Daddy Warbucks is in serious trouble. The egg-bald guardian of that ageless comic-strip carrot top, Little Orphan Annie, has been railroaded into a private insane asylum run by one Dr. Le Quaque.

“Annie” features a relentlessly positive and plucky orphan (that would be the Annie of “Annie”) whose upbeat personality stirs the paternal heart of gajillionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbuck ...

NEW YORK ‒ When the precocious orphans of "Annie" sneer, "We love you ... most of which was jettisoned for the 1999 film ...

I auditioned at least 10 times. Q: Considering how many times I have seen “Annie” over the years, I should probably know this, but which of the orphans is Pepper? A: Pepper is the tough one.