Beloved Broadway musical ‘Annie’ returns to Bay Area for 6-night run

Get ready to say hello to “Annie.”

The musical, which stands as one of the most beloved theater productions of all time, returns to the Bay Area for performances Jan. 10-15 at the Center for the Performing Arts in San Jose.

While many theater goers will have already seen “Annie” onstage at least once, there will be others experiencing the adventures of Annie, her canine pal Sandy and Daddy Warbucks for the first time. The musical has been around since the late 1970s — and inspired by a comic strip from the 1920s and a poem from the 1880s — but “Annie” consistently attracts new generations of fans.

A lot of that has to do with the steady stream of popular film/TV adaptions in 1982, 1999, 2014 and 2021. And then there’s that amazing soundtrack, featuring “It’s the Hard-Knock Life,” “Easy Street,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile” and, of course, “Tomorrow.”

Actually, there are a whole mess of reasons to like “Annie.” So — leapin’ lizards! — you might want to head to downtown San Jose and catch the Tony-winning musical while it’s in town.

Details: Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10-12; 8 p.m. Jan. 13; 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 14; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15. Tickets are $30 – $103, broadwaysanjose.com.