Whoopi Goldberg on starring in ‘Annie’ theater
Whoopi Goldberg bought candid on feeling “rusty” over her return to the theater.
The legendary actress and tv persona is making her extremely anticipated return to the stage. The 69-year-old star will tackle the function of the notorious Miss Hannigan within the New York Metropolis leg of the Annie nationwide tour.
In an interview with Folks forward of the NYC opening, Goldberg joked about feeling a bit out of shape.
“I’m rusty, trust me,” she mentioned. “I won’t be as rusty when you see me, but the old bones are creaking as I move.”
The beloved musical Annie, based mostly on the 1924 caricature Little Orphan Annie by Harold Grey, tells the story of a younger orphan who embarks on a journey to seek out her mother and father with the assistance of billionaire Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks.
All through her profession, Goldberg has taken on many iconic stage roles, however Miss Hannigan marks her first time enjoying a villain.
“I keep trying to get people to make me monsters [and] villains, and people are like, ‘no,’” Goldberg shared. “So these folks said, ‘Well, we’re not gonna listen to anybody else and we’re gonna offer you this part.’”
Now, Goldberg is making good use of the chance to play the infamous character.
“I’m having lots of fun,” she mentioned, including that working alongside the proficient younger forged has been a spotlight. “They’re all wonderful actors. They have been so open and so wonderful to me, and it makes it a pleasure to go to the rehearsals.”
The EGOT-winning star, who earned a Tony Award in 2002 as a producer for Totally Fashionable Millie, mentioned she finds pleasure within the collaborative nature of theater.
“The thing that I can say about this, which I love more than anything, is the group feel,” she defined. “The groove of all of us working together is something I missed, where you’re all working to get it together, and actors are helping other actors.”
Performing Annie in New York Metropolis through the holidays is especially significant for Goldberg, who grew up celebrating the season in Manhattan.
“We had all of New York to go and walk around,” she reminisced. “It was Gimbels [department store] and Macy’s, the windows and the Santas. And that’s what *Annie* is. It is a whole tribute, really, to New York. It is what New York is, and that is what I grew up with.”
Reflecting on the town’s evolution, Goldberg added, “A lot of those places are kind of gone. Macy’s is there, but Gimbels is gone. So it is the feel of New York during the holidays I had as a kid.”
She shared her pleasure for becoming a member of the present this vacation season, “When they said, ‘We’re gonna do this during the holidays,’ I thought, ‘Well, OK. I haven’t planned anything. Let’s do that! That’s perfect!’”