{"id":25331,"date":"2021-08-24T16:51:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T20:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25331"},"modified":"2021-08-24T16:51:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T20:51:39","slug":"nbc-finds-its-annie-and-her-name-is-celina-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/24\/nbc-finds-its-annie-and-her-name-is-celina-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Finds Its Annie and Her Name Is Celina Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20901\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo.jpg 524w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Annie-Logo-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>After a nationwide search that brought forth the country&#8217;s most talented and exuberant young performers, Celina Smith has landed the title role of Annie in NBC&#8217;s upcoming holiday production of &#8220;<em><strong>Annie Live!<\/strong><\/em>&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25332\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Celina-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Celina-Smith.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Celina-Smith-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Celina Smith has been cast as &#8220;Annie&#8221; in the live musical event to air Thursday, December 2 @ 8PM ET\/PT on NBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Already a triple threat at the age of 12, Smith will light up center stage with an all-star ensemble that includes Taraji P. 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The live musical event will air Thursday, December 2 @ 8PM ET\/PT on NBC.<\/p><div id=\"morty-241662287\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Atlanta ing\u00e9nue will perform some of musical theater&#8217;s most beloved numbers, including &#8220;Maybe,&#8221; &#8220;Tomorrow&#8221; and &#8220;It&#8217;s a Hard Knock Life.&#8221;Smithbegan her career as Young Nala in the national touring company of &#8220;The Lion King&#8221; and can also be seen on the series &#8220;Tyler Perry&#8217;s Young Dylan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s an honor to follow in the footsteps of the talented young ladies who have played Annie before me and I can&#8217;t wait to start this journey,&#8221; Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Annie<\/em>&#8221; is one of the biggest hits in Broadway history and the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. 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