The adult cast deserves much
applause for their performance,
with their quick-footed steps,
beautiful vocals and memorable
harmonies in songs such as
“We’d Like to Thank
You”, “Fully
Dressed” and “Easy
Street”. The actors seem to
relish their roles, as they play
their part to much aplomb. I was
in stitches over the man-eating,
children-hating Ms Hannigan,
played to delicious hilarity by
British actor Su Pollard.
.Campus:
Hit Broadway Musical Annie Awes
Singapore
Monday
16th July, 2012
Press
Clips
Annie’s
original Broadway debut in 1977
sent ripples through an entire
community of theatergoers at the
time. Crowds of charmed fans
repeatedly frequented sold-out
shows during the six years Annie
took Manhattan by storm. Now,
thirty-five years in the wake of
the original musical, Annie has
finally opened its doors to
Singaporean fans. Catch the show
live at Marina Bay Sands between
10th July and 5th August this
year and lose yourself in a
panoply of 1920’s New York
sets for a good two and a half
hours.
.Xismsn
Entertainment: Annie Opens at
Marina Bay Sands to Standing
Ovation
Monday
16th July, 2012
Press
Clips
The cast
speak to us about living up to
the musical’s famous roles
and director Roger Hannah
explains how he found 27 budding
Singapore actresses to be part of
the cast as the orphans
When xinmsn asked Su Pollard if
her character Miss Hannigan is as
evil as she appears, she set the
record straight and said,
"She's much maligned, she's
misunderstood. She's been made to
be a mean person mentally because
these children have been awful to
her for years... I'd like to try
and make her a bit more
vulnerable."
.InSing.com:
Musical Review: ‘Annie’
- Don’t Wait Till Tomorrow
Monday
16th July, 2012
Press
Clips
From 10 July to 5
August, the cast of Broadway
musical ‘Annie’ will be
singing and dancing their hearts
out on stage at Marina Bay
Sands’ theatre. That’s
a four-week run, which for a show
that ran on Broadway for six
years, is a drop in the box
office ocean. One therefore
hasn’t got much time to
schedule in a show, but if one
does, one will be glad to have
made the effort.
Seasoned actress Pollard is
highly entertaining as Miss
Hannigan, hamming it up to a T.
At once pathetic, humourous,
mean, bawdry and always drunk,
Pollard’s Hannigan was the
perfect comedic villain and had
the audience laughing at her
antics all the way.
McAlister was a polished Daddy
Warbucks, striking the right
balance between being a hard,
high-powered businessman who is
more accustomed relating to staff
than to children and being a
softy at heart.
Everyone’s
favourite red-headed orphan will
be coming in town for a musical
extravaganza. Starring Su Pollard
and David McAllister, Annie is a
story of a young girl’s
optimism through adversity.
Tickets from $65 – $175 at
Sistic.
Location: Sands Theatre, Marina
Bay Sands
Time: Jul 10 – Aug 5,
7.30pm. Sat (1.30pm, 7.30pm), Sun
(1pm, 5pm). No shows on Monday.
.Su
Online News Archive: April 2012
Sunday
15th July, 2012
Site
News
Su news for
April 2012 has now been archived.
Visit our News Archive here.
Return to Su
Online tomorrow for
another bumper Annie in
Singapore update: Photos, press
and reviews. We are off on our
Summer holidays so this will be
the final update until August!
Have a great rest of July
everyone!
• Daylife: Cast from the
Broadway musical
"Annie" stand during a
curtain call at the Marina Bay
Sands Theater Tuesday, July 10,
2012 in Singapore. The Broadway
and West End classic which
includes British comedy star Su
Pollard and screen veteran David
McAllister will showcase in the
city-state for a month.
• The Mad
Scene: Annie
Exclusives on The Mad Scene:
Our Facebook page carries an
exclusive interview with Su
Pollard, conducted by Hawk Liu.
View the interview here (Facebook account
required).
• TTG Asia: Annie kicks
off month-long theatrical run in
Singapore: Scheduled to run
till August 5, the musical
showcases British comedy star Su
Pollard as the scheming Miss
Hannigan, and UK stage veteran
David McAlister as Daddy
Warbucks, whose heart is softened
by the young orphan Annie, played
alternately by three young
actresses from the UK.
• Jezebel: The
Recall-Miss-Hannigan Campaign Got
a Little Out of Hand: Cast
members of orphans from the
Broadway musical
"Annie" perform during
a photo session at the Marina Bay
Sands Theater on Tuesday July 10,
2012 in Singapore. The Broadway
and West End classic, which
includes British comedy star Su
Pollard and screen veteran David
McAllister, will showcase in the
city-state for a month.
• Daily Mail: Mrs Mop to the
Stars: The theatre cleaner
who's had her photo taken with
every celebrity she's ever dusted
around: This article includes a
photo of Su and Pat Pearce at the
Bristol Hippodrome.
• Radio Today: Holmes moves
to Radio 2 for the summer: 6
Music host Jon Holmes will be
presenting Saturday mornings on
BBC Radio 2 this summer, covering
Graham Norton. The show, called
the Jon Holmes Situation, starts
on July 21st for two weeks, but
then takes a break during the
Olympic programmes returning on
August 18th. On 2, he’ll
have a different guest each week,
with Penelope Keith, Nerys
Hughes, Su Pollard and Linda
Robson lined up so far.
.Today
Online: It's A Blitz
Wednesday
11th July, 2012
Press
Clips
Our one-stop
shop to the block-buster theatre
season this month
Today, theatre
begins its very own blockbuster
season for 2012. Kicking off with
Annie, it's a jam-packed calendar
with four shows opening this
month and a couple more in
August. Audiences will be spoilt
for choice, with something for
families and "serious"
enthusiasts alike. It's theatre
overload - in a good way.
Annie: It won't
take long until the song Tomorrow
gets stuck in your head because
Annie, in fact, opens today.
Su Online will be
bringing you the full official
info on Su's panto activities for
Christmas 2012 in the near
future...
In the meantime... a few
teasers...
The panto will be Sleeping
Beauty! It will take place
in a famous seaside town
beginning with "B".
Su's co-stars will be a
children's TV presenter she has
worked with in panto before AND a
legendary Doctor. Who you may
ask?
All will be revealed soon. Oh
yes it will!
.I-S:
Interview: Su Pollard for Annie
Wednesday
4th July, 2012
Interview
Another new
interview with Su, this one from I-S, the Asian
entertainment magazine/website.
The veteran British actress,
who plays an alcoholic orphanage
matron Miss Hannigan in the
musical Annie, talks to Chin Hui
Wen about men’s clubs, her
misunderstood stage character and
a regime involving lots of
fluids.
How did you get your
start?
At 16, I began singing in charity
shows and at working men's pubs.
I was the first woman to sing
“Ave Maria” in hot
pants at a men's club.
What drew you to this
role?
I’ve always loved the story
and songs of Annie. Plus, I enjoy
every moment of Miss Hannigan as
a character. She’s
misunderstood. She has taken to
the drink because she's lonely
and has only orphans for company.
Su Online will be
bringing you the full official
info on Su's panto activities for
Christmas 2012 in the near
future...