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Comedian Tig Notaro and Dulcé Sloan (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) will serve as hosts for The Hollywood Critics Association TV awards Aug. 13-14 at the Beverly Hilton.

Celina Smith nailed her performance as Annie during NBC’s “Annie Live!” on Thursday.

The soundtrack for Annie Live! has just been released!

aired Thursday, and fans took to social media to share their love for the hotly anticipated TV production.While live TV productions of Broadway musicals have something of a shaky reputation — with the oft-maligned and getting a lot of criticism at the time — it seems has managed to truly delight viewers.Starring newcomer Celina Smith in the title role, the production featured the theatrical talents of Taraji P.

Annie Live! is NBC’s 10th annual telecast of a Broadway musical (following The Wiz!, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Rent Live!). The show has gone through a variety of adaptations. First, the 2014 Annie film starring Quvenzhané Wallis and now Annie Live! starring Celina Smith in the titular role. So how does it stack up among the rest? Well, it’s somewhere in the middle with several positive elements and equally negative ones. 

Annie Live! is airing right now on NBC and the show kicked off with an incredible performance from newcomer Celina Smith!

NBC’s Annie Live! production is happening TONIGHT (December 2) and we can’t wait to watch newcomer Celina Smith take on the iconic role.

Harry Connick Jr. looks like a completely different person without his luscious locks.

Celina Smith is showcasing her singing skills!

Harry Connick Jr. helped kick off the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with an incredible performance alongside the cast of Annie Live! Harry was nearly unrecognizable as bald billionaire Daddy Warbucks in front of the Macy’s department store in New York City. The singer sported a bald cap to complete his Daddy Warbucks transformation.

Nicole Scherzinger wears a chic floral dress during her visit to the Empire State Building in New York City on Friday evening (November 12).

Megan Hilty has joined the cast of NBC’s Annie Live, replacing Jane Krakowski in the role of Lily St. Regis.

NBC’s “Annie Live!” has recast “Smash” star Megan Hilty in the role of Lily St. Regis following Jane Krakowski, who was originally given the part, being diagnosed with a breakthrough COVID-19 case.Per NBC, Krakowski contracted COVID-19 “while working on a separate project in Ireland despite being double vaccinated, a regular testing process and abiding by protocols.”Hilty joins an “Annie Live!” cast that includes newcomer Celina Smith in the lead role of Annie alongside Taraji P.

Selome Hailu editorNBC revealed a first look at Celina Smith as Annie in “Annie Live!,” which airs on Dec. 2 at 8 p.m.The image sees Smith wearing the titular orphan’s famous white-collared red dress, “holding hands” with the dog who will play Sandy in the production.

Celina Smith is set to play Annie in NBC’s upcoming Annie Live! holiday production.

A star is born. NBC has announced Celina Smith will play the titular role in their live production of Annie.

has found its Annie!Following a nationwide search, the holiday production has cast 12-year-old Celina Smith to play the coveted title role. She'll be joining previously announced stars Taraji P.

Newcomer Celina Smith, who is 12 years old, has landed the role of Annie in NBC’s upcoming Annie Live musical!

Tituss Burgess as Rooster. The last high-profile African-American actress to be cast as “Annie” was Oscar-nominated Quvenzhané Wallis for a 2014 film that also starred Cameron Diaz as Miss Hannigan and Jamie Foxx as Daddy Warbucks. Unfortunately — and all too predictably — there was a racist backlash among some “Annie” fans over the fact that the famous orphan was no longer a freckled redhead, as portrayed by Andrea McArdle in the 1977 Broadway musical. “So this #Annie movie is all wrong.

Celina Smith is set to play Annie in NBC’s upcoming “Annie Live!” holiday production.

NBC’s “Annie Live” has found its Annie in Hollywood newcomer Celina Smith, who landed the hard-knock role in the upcoming holiday production after a nationwide search, the broadcast network revealed Tuesday. Per NBC, “Already a triple threat at the age of 12, Smith will light up center stage with an all-star ensemble that includes Taraji P.

Twelve-year-old Celina Smith, a cast member of Tyler Perry’s Young Dylan on Nickelodeon, has landed the title role of NBC’s Annie Live!, the upcoming holiday production of the classic Broadway musical.

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