Roni Caggiano

Roni to perform as ANNIE

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Congrats to Roni....she was offered the role of ANNIE in her Jr High Musical....heres a sneak peak of her revisiting the role!!!

Happy Holidays...come see Josh and Roni Perform!!!

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DECEMBER 15 7PM AT THE OLIVIA NYC !

13 Artwork!

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TO SEE THE PROMO FOR 13

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GOTO
www.smilingrhinotheatre.com

Hope you can come!!!!

Upcoming Events

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Come see Roni perform with Junior Jam Thursday July 28th 10:30 am at Riverside Park NYC Pier one!

Come see Roni in "13 the Musical" Sunday Septemeber 18th ...as Patrice....Smiling Rhino Theatre.....

Junior Jam Concert Sunday May 1st!

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Roni will be performing with JUNIOR JAM

Sunday May 1st Noon.

Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (between Bleecker and Houston)

Join her!!!

VISIT

www.juniorjam.com

FOR MORE DETAILS!

Roni sings the National Anthem April 16, 2011

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THANK YOU TO MY HOME TOWN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY!

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CONGRATS!!!

Roni has been cast as " Cat in the Hat "...in her Jr. High Production of "Suessical"

She is also very busy performing with Junior Jam all over the tristate area!!

IT'S OFFICIAL!

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JOSH WILL BE JOINING THE CAST OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL TOUR OF

L E S M I S A R A B L E S !!!!

HE WILL SHARE THE ROLE OF GAVROCHE.

NOV AND DEC 2010 WILL BE AT PAPERMILL PLAYHOUSE IN NJ.....

THEN ITS ON THE ROAD WE GO!! HERE I GO AGAIN...I WILL START A BLOG FOR JOSH SOON!

FOR NOW YOU CAN SEE THE DATES AND WHERE WE WILL BE AT

WWW.LESMIS.COM

BREAK LEGS,
DONNA

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BIG BIG NEWS COMING VERY VERY SOON...IT IS JOSH'S TURN TO HIT THE ROAD!!!

DON'T FORGET.......

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I can not believe the summer is over...what a crazy ...great...summer it was!

Roni will be performing with Junior Jam at a Charity Benefit for the Emre Fund in NYC.
THEIR WEBSITE IS

www.theemrefund.bbnow.org

Hope you can make it!!! Or donate!!!

HERE IS THE INFO:
Please join us for our first ever Autumn Fun-Raiser!
To honor Emre's love of books, The Emre Fund will support the Literacy program at the Grosvenor Neighborhood House in New York City in 2011.
Purchase tickets:
1. Discounted if purchased BEFORE OCT. 1, 2010 online using paypal: see our donation page. $25/family; $10/individual.

2. At the door: $30/family; $12/individual.
WHEN: October 2, 2010; 10 a.m.-noon
WHERE: Grosvenor Neighborhood House
176 West 105th Street (@ Amsterdam)
New York, NY 10025

WHO: A concert by Junior Jam!
With a sing-a-long by Mekia of Mekia's Music Together , face painting, bake sale and mo

Hi ALL!!

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So I know its been a long time...we have finally settled back into reality.Roni has been on vocal rest for a while but has been back auditioning since June. I am trying to revamp Roni's website so bear with me! And if anything is happening..for now i will post here.

The summer has been fun so far...lots of auditions and callbacks....we are back into the swing of the nyc hustle and bustle. ...hopefully soon we will be sharing some great news..big news...but right now..she is auditioning for feature films, commercials and her LOVE , Broadway!!!...this is a hard industry with so many components intertwined!!!

Will post some pics and vids soon of annie and of just the summer as well.

if you go to http://www.annieorphans.com/ you can see vids of HKL and Smile...i think i have tucked away a vid of roni with the rat....somewhere.

Thats all for now....

Thanks for following....

xo Donna

more more more

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Brianna, Marissa, Roni, Sophie,Kelly and Michelle....ronis friends who came to the last show.

NOTHING LIKE YOUR FRIENDS TO SUPPORT YOU THROUGH A VERY VERY SAD DAY. MANY THANKS GIRLS! SEE YOU ON THE SOCCER FIELD AND IN SCHOOL.

more from the cast party

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Roni and Cy Wood

Roni and Lynn Andrews"Miss Hannagin" Happy pose

Mental Pose

All mental pose

Mackie, Kenny Kerth(annies dad) and Jack Stephens

More from cast party

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Roni and Jordan"July"

Roni and Mackie "Molly"

Josh and Laura "Duffy" playing W!!

Keith Levenson(Musical Supervisor/Orchestration)Trisha Gentry(casting)Kary Walker(Executive Producer) Bill Berloni(the dog trainer to the stars)Martin Charnin(Director) Jeff Duncan(FDR) Roni(rock star) and Jack Stephens (company manager)

More of the Creatives

Cast Party Schenectady NY

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Roni and Ricky

Roni and Lance

Roni and Jillian

Fans waiting for autographs

"its a rat...wanna a bite?"

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Cast party Jack Stephens company Manager

Director Martin Charnin..can you see him?!

Executive Producer Kary Walker

Orphans thataway.

Casting Director Trisha Gentry

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Dance Captain Liz...thanks for all the understudy rehearsals! You are the best.

Cy Wood LOVE YOU!

Katie Reid LOVE YOU!

Ricky Pope LOVE YOU!

Tracy Bair LOVE YOU!

Pics from the "end of the road"

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Well worn orphan shoes!!!

Roni's dressing room station

A self portrait

Juliette Child Wrangler/swing extrondinaire.

Well...its been a long and winding road. Full of surprises...full of great people..some not so great. Some bumps but mostly ..amazing amazing experiences. Thanks to everyone who followed this journey. I am so glad I did this blog for Roni she will have this forever and look back and although she is sad right now, she will cherish these memories for the rest of her life. I am so proud and blessed! We were so privelidged by the creatives to have been , able to do this. I was homesick at times but when i look back even just being home for a day, realize how great this was.

Thanks you friends for following us.

Donna and Roni (and Jim and Josh too_)

New Haven Cabaret Benefit

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Cy and the orphans

Lynn checking her watch with the orphans

Kevin and Lynn and the orphans

da girls discussing really important things...like their nails and hair!

Roni and cast got to sing there own songs at a Caberet Benefit in New Haven. I am trying to figure out how to upload videos i have of some of the performances...but for now here are some pics I have.

Friends visiting New Haven ROCK!

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Thanks to friends who came to see the show...in Schenectady my soccer friends are coming!! There are also some pics of Yale University.

New Haven Ct

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Finally east coast!!! Many friends...well family...joined roni and I in New Haven to see the show.

Thanks to all, DeeDee, Chris, Mike, Suzanne, Joe, David, Miss Diana, Lenny, Mike, Marybeth, Janet, Ray....and kids, Jess, Remi and Marissa(who btw booked Annie Get your Gun at Goodspeed)and of course Joshie Boo!!!!!

The Kitchen at Buca di Bepe!!!

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Thanks for letting the girls tour the kitchen ! What Fun!

Philadelpha PA!

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What fun! Great visit from Jim and Josh!!! Thank you to Keri and her mom for coming to the

show. Also thanks to Barbara, Brad and Sarah Safer too...Sarah was Susan Waverly in the National Tour of White Christmas. Roni and Sarah worked on Junior Jams together as well!!! Congrats to Junior Jams for being one of CD Baby's Top Selling CDS for the month.

We ate ate many many cool restaurants. Our favorite Italian one was Buca di Bepe! What fun!

Clang, Clang, Clang...Ghirardelli Sqaure..China Town

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more from Alcatraz

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More from San fran....Alcatraz

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More From San Fran.

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More Pics from Wa Through San Fran

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We went on a field trip while traveling through San Francisco...what a day. We went to Alcatraz State Penitentary...it was a very cool place to visit. After our field trip we took a trolly ride to Union Sqare, ate dinner in China Town and walked back through Fishermans Wharf where we had crepes...I had Nutella and banana and Roni ate a smores crepe...still wish i opted for Cold Stone Ice Cream...because i kept staring at Lauras!!! Oh well..

..and notice the pic of the Golden Gate Bridge, behind the American Flag. The view was from Alcatraz.

There are also some more pics from Seattle ....Roni's sock monster from Valentines Day from Kai the tours' Hair dresser...a pic of Mount St. Helens from one of our plane rides. I believe this is between WA and CA.

Enjoy and understand that San Fran was one of our favorite cities to visit!!

From Seattle Wa to Manhattan KS

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Hi everyone! Here are some pics from Seattle thru Manhattan KS......Only 3 weeks le ft to go!!!
I also have to add thanks to my friend Randi Brett(who is Leah Greenhaus' mom, Leah was the original Young Feona on Broadway in Shrek) for suggesting a great restaurant in Seattle...we all enjoyed it!! Many thanks to all of my theatre mom friends back at home who can really appreciate all we do for our kids...and congrats to our friend Marissa Smoker for booking Goodspeed's Annie Get Your Gun!!! and congrats to her mom Denise...who has been on a long journey for her daughter....equity here they come!!!

Oh yeah also there was a pizza place called Mod in Seattle..as you can see in one of the pics Roni and Mackie asked Jack, the company manager to join them for lunch.

We watched the Saints win the Superbowl in Riverside CA...so happy for Madison and her dad, Kenny, who when everytime the Saints would score a touch down, took out his trupet(in a restaurant) and played "When Saints Came Marching In".....so much fun!! As you can guess they are from New Orleans!

well enjoy the pics!! these are from Seattle WA and the Paramount Theatre. Randi and Leah spent alot of months previewing Shrek there...what a beautiful theatre...while we were in Seattle we didnt get to do much because it rained the whole time..but none the less had a great time with my Stage mom friends....and dads too!!!

Opening Nigh Reception for Fox Performing Arts Center Riverside CA

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Thank you Nederlander and the Fox Performing Arts Center for a wonderful press and opening night reception. The cupcakes were amazing!

More from Disney!

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Disneyland in California

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What a day it was!!! Fun had by all! Thank you NETworks! and to Jack the company manager for such a great day! The weather was great and this has by far been the most fun day of the tour so far!!! Best ride of the day was...INDIANA JONES!!! It was awesome!

More from Las Vegas

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The Orphans got to see a magic while in Vegas! It was alot of fun. Roni was asked to go on stage and do a magic trick with the magician, Rick Thomas and he gave her a really nice pin that says "believe" on it!

The show was called "The Magic and Tigers of Rick Thomas". After the show they had a private sit down and spoke to Rick about his tigers and about show business. Thank you NETworks! as usual for doing great things for the girls!

Las Vegas Baby!!!

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A fun time had by all......

More from Chicago

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My dad and brother came to vist my mom and i in chicago...what fun..miss them already. we went to the melting pot and to the webber grill!!! did a little shopping at the lego store, zara marshalls and just had lots of fun!!

PICS FROM ATLANTA AND CHICAGO

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View of Chicago from the John Hancock Building 94 flights!!

The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago

warm cookies from Zanders mom!!

The Cast members who performed at the retirement community in Chicago.

MOST OF THE ORPHANS VISITING AND PERFORMED FOR A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ALONG A WITH SOME CAST MEMBERS..WHAT A FUN DAY!! THE ORPHANS ARE RONI, IVY, MACKENZIE, MADISON AND JORDAN. THE ADULT CAST MEMBERS ARE RICKY, CY, EMMY AND KATIE.

greetings from "chitown"chicago IL

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SPECIAL THANKS TO MARY LEE(MAW MAW)MADISONS GRANDMA FOR GETTING THE ORPHANS A LAVA CAKE AT RAIN FOREST CAFE IN CHICAGO !!! WHAT GREAT FUN HAD BY MOST OF THE ORHPANS, RONI, IVY, MACKENZIE MADISON AND JORDAN..FRIENDS FRIENDS TILL THE END!

CONGRATS TO THIS VERY TALENTED CAST AND CREW FOR SUCH GREAT REVIEWS!!

http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Entertainment/cat_index_chicago_performances/Annie_Review.php

http://chicagotheaterblog.com/2010/01/22/annie-on-tour/

http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Entertainment/cat_index_chicago_performances/Annie_Review.php

http://chicago.broadwayworld.com/article/Annie_Thrives_Even_In_A_NonEquity_Tour_With_Wrinkled_Scenery_20010101

Coca Cola Factory and Museum and random pics

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Hi here are a few more pics that i wanted you all to see..enjoy!! The coca cola bear, roni wearing xmas lights on her head , roni and mackie getting their pedicures and the finished toes!!!

The Atlanta Georgia Aquarium and orphans!

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The Atlanta Aquarium and Roni signing posters for the extra orphan cast!!

Atlanta Georgia

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The 24 Fabulous guest orphans! We will miss you! and the Fox Theatre in Atlanta...it was amazing!!

Tupelo MI and Atlanta GA

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these are all from the school field trip to Heathworks in Tupelo Mississippi.

What a week!!! We were in Tupelo, Mississippi and Atlanta, Georgia!

In Atlanta at the amazing Fox Theatre, there were 24 guest orphans along with the regulars. Roni was so happy to meet them and perform with them and made lots of new friends!!

We also went to Heathworks!, the Atlanta Aquarium and the Coca Cola Museum...enjoy the pics!!!

More From Mt Rushmore

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Mount Rushmore in South Dakota

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What fun my orphan friends and a visit to Mount Rushmore!! Enjoy the pics!

Field Trip to Fort Caspar, Casper, Wyoming

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Roni and Ivy....

doing my school work do i get extra credit for wearing this bonnet? anyone...anyone?

Jordan is the bomb!!!

Welcome to Fort Caspar

What a fun day learning about buffalo, the pony express and dressing up in colonial clothing!!! Thanks Miss Natalie for a wonderful school day!

Welcome to Casper Wyoming

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A well deserved meal after getting up at 5am and taking two plane rides....this is three of the orphans ....Mackie....Ivy ...and Roni enjoying some lunch together!!

From Arizona to Casper Wyoming

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The Rocky Mountains

Grand Canyon

We flew right over the Grand Canyon..I did my best to take some pics. I also got some shots of the snow covered rockie mountains....

Horseback Riding at Papago Stables Tempe AZ

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Dave and Busters New Years Eve Bash Thank You NETworks!

The Last of Tempe Arizona

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What a week to start up again with the annie tour...lets see.....the weather was amazing and so were all of the fans!! THANK YOU ALL!!!

We had a great New Years Eve...and we went horseback riding! What fun....

ASU GAMMAGE THEATRE TEMPE ARIZONA

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Here are pics of the theatre. It looks like a big yummy cupcake. Mom and I LOVE it here!!! What a great crowd with lots of energy!!!

last of zoo in AZ

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AZ..still

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more AZ

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more from Arizona

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More pics from Arizona

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TEMPE ARIZONA

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Hi were back!!

Today Miss Natalie, our teacher, took us to the Pheonix Zoo. We had great weather and a really fun day!

Roni

Enjoy my pics!

CHINA

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Merry Christmas everyone!!!
It is nice to be home but we are very excited to go to Tempe Arizona on Monday..this has been an experiece like no other!!!

And yes...the rumors are true...we were told the China tour has been cancelled.....oh well what can ya do??? Worse things could happen right?

We are just so blessed and so happy to be a part of the Annie family!!!!

We also found out that Roni is also understuding Molly as well as Annie...it has been a very very exciting tour so far to say the least.
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT!!

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the orphans having a talk back with kids that watched the show..and got to sign autographs and take pictures this was at the Grand Theatre in Wausau WI. The other theatre is tonights venue, Milwaukee Theatre.

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Wausau WI what a beautiful theatre

Milwaukee WI, The Milwaukee Theatre

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A cake from a venue and it looks just like Maddy!!

another theatre this week all of them are so amazing

Jack birthday TP surprize!

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A Pic of Me and Jack Stephens our Company Manager

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JACK YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!!!! YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOO GREAT TO ALL OF US!!!

Flint, MI The Whiting Flint Cultural Center Dec 13, 2009

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Here is the orchestra pit and house at the Whiting Center in Flint MI.

The signed wall at the Honeywell Center in Wabash IN!!!

Honeywell Center Wabash IN 12-11-09

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Here are pics of me and Syd schooling on the bus! Every time mom tried to take a pic we would hit a bump and the pic would be blurry!!! So funny!

This is Patrick...he takes care of Oliver and Mikey and is always backstage making sure they are not late for the appearances on stage!! Patrick is really nice and he is really funny too.

Here are the orphans and Miss Natalie waiting to watch the movie in the Jimmy Stuart Musem!

I know it's been a while...

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A day at the Jimmy Stewart Musuem! It was amazing and learned so much on our school field trip. Our teacher Miss Natalie is awesome!

We even got to watch the movie "Mr. Dobbs takes a Vacation" it was really funny!

The museum was in Indiana, PA. For school, as a project we had to create our own museum, it was really fun!

After the show in Lowell, MA the the theatre held a reception for us with food and drinks. We got to meet a lot of cool people that watched the show and even got to sign autographs!

We have been traveling to a new city everyday!!! Here are some new pics...enjoy.

So much to do...

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Memorial Auditorium in Lowell MA, Me um driving the bus because Marvin needed a break...

Haas Center Bloomsburg PA

Nighty night my peeps these one nighters sure make me sleep well!!! love to all !!!

Symphony Hall Springfield MA

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Easton PA Visting the Crayola Factory with my family!

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We had so much fun at the Crayola Factory and Canal Museum. Then a great Lunch in Bethlehem on Roni's day off from the show!!

More Pics from the road

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Well here it is our home away from home our tour bus. Our Driver Marvin is the best!! We love you Marvin...thanks for getting my mom ice coffee tonight!! She said it was like being a rock star pulling into DD in the Tour Bus

ON THE PLANE...AGAIN

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Two plane rides + one bus ride = great friends!

OPENING NIGHT FLYNN CENTER BURLINGTON VT AND STATE THEATRE EASTON PA

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Flynn Center in Burlington Vermont and the Stage Door

WOW!!! Standing ovations and all...this cast rocks..this show rocks...enjoy the lastest pics...tomorrow we are off to Springfield MA then to Bloomsburg PA.

Love to all

Roni and Donna Cagg.

Junior Jams 4 Cd Release soon

2009-12-01T16:51:00.000-08:00

Here is a sample of Roni singing on a new CD coming out for small children, it follows a girl throughout her busy day. Roni is the featured soloist on this CD. Many thanks to Jeff Eisenburg the producer and Michael Roberts the musical director for giving Roni this opportunity!http://www.juniorjam.com/Wake_Up/
Enjoy the song!
This CD would make a great Holiday Gift for the young darlings that you know and love!!

Correction on dates to China sorry everyone!

2009-12-01T07:45:00.000-08:00

The dates for t.he China tour are April 17th thru May 24th....cities...Shanghai, Ting Jen, Xiang Xong and Beijing...i hope i spelled them correctly
Tonight is our official opening night in Burlington Vermont..I will try and post some more pics as soon as i can.
Love and peace from the road
Donna C.

Too Tired to post today..this is from a note from Daddy Warbucks.."Uncle Dave"

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Today it became official. Annie, The National Tour is going international and will be traveling to China this coming spring! We found out today that we will be playing in four cities in China for five weeks beginning April 17 when we fly from NYC to Shanghai, China. We will be in Shanghai for two weeks and then travel to Tianjin for a week followed by a week in a city I can't remember but it is home to the Terra Cotta Army, and finally a week in Beijing before heading home on May 24th.The entire company is of course very excited to be given this tremendous opportunity. As I find out more information I will let you all know what will be happening. That is pretty much all I know at this time. The show will be done in English with super titles projected to either side of the stage for translation into Chinese. I also know that due to travel restrictions and regulations we will be using a dog from China that our dog handler and Annie will travel over to train with.In the meantime, We have begun our 2009-2010 Nation Tour of ANNIE. Tomorrow we will travel to Burlington, Vermont for opening night on Tuesday. We will then embark on three weeks of mayhem as we travel to 16 cities in 20 days! This will be the toughest part of the tour physically as travel is always a little difficult. It may also be some of the most fun as I have found that the company really pulls together during these trying times.We will be playing in 42 cities in the US this season! That is 42 places that will be exciting to see and exciting to perform in. If you happen to live in one of those cities we hope to see you at the theatre. I would love to meet you after show so be sure to stop by the stage door after the show. For those of you from my neck of the woods, we will be in Atlanta in January. I hope you will all make the short drive down to see the show! I promise you won't be disappointed.If you need tickets or information about the show be sure to visit www.annieontour.com. It is a great web page with lots of information including links to purchase tickets.

More Pics...

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These scarves rock!! What a nice gift thanx Syd(aka Molly) and syds mom Kristen!!

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Roni with Zander Meiser(aka Rooster) and roni with Lynn Andrews(Miss Hanagan) they are mad talented!!!!

The other pic is Jordan(July) and Roni (Kate) sighning autographs at the stage door of the Schuster Theatre in Dayton OH. Too cute for words....all the girls are just too cute for words.

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The Annie Name Board at the Schuster in Dayton OH and Jim and Josh hanging out with us at Pizzaria Uno(which we ate at everyday)

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Roni in front of her dressing room!

Pictures

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Here are some more random pictures I have taken! Enjoy!

this is the dressing room at the schuster theatre in dayton oh

Annie is going International...were off to CHINA

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Today we got official word that we will be traveling to China with the tour!!! We will go in April and May 2010...Roni is thrilled. I am thrilled...we are so blessed. I am hoping Jim will bring Josh out to see the Great Wall of China!!!

The Creatives

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Roni and Liza Gennaro(chorograper) and Roni with Martin Charnin (Director)

Roni had to learn this show in about a week. Thanks to Liza Gennaro who taught all of the chorography and believed in Roni enough to perform in this amazing show. Roni take dance at the King Centre where dicipline is part of her everyday life...I think it is because of the King Centre Roni was able to embrace Liza's chorography! Thank you Liza for everything!!

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The Orphans sitting at the bar

Roni and Emily aka "tessie"..oh my goodness

more pics!!!

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Here are some more pictures with the orphans!!

Pictures from the Opening Night and Thanksgiving Party

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Enjoy! I tried to get pics of Roni with all of her orphans friends!!

Opening Night Party and Thanksgiving

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Thank you so much NETworks Tours for a fabulous Opening Night/Thanksgiving Party. Jim and Josh drove 9 hours to spend Thanksgiving with Roni and I. I am so happy and blessed to have such a wonderful family.

It was nice to meet the cast and crew and become friends with everybody.

Everyone had such an amazing time last night!! Enjoy the pics!

First Previews of Annie are tomorrow!! Break Legs everyone!

Jazzercise Today Many Thanks

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MANY MANY THANKS KRISTEN......

today after we dropped the girls off to rehearsal after dinner.....we had a jazzercise class in the middle of the hallway! It turns out that Sydney's (aka Orphan Molly) runs her own Jazzercise business!! So she gave us a class...it was me, Liz (Emily's aka Orphan Tessie's mom), Cheramie(Madison's aka Orphan Annie's mom) and Marti(Laura's aka Orphan Duffy's mom)...and what a site it was!!! Due to its grapic nature there will be no pictures posted!!!! LOL....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL or as Cheramie would say YA'LL

Tomorrow NETworks is hosting a wonderful opening night party so I will have more pics to post and Jim and Josh are coming to Ohio for the holiday weekend and to see the first previews of the show.
Break Legs,
Donna

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2009-11-25T12:54:00.000-08:00

Catching up on the pictures I have taken

2009-11-25T12:40:00.000-08:00

With Martin Charnin, Director

2009-11-25T12:27:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures

2009-11-25T12:22:00.001-08:00

On the road with the Annie National Tour

2009-11-25T12:10:00.000-08:00

Well after auditioning for the Annie National Tour 3 times...it finally happened...Roni booked it and was asked to be the orphan "Kate" and to also understudy the title role!! It was a long 2 months before the tour started and we are FINALLY HERE in rehearsals in Ohio.

I have met a lot of wonderful new friends(the moms) and Roni has made new friends for life with the orphans some of whom returned from the last tour and some newbies like us!!!

This is the opportunity of a lifetime for Roni..I mean, come on, what little girl hasn't stood in front of the mirror and belted out the iconic tune "tomorrow"...I know I have!! Although when I sang it..many many years ago after seeing the show on Broadway with Andrea McArdle...somehow it didn't sound as good!!! LOL.

AND SO OUR JOURNEY BEGINS...I hope you enjoy our jouney too!

With Love, Donna and Roni