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Leaping lizards!!!

The remake of Annie is really happening, but maybe not as we had originally envisioned it.

Unfortunately, while we wanted to see Annie whip her hair back and forth, Willow Smith — who was originally set to star in the Sony adaptation— is no longer attached to the project.

However, the flick will still have PLENTY of star power with the help of producers Jay-Z, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Will Smith. It is also now set to be directed by Easy A and Friends With Benefits filmmaker Will Gluck

As they say, the show must go on!

Who would YOU like to see play little orphan Annie?!

[Image via Twitter.]

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We had never seen Annie on stage before, and we're sure glad we caught the new Broadway revival of the hit musical! It's as if we saw the original production!

That's our only big complaint with the show. James Lapine's direction felt uninspired. By the books. Dated. Phoned in. Safe.

Having said that, the music is so splendid to hear and every single performance was a winner!

Lilla Crawford had a lot to live up to in the titular role. And she DELIVERED! In a big way! That little girl is such a dynamo! Truly sensation! She has a powerhouse voice trapped in her little body! Awe-inspiring! Her acting was so present and beautiful. Our only critique was the sometimes "New Yawk" accent she delivered, and we attribute blame Lapine for that choice.

Katie Finneran was great as Miss Hannigan, as was Anthony Warlow as Daddy Warbucks - and the rest of the cast. Even the dog! That damn Sandy was such a scene stealer! And so was Emily Rosenfeld!

And, just like Lapine's direction, the set design - by David Korins - felt rather stale and boring.

However, Annie is a recipe you can't fuck up!

Hopefully, though, the next Broadway revival will be inspired and exciting! This one is fun and heartwarming!

Tags: annie, broadway, perez hilton, perez reviews

Over the summer, we told you how animal trainer Bill Berloni chose Sunny, a dog with 48 hours to live, to be Annie's best pal Sandy, in this fall's revival of Annie.

Now, The Today Show's Al Roker has gone behind the scenes to detail how Sunny got the job!

In the vid (above), Al follows Berloni as he is tasked to find the perfect Sandy.

Tags: al roker, annie, bill berloni, broadway, dog, musical, pets, rescue, sandy, sunny, theater

Such a powerful voice for such a little girl!

Willow Smith took a stab at Adele's Bond theme, Skyfall, and uploaded it to YouTube for all her fans to enjoy for freeeeee!

She's not quite on par with the British sensation yet, but we believe that she'll get there someday.

Remember, she's only 11 years old!

We're impressed and can't wait to see what she does with Tomorrow as Little Orphan Annie in the upcoming remake her dad is producing.

When she's not whipping her hair back and forth, she's one hell of a pianist too!

Tags: adele, annie, child, cover, dad, skyfall, song, willow smith, youtube

Poor Simon Cowell came face to face with probably one of his BIGGEST nightmares during X Factor auditions in San Francisco!

During the last night of XF season two auds on Thursday, the gang hit up San Francisco and Greensboro, North Carolina!

Between the glitter, pigtails and super peppy attitude, 12-year-old Jordyn Foley took the stage with one of Simon’s most despised songs ever — Tomorrow from Annie!

Check out why Britney said she had an “amazing voice” but Simon couldn’t be convinced, in her audition (above)!!!

It’s like season one’s very first promo came to life! Ha!

Now, someone just needs to get Simon a pink sweater and maybe he’ll end up changing his mind about Jordyn! LOLz!

Tags: annie, auditions, jordyn foley, promo, san francisco, season two, simon cowell, tomorrow, x factor, xf

The Willow Smith starring dream concoction, Annie, finally has a start date!

As reported earlier, Will Smith is set to produce the reboot of the classic, featuring his youngest child in the revamped titular role.

THEN, if our minds were discombobulated enough, Big Willy has Jay-Z set to compose the new Annie along with MIB co-star Emma Thompson writing the flick.

Thompson states

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Little orphan Annie just got her new bestie!

Sunny, a beige mutt and former shelter dog, has been chosen to star as Sandy in Broadway's newest revival of Annie.

What's so special about Sunny? She was set to be euthanized if she wasn't saved!

The new Sandy only had 48 hours to live before she was taken from her Houston shelter to have a crack at the role.

Producer Arielle Tepper tapped renowned trainer Michael Berloni to save Sunny after finding her through online searches.

Now, Sunny will singing and DANCING alongside Lilla Crawford, this fall's Annie.

The two year old Sunny joins the growing list of shelter dogs who have been chosen to play Sandy.

Sunny's understudy, Casey, is also a shelter dog and they will be moving to an Upper West Side apartment to begin their training together.

Moving on up! Wait, sorry that's The Jeffersons…LOLz!

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