"Life After Tomorrow" on 20/20

[wickedismylife22]

Joanna, did she do a show or no

[lgfannie]

@wickedismylife22 Joanna was in the pre-Broadway tour and was fired before the show opened on Broadway.

[pippozg]

@LiLmiSSAcTr3ss13 wow 2 ppl!

[ameliaparvaneh]

I can understand why this would be hard for them, but it's almost like they expected this childhood experience of fame and glitter to transform into an adult one. I think most of this comes from the parents being unbalanced and making their daughters believe that their value as human beings was somehow related to their success as entertainers. Unfortunately, that's a view that pop culture embraces.

[bill0756]

I went on a group "date" with Aileen Quinn when we were both in college, and it seemed she was very well grounded about the whole experience.

[megabronagh]

@igfannie thanks put how do i find it on youtube

[DegrassiInstantStar]

MARTHA!! I LOVE MARTHA!!!

[lgfannie]

@DegrassiInstantStar You can watch it on Netflix

[DegrassiInstantStar]

@lgfannie I dont have netflix. nor have the money for it.

[AlmostHeaven89]

Joanna was seriously an AMAZING Annie. Whoever fired her was out of their mind, she can sing circles around Brittney. Terrible decision. Her voice was strong and young and loud. Perfect Annie.

[Sheri451]

The girl at 3:45 played on Kate and Allie too.Isn't that sad how poor Kristen teared up after all those years, and that poor girl that played her later Joanna Paciti. There was a movie on Showtime just about this. These women said it was really ugly behind the scenes, homosexuality, prostitution, one of the mothers had sex to get her daughter on the play

[lexilu935211]

yeh i feel sooo bad for tht 1997 annie tht is messed up!

and all tht stuf about how hard it was im sure is true.

[wicked9fan]

I remember when Joanna was let go and Britny was hired.I saw Britny in it on tour with nell carter and after hearing joanna sing it is clear joanna was a stronger singer

[143AC]

What about the girls seen in panties..fixing their hairs? That's what i saw in a book about the creation of"Annie"the

stage musical.

[tannav5]

Watching 1997's Macy's search for Annie on 20/20 its clear Joanna's voice is outstanding. At one point in the show the producer Martin Charnin states, he wasn't totally convinced with their pick (being Joanna) She won the part which was presented by Andrea McArdle, the original Broadway Annie of 1977. While on tour before the show hit Broadway, Joanna was let go and replaced with Britnny, who played a chorus orphan. Joanna repeatedly came down with tonsilitis and bronchitis. What a shame!

[CanadianFan]

I still like the 80's Annie. :)

[silvertonguedbard]

I feel sorry for these women.

[JosieCashew]

Two productions thrived on Broadway??? I keep hearing that the second one failed due to the firing and the script changes.

[ShaiHuludisCool]

Sorry Kristen, but 90% of people do not know you as the original Annie. The majority of the world considers Andrea McArdle the original Annie. So if you want to make a name for yourself, you'd better find that cure for cancer.

[coison123alex3]

Why not andrea mcardle is the first Annie

[Sheri451]

@coison123alex3 I didn't know Kristen Vigard was supposed to play the first Annie, The first time I saw her she was playing on Guiding Light, she looked WAY too young for her co star.

[wickedfan5172]

I am glad she got booted from American Idol. I think that anyone who's every previously had a recording contract should never be allowed to audition for that show. It's not fair to other contestants who don't have the exposure that she did.

[rinkydink21]

WHOA 1:53

...wtf.

[Shelly2735]

LOL

[AWickedChick]

Joanna had the better voice - and did a better job. I mean Brittney Kissinger was adorable, but Joanna did better.

[bittersweet325]

I'm not denying that Joanna is very talented, but I do wonder if perhaps she wasn't trained as much as she needed to be to be at the time to play Annie, meaning I think she had trouble sustaining her voice etc...over the course of the show's run.

[AWickedChick]

Possibly, but listening to the difference between the two, the replacement wasn't any more talented. Plus, they must have been training the other girl behind the sidelines because the replacement wasn't even the understudy. They pulled in another orphan.

[wickedfan5172]

@AWickedChick Agreed,

[lgfannie]

Molly was played by Christiana Anbri

[KitKatProductions94]

Does anyone know who played the smallest orphan when Joanna was annie?

[broadwaymelody33]

Joanna deserved it and won it fair and square. Poor girl

[CoolGirl4496]

She got broncitis really bad and they loved Brittney Kissinger so they FIRED Joanna!

[broadwaymelody33]

I know.

it's just flat out mean =(

[purplestreakpunk]

I know! It's so mean! She couldn't help it that she got sick. I think they should've let her come back when she recovered....