Congratulations to my hometown team! WHO DAT SAY GONNA BEAT DEM SAINTS!

On February 7, 2010, the New Orleans Saints will take on the colts in the SUPERBOWL!! GO Saints!

Dreamgirls host Annie....Thanks for the backstage tour!

Off to Logan, Utah for a few days......Gee, it's some cold!!!

We have been performing for big crowds here in Logan......It helps to have a warm welcome in such cool tempertures! Our view from our hotel was so pretty. After a long travel day from Chicago to Salt Lake City and a bus ride to Logan, the orphans were able to have a little FUN....@ the FUN HOUSE....skating, laser tag, and pizza!
Before heading to the warm weather in California....a girls gotta do, what a girls gotta do..... build a snowman! No SWIMMING though!

Goodbye Chi-Town......Great times!

After a week long stay here in Chicago, I have to say......I will remember this city for a long time. The cast and crew was so lucky this week cause we had alot of family who visited. It means so much when we perform for hometown people but it also feels good when our family is in the audience. The Roosevelt Auditorium was so beautiful, we received great reviews, and had the opportunity to perform for other tours (see picture of Traci, Will (From Billy Elliot), Zander, and me) and we also attended a performance from the tour of Dreamgirls (pictures to come).

The Windy City and some more reviews

Today we had the chance to perform for a retirement home here in Chicago. I always enjoy performing for big crowds but these opportunities are very rewarding too. Ivy, Roni, MacKenzie, Jordan, and I along with EM, Katie, Cy, and Ricky performed a couple of our favorite songs mixed into our ANNIE hits too. Thanks for being such a great audience!!!

http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/article_e230763b-9f18-5035-83ff-3450d13fa381.html

http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/article/Annie_Thrives_Even_In_A_NonEquity_Tour_With_Wrinkled_Scenery_20010101

http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Entertainment/cat_index_chicago_performances/Annie_Review.php

Annie Praise......Great Job Cast and Crew! Thanks for the kudos reviewers!

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/the_theater_loop/2010/01/annie-at-auditorium-theatre-heartfelt-tomorrow-is-here-today.html
http://www3.timeoutny.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/2010/01/the-sunll-come-out-tomorrow-at-least-onstage/
http://nwitimes.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/article_b3ffc239-c07d-5629-add9-d8fa0e739dbe.html

A is for Annie and Animal Planet Star

What a great honor to meet Victoria Stilwell from Animal Planet and her family! I'm glad Sandy was well behaved for you! Alex....hope you enjoyed the show.

Georgia will always be on our minds!

Just wanted to post a bunch of additional pictures from Atlanta!

Great large audiences,my family visits, guest walk-on orphans, and a little New Orleans in Atlanta

This week was one to remember! We performed for huge crowds....one of which reached close to 4000 in attendance! Thanks to Debbie, Shirley, Liz, Renae, Nick, Mom, and Dad for coming to see me this weekend. I am so happy to have family support!!!
This week we had 24 additional walk-on orphans perform with us each show. They were friendly, fun and quite talented! Hope you guys had a great time and we enjoyed spending time with you. Oh....to wrap up a wonderful week, my mawmaw cooked GUMBO for the cast and crew and my parents brought King cakes and prizes to kick off the carnival season! Happy Mardi Gras from ANNIE!

Pictures from HOTlanta

This is some of the fun we are having in Atlanta... We took a field trip to visit Coca-Cola World....our waiter was very quiet. While Jack, Molly and an aquarium worker swam with the sharks,I took time out for a snack. We are really enjoying our sit down here!

Atlanta and the Fox Theatre

I was very lucky to be interviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution so I just wanted to share it with you guys. The theatre here is beautiful and we are having so much fun performing for such great crowds. This week alone we have 9 shows.......needless to say.....we are working it out! My family is here to see the show....Just wanted to give a big shout out to my family! Enjoy the show!
I will post some pictures soon!
http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/annie-a-pick-me-272952.html

Headed South and looking forward to performing for my family!

Tonight we performed in Mi-double s-i-double s-i- double p-i...........Mississippi! We had a great time! Tomorrow we are headed to Atlanta where we will have a great bunch of ORPHAN walk-ons! Welcome to our orphanage! I am also super happy that my cousin Debbie and a few of her friends(from Atlanta), my cousin Renae (from NOLA), my brother Nick, and my parents are coming to see the show. Just wanted to include a link from a recent interview...... Pictures of my family TBA!
http://www.accessatlanta.com/atlanta-events/annie-a-pick-me-272952.html

Goodbye warm weather and new friends....Hello FROSTBITE!

We had a great time in Arizona and hated to leave but we were so excited about our flight over the Grand Canyon and trip to Mount Rushmore! Goosebumps... here we come!

A little extra special perk of being an orphan!

Ms. Natalie arranged a horseback riding field trip in Arizona. What great memories of Arizona.....We had a ball! I rode "Queen"....my mom was so jealous! HA!

Happy New Year's from the whole gang!