Come meet Annie & Sandy

If you're looking for something to do with the kids tomorrow afternoon, 6/12, head over to WestShore Plaza's Center Court. There will be Annie themed activities from 1-3 p.m. and Annie will make an appearance with her dog Sandy from 1:30-2 p.m. You can also register to win tickets to the show!

Save on tickets to Annie

ANNIE, the timeless tale of Little Orphan Annie, is returning to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, June 12-14. You can save $15 off tickets to see ANNIE when you use promo code WARBUCKS or call the TBPAC Ticket Office at 813.229.STAR to purchase a family four-pack for $100. Hurry! Offers end May 24.

*Performance and seating restrictions apply. Not applicable to prior sales. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Subject to availability. Service charges apply.

Broadway Family Nights!

Looking for a fun (and inexpensive) way to treat the family to a Broadway show? Check out Broadway Family Nights for the upcoming performances of Annie and Stomp.

The fun part...
A great time out with the family seeing a live show everyone can enjoy complete with free pre-show activites.

The inexpensive part...
For the selected Broadway Family Night performances, you can purchase a regularly priced adult ticket and receive a free child (12 and under) ticket for free! (Restrictions apply. Call the TBPAC Ticket Office for more details.)

Annie's Broadway Family Night is Friday, June 12 and Stomp's is Friday, June 19.

And, as an extra bonus, stay after the Friday night performance of Stomp for a free talkback with the artists.

Life after "Annie"

I receive a monthly email from The Broadway League called "Broadway Fan Club" which gives you the update on Broadway shows and other Broadway related stories (you can sign up for it too). Here's a story from the email about new documentary. Looks pretty interesting...

"What do Sarah Jessica Parker, Alyssa Milano and Molly Ringwald have in common? They all began their careers as child actresses appearing in the hit musical Annie!

The award-winning documentary 'Life After Tomorrow' by Julie Stevens and Gil Cates, Jr. reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the original Broadway production of Annie and reveals the highs and lows of their experiences as child actresses in a cultural phenomenon.

Featuring Dara Brown, Martha Byrne, Martin Charnin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Allison Smith, Julie Stevens, and Charles Strouse, "Life After Tomorrow" is a true insider's glimpse of the Annie experience. Once the curtain came down, many found it could be a hard-knock-life, fraught with out-of-control stage mothers, separation anxiety and, worst of all, prepubescent growth spurts leading to replacements by smaller, younger child actresses just waiting in the wings. As one cast member in the film remarks, "The younger ones are coming to take your place and you're 12. It's not like you're getting downsized at 50 -- you're 12!" While their lives have moved on, the impact of the experience remains."

More information is available at lifeaftertomorrow.com.