Creator of the stage musical Annie, he wrote the lyrics and directed the show when it opened on Broadway in the 1970s While being far more than a one-hit wonder, Martin Charnin, who has died aged 84, is indelibly associated with one particular show, the high-spirited musical Annie (1977), which he conceived and directed and for which he also wrote the lyrics. Charnin did so only after securing the reluctant participa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:06PM on July 11, 2019