Annie 2012 with Annie 2017. Annie 2012 with her Warbucks. "Together at last. Together forever."

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Annie

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Sorry, Wrong Number

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William Zinsser: What Is Good Writing? (Clarity, Simplicity, Brevity, and Humanity.)

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Here is the transcript the girl provided, of her pun battle with my former student and Stage Right’s resident lyricist & character actor Greg Kerestan.