Amanda Balon (born 1997) is an American former child actress, vocalist and dancer, best known for playing the title role in the nationwide Broadway tour of the musical
Annie
Annie may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Annie (given name), a given name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Annie (actress) (born 1975), Indian actress
* Annie (singer) (born 1977), Norwegian singer
The ...
. Amanda initially joined the 30th anniversary cast (directed by Broadway director and script lyricist,
Martin Charnin) as the youngest orphan, Molly. At age ten, she was given the lead role of
Little Orphan Annie
''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem "Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on Aug ...
. She remained with the production company NETworks Presentations for 3 years.
Biography
Amanda Balon was born in
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
,
Kansas and was raised in
Zimbabwe along with her twin brother and older sister. She has been performing since the age of three. Amanda entered the Daystar Academy of the Performing Arts as their youngest student. She is also a member of the Senior competition travel team.
Recordings
Amanda Balon is part of the all-star cast on the 30th anniversary recording of the Broadway musical released by Time Life Records. Balon sings the never-before-recorded solos from Annie 2. She joins
Carol Burnett, Sally Struthers,
Kathie Lee Gifford,
Andrea McArdle,
John Schuck,
Harve Presnell
George Harvey Presnell (September 14, 1933 – June 30, 2009) was an American actor and singer. He began his career in the mid-1950s as a classical baritone, singing with orchestras and opera companies throughout the United States.
His career re ...
,
Gary Beach
Gary Beach (October 10, 1947 – July 17, 2018) was an American actor of stage, film and television. His roles included Roger De Bris in both the stage and film productions of ''The Producers'', which won him a Tony Award, and Lumiere in the st ...
, Marissa O'Donnell and other members from the original cast on the double CD which was produced by Robert Sher and released in June 2008.
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External links
https://web.archive.org/web/20080821122346/http://www.amandabalon.com/ Official web site]
Annie 2005–2010 tour site
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American stage actresses
Living people
1997 births
American emigrants to Zimbabwe
American twins
American child actresses
21st-century American actresses
21st-century American women singers
21st-century American singers