Welcome to Annie Orphans

A website created by Julie Stevens, a member of the original Broadway cast of ANNIE. This site is dedicated to the Broadway musical, ANNIE, and all of the young cast members who appeared as orphans in the show. If you are interested in contributing to the GoFundMe that supports this site, click here.

Life After Tomorrow

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."

Life After Tomorrow is a personal journey of filmmaker and co-director, Julie Stevens, who played one of the orphans in the Broadway cast and National Tour. With partner, Gil Cates, Jr., the filmmakers spoke with over 40 women who played orphans in the show during its original run on Broadway, from 1977-1983. The film explores the life-changing repercussions of child performers in "Annie" as many orphan cast members revisit their experience in the show, their childhood, family support structure, what happened when they left the show and tried to resume a "normal" childhood, and what they are doing today.

Life After Tomorrow - on 20/20


Photo Credits: Martha Swope, John Hale, Jay Thompson, Richard Braaten, Arnie Feder.
Special Thanks: Jon Merrill, Tricia Trozzi, Kelly Cowper, Beth Soren, Rachel Schwartz, Alex Heinen, Alan Sanborn, Scott Westmoreland, and Katarina Zackariassen for their contributions and support.