<P> The 3rd National Touring Company opened in Dallas on October 3, 1979 with Rosanne Sorrentino (who would later go on to portray Pepper in the 1982 film version) in the title role . This company toured to 23 cities playing mostly shorter runs of a month or less . On March 27, 1981, Bridget Walsh took over as Annie . Becky Snyder (who had closed the 1st National Tour) joined this company in the summer of 1982 and stayed with it until it closed in September of that year . </P> <P> The 4th National Touring Company opened on September 11, 1981 with Mollie Hall playing Annie . This production was a "bus and truck" tour, with a slightly reduced cast, that traveled the country and often played in two cities a week . This company was still touring when the original Broadway production closed in January 1983, making Kathleen Sisk the final performer to play Annie from the original production team . This tour closed in September 1983 . </P> <P> The musical premiered in the West End at the Victoria Palace Theatre on 3 May 1978 . Andrea McArdle, the original Broadway Annie, played the title role for 40 performances . British 12 - year - old Ann Marie Gwatkin was also cast in the title role and appeared on the Original London cast recording . The Opening night cast and the original sound track of children were Claire Hood, Jane Collins, Dawn Napier, Annette Mason, Helen Stephenson, Jackie Ekers and Linda Brewis . Ann Marie Gwatkin alternated with Christine Hyland and four other Annies were cast at this point: Anne O'Rourke, Jacinta Whyte, Helen Thorne, Rosa Michelle who were to play the role over the next year . Suzie Kemeys, from South Wales also performed two stints in 1980 / 81 . The first was as the character July in the chorus and the second was playing the title role of Annie . ITV Wales commissioned two documentaries about this young Welsh girl and her rise from obscurity to a West End leading lady . Following, this Ann Marie Gwatkin and Jackie Ekers shared the title role followed by many other casts of Annie . Miss Hannigan was originally played by Sheila Hancock, and later by Maria Charles and Stella Moray; Daddy Warbucks was played by Stratford Johns and later by Charles West, with Deborah Clarke playing Pepper in the first year and Melanie Grant playing Molly . </P> <P> Annie closed on 28 November 1981, after 1485 performances . </P>

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