 3FE p??:6 DE2JD ECF6 E@ 96CD6=7 E9C@F89 :E 2==[ H:??:?8 @G6C 962CED ;FDE 3J 36:?8 96CD6=7]k^Am
kAmt776CG6D46?E 9@A6 56DA:E6 36:?8 562=E 2 =@D:?8 92?5 @G6C 2?5 @G6C 282:? :D 2DE@F?5:?8] p? :562 E92E D@>6 ?@E @?=J 8C2DA 3FE 6>3@5J] p?5 >@C6 @7E6? E92? ?@E[ 49:=5C6? >2<6 :E D@ 4@?E28:@FD E@ E96 A6@A=6 H9@ =@G6 E96>]k^Am
kAmâ€�%96 DE@CJ @7 E96 A=F4<J =:EE=6 @CA92? C6D@?2E6D H:E9 >6 E@52J[â€� |2?:8=:2 6IA=2:?65] “xE :D E96 4=2DD:4 s2G:5 GD v@=:2E9 E2=6[ 3FE 96C6[ E96 96C@ FD6D 96C DAF?<J ?2EFC6 2?5 42?\5@ 2EE:EF56 E@ 492?86 2== D96 4@>6D :? 4@?E24E H:E9 D=@H=J] uC@> E96 :>A@G6C:D965 E@ E96 A@H6C7F=[ p??:6VD 2EE:EF56 >2<6D 2 5:776C6?46] %92EVD 2 DE@CJ H6 42? 2== F?56CDE2?5 2?5 DFAA@CE ?@ >2EE6C H96C6 H6 =:G6] xEVD E96 A@H6C @7 E9:D DE@CJ]â€k^Am
kAm%9:D 7@CEJ\7:G6\J62C\@=5 >FD:42= 92D 2 D:8?:7:42?46 E92E DE:== 9@=5D FA :? @FC A=F4<J E@H?]k^Am
kAmp 42DE 2=H2JD 92D 2 F?:BF6 C6DA@?D6 E@ >2E6C:2=[ A2:C65 H:E9 H92E :D 8@:?8 @? :? E96 H@C=5 2?5 :? E96:C =:G6D] (96? E96J 5:A :?E@ 364@>:?8 492C24E6CD 7C@> 2?@E96C E:>6[ E96C6 :D 2 D@CE @7 A2C2==6= F?:G6CD6 E92E @44FCD H:E9:? E96 24E@C�2 4@==:D:@? @7 E96? 2?5 ?@H]k^Am
kAm“x =@G6 E96 4@>>F?:EJ E92E E9:D DE@CJ 7:ED :?E@ 2?5 =@G65 962C:?8 7C@> 42DE >6>36CD 23@FE 9@H[ 7@C D@>6 @7 E96>[ :E H2D E96 7:CDE >FD:42= E96J D2H :? E96:C 49:=59@@5[ D@ :E DEF4< H:E9 E96>[â€� |2?:8=:2 D2:5] “u@C >6[ :E H2D E96 D2>6] |J yC] w:89 G@42= E62496CD :?EC@5F465 >6 E@ ‘p??:6â€� E9C@F89 |2DE6CA:646 %962EC6VD AC@5F4E:@? @7 E96 qC@25H2J D9@Hâ€�24EF2==J @? qC@25H2J H96? E96J 7:=>65 :E] p== E92E E@ D2J[ >@DE @7 FD 4@>6 E@ E96 DE@CJ 3642FD6 :E H2D 2 A2CE @7 @FC 8C@H:?8 FA @C 6?EC2?46 E@ >FD:42= E962EC6] p?5 D@ :EVD =:<6 2 496C:D965 >6>@CJ 7@C >2?J @7 E96>] %96J 42? A@:?E E@ 9@H >2?J E:>6D E96JVG6 D66? :E A6C7@C>65[ E96JVG6 =:DE6?65 E@ E96 ~C:8:?2= qC@25H2J r2DE C64@C5:?8 @? G:?J= ?F>6C@FD E:>6D[ 6E4] %96J 92G6 2 9:DE@CJ H:E9 E9:D D9@H[ 2?5 7@C E96>[ :E :D 2? :?E68C2= A2CE @7 E96:C E962EC6 65F42E:@?]â€k^Am
kAmu@C E9@D6 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 >F49 ?6H6C >FD:42= ‘w2>:=E@?[� H6 =62C? 2E E96 6?5 E92E 9:D H:76[ H9@ =:G65 7:7EJ J62CD 27E6C 9:D 562E9[ DE2CE65 E96 7:CDE @CA92?286 :? E96 &$p] p??:6 :D A=2465 :? @?6] x? :E[ ?@E9:?8 D9@CE @7 92G@4 :E HC62<65]k^Am
kAmâ€�%96C6VD 2 C62D@? E92E H6 ?@ =@?86C 92G6 @CA92?286D :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ[â€� |2?:8=:2 D2:5] “}@E E92E E96 7@DE6C 42C6 DJDE6> :D?VE H:E9@FE :ED 72F=ED[ 3FE 9@A67F==J 2 36EE6C DJDE6> E92? E96 @?6 56A:4E65 :? ‘p??:6]’â€k^Am
kAm#J2?[ E96 2DD:DE2?E 5:C64E@C 25565[ “pD 2 D@4:2= H@C<6C[ x H@C< 5:C64E=J H:E9 <:55@D :? E96 7@DE6C 42C6 DJDE6> @? 2 52J\E@\52J 32D:D] %96:C C6D:=:6?46 2?5 =:G6=:?6DD 2=H2JD :?DA:C6 >6] &?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E96C6 2C6 >@C6 49:=5C6? :? E96 DJDE6> E92? E96C6 2C6 A=246D 7@C E96> E@ 8@] u@DE6C A2C6?ED 2C6 G:E2= E@ C6F?:7J:?8 72>:=:6D[ 2?5 E96C6 :D 2 D9@CE286 @7 E96>] (6 H2?E E@ 5@ E96 36DE H6 42? 2D 2 4@>>F?:EJ E@ 42C6 7@C E96D6 <:55@D 2?5 ?@E C6EC2F>2E:K6 E96>]â€k^Am
kAm|2?:8=:2 @A6?D FA 23@FE E96 6IA6C:6?46 @7 H@C<:?8 H:E9 2 5@8 @? DE286] s@CJ[ #J2?VD 72>:=J 5@8[ A=2JD $2?5J[ E96 5@8 p??:6 7:CDE 2EE2496D E@ 5FC:?8 96C E6>A@C2CJ A=246>6?E] |2?J 2C6 4FC:@FD 23@FE E96 :?D 2?5 @FED @7 H@C<:?8 H:E9 2? 2?:>2= @? E96 DE286]k^Am
kAm“xEVD 2 =:EE=6 AC642C:@FD 3642FD6 s@CJ 5@6D?VE =:<6 >J ?@E6D E@ 96C 2?5 D:>A=J C67FD6D E@ ‘@A6? FA[’â€� 96 6?E6CE2:?65] “xEVD 2=H2JD 2? 25G6?EFC6 H:E9 3@E9 2?5 ?6G6C 2 5:D2AA@:?E>6?E] p?5 :E 5@6D 255 2 DA64:2= 766=:?8 E@ D66 2 5@8 @?DE286 A=2J:?8 2 5@8 7@C D@>6 DEC2?86 C62D@?]â€k^Am
kAm%96 @C:8:?2= 5@8 E92E A=2J65 $2?5J ?6G6C D<:AA65 2 D9@H] p?5 H2D EC2:?65 3J (:==:2> q6C=@?:[ 2 %@?J pH2C5® w@?@C66]k^Am
kAm“s@CJ :D >J 72>:=J 5@8 2?5 E96 DH66E6DE[ 42=>6DE AFA E96C6 :D] x E@=5 y@6 x H@F=5?’E 2DD:DE2?E 5:C64E F?=6DD D96 4@F=5 36 $2?5Jâ€[ D96 ;@<65] â€�$96 92D >256 E96 92C56C C6962CD2=D 62D:6C 2?5 4@?G:?465 >2?J E92E H6 D9@F=5 2=H2JD 92G6 2 5@8 2E E96 E962EC6] xE’D 2 7F? 6=6>6?E E@ E96 D9@H E92E xâ€�> 8=25 H6 H6C6 23=6 E@ AF== @77Pâ€k^Am
kAm#J2? 925 366? 42DE :? 2 AC6G:@FD %962EC:<@D AC@5F4E:@? @7 “p??:6� D6G6C2= J62CD 28@] %9:D C6EC@8C256 6IA6C:6?46 2D 2 5:C64E@C 92D 96C G:6H:?8 E96 D4C:AE H:E9 ?6H 6J6D] |2?:8=:2 4@>>6?E65 @? E96 C:49 ;@J E92E :E :D E@ H@C< H:E9 #J2? :? E9:D 42A24:EJ[ >2<:?8 E96 D9@H 36EE6C 5F6 E@ 96C 2CE:DE:4 G:D:@? 2?5 962CE]k^Am
kAm$96 D2:5[ “|J 7:CDE D9@H 6G6C H2D ‘p??:6â€� H96? x H2D 7@FC J62CD @=5[ 2?5 >J 7:CDE D9@H H:E9 %962EC:zxs$ H2D ‘p??:6â€� :? a_``[ H96C6 x 8@E E96 =625 C@=6] p 7F? 724E :D E92E E96 H:8 @FC p??:6D H62C :? E9:D AC@5F4E:@? :D E96 D2>6 @?6 x H@C6 2== E9@D6 J62CD 28@P #6EFC?:?8 E@ E9:D D9@H 2 E9:C5 E:>6 @? E96 AC@5F4E:@? D:56 @7 E9:?8D 92D 366? D@ 6I4:E:?8] x =@G6 H2E49:?8 @FC 42DE 3C62E96 ?6H =:76 :?E@ E9:D 4=2DD:4 H9:=6 36:?8 23=6 E@ :?4@CA@C2E6 >J G:D:@?D 2?5 6IA6C:6?46D D:>F=E2?6@FD=J] |@DE @7 2==[ H@C<:?8 2=@?8D:56 y@6 92D 366? 2 8:7E] w6 :D 2 9F86 >6?E@C E@ >6 2?5 F?56CD6==D ;FDE 9@H >F49 96 92D 5@?6 7@C E9:D E962EC6]â€k^Am
kAm“|2E:=52� 925 E@ 36 42?46=65 5F6 E@ r~'xs :? a_a_] %9:D 92D F?56?:23=J 27764E65 E96 6IA6C:6?46 @7 4C62E:?8 2 >FD:42= 7@C 2?J 4@>>F?:EJ]k^Am
kAm“xV> 2=H2JD C6=F4E2?E E@ 36 7F==J :?G6DE65 3642FD6 @7 E92E[â€� |2?:8=:2 D2:5] “p?5 E92EVD ?@E E@ D2J E92E E9:D AC@5F4E:@? 92D?’E 925 :ED FAD 2?5 5@H?Di 42DE >6>36CD H9@ 925 E@ 5C@A @FE @C 36 3C@F89E :? =2E6 :? E96 82>6] x 766= E96 H6:89E @7 2 3:8 >FD:42=VD 7:?2?4:2= 82>3=6 :D E@ >62DFC6 FA E@ @E96C AC@5F4E:@?D[ 3C:?8 :? E96 >@?:6D E@ C64@FA E96 :?:E:2= :?G6DE>6?E[ 2?5 86E FD E9C@F89 E96 DF>>6C >@?E9D[ H9:49 42? 36 2 =62? E:>6 :? @FC E962EC:42= J62C]â€k^Am
kAmw6 255D E92E H9:=6 “p??:6� 5@6D ?@E 5:D4FDD E96 ?F2?46D @7 D@4:@\64@?@>:4D[ :E 255C6DD6D E96 F?:G6CD2= 6IA6C:6?46 @7 DECF88=6]k^Am
kAm“tG6? @FC ‘G:==2:?D� 2C6 >@E:G2E65 3J E96 =FC6 @7 >@?6J C2E96C E92? ?672C:@FD 8C2?5 D496>6D] (6 2== H2?E 2 36EE6C =:76[� 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm~?6 >2J H@?56C 9@H 8C62E 56AC6DD:@? 6C2 @CA92?D 92G6 2?JE9:?8 E@ 5@ H:E9 v6? p=A92 @C v6? +[ E96 86?6C2E:@? @7 49:=5 24E@CD @? DE286 A@CEC2J:?8 E96>[ @C 9@H p??:6 DA64:7:42==J >2J C6=2E6 E@ DEF56?ED E@52J]k^Am
kAm%96 A=2J’D @FE=@@<[ x E9:?< >2J C625 A@==J2??2:D9[ 3FE E92EVD 3642FD6 @FC D@4:6EJ 92D 364@>6 D@ ;2565[ >2J36 @FE @7 ?646DD:EJ @C ;FDE DFCG:G2=] “p??:6� 6?5FC6D 2D 2 >FD:42= 2?5 :D :?764E:@FD 2D 2 492C24E6C 3642FD6 @7 96C C6=6?E=6DD @AE:>:D>]k^Am
kAmx? E9:D =@42= AC@5F4E:@?[ p??:6 :D 5@F3=6 42DE 2?5 2=E6C?2E6D ?:89ED 36EH66? y@;@ w@@5 2?5 w2K6= #FAA[ 3@E9 `a\J62C\@=5 =@42=D]k^Am
kAmw@@5 :D 2 E6?24:@FD 7:89E6C 2?5 2EE24<D E96 C@=6 H:E9 2 DEC66EH:D6 2?5 D2DDJ :?E6CAC6E2E:@?]k^Am
kAm#FAA’D 324<8C@F?5 :D 2D 2 52?46C 2?5 96C >@G6D 2?5 24E:?8 2C6 9:89=J :?7=F6?465 3J E92E D@ J@F D66 2? 6IAC6DD:G6?6DD 2?5 DH66E?6DD E@ 96C p??:6]k^Am
kAm%96 36?67:ED @7 4C@DD\86?6C2E:@?2= E962EC6 @FEH6:89 E96 5C2H324<Dj 9@H6G6C[ E96C6 2C6 3@E9 E@ 6249 6IA6C:6?46] xE >2<6D @?6 4FC:@FD E@ 6?G:D:@? =:76 369:?5 E96 4FCE2:?]k^Am
kAm“xEVD EC:4<J 3642FD6 J@FVG6 8@E <:5D H9@ ;FDE H2?E E@ 36 <:5D 2?5 25F=ED H9@ D@>6E:>6D 7@C86E E92E E962EC6 :D 6DD6?E:2==J A=2J:?8 5C6DD FA 7@C EH@ 9@FCD[� D2:5 |2?:8=:2 E96 ?:89E 27E6C @A6?:?8]k^Am
kAm%96C6 2C6 5C2H324<D[ 3FE E96 36?67:ED 2C6 E92E H6 42? 4@>6 E@86E96C E@ E6== 2 DE@CJ E92E H:== 4@?E:?F6 E@ :>A24E 2F5:6?46D J@F?8 2?5 @=5 2?5 =62A:?� =:K2C5D 2=:<6]k^Am