Chris Montan Accepting the 1999 Peabody Award for “Annie”
Musicals may be plentiful on Broadway but they’re in short supply on network television. Bravo then to ABC’s show-stopping presentation of Annie, which aired in the fall of 1999 as part of the Wonderful World of Disney series. In homage to the original Broadway production, original Annie Andrea McArdle plays the “Star-to-Be” in the big “NYC” production number. Executive produced by Craig Zadan, Neil Meron and Chris Montan and directed by Rob Marshall, Annie brightly reprises ten tunes from the original, which debuted on Broadway in 1977. Exceptional ratings for Annie, which finished second in the weekly program rankings, proved there indeed is a “tomorrow’ for musicals on network television.
Read full winner’s citation here:http://www.peabodyawards.com/award-profile/annie
