Never saw it. Have never seen any of the "Annie" productions? Was it a musical? When I was little, I enjoyed the Rogers & Hammerstein broadway shows they turned into movies. I've got most of the soundtracks from them. I also liked the 1961 movie version of "West Side Story," and the 1973 movie version of "Jesus Christ Superstar," and still listen to the soundtracks of both from time to time. The last musical I saw in the theaters was "Phantom of the Opera." I hadn't ever seen the show, or heard the music until then. A friend had tickets to see it, and asked me if I wanted to go with her. I enjoyed it, but don't follow the stuff they produce today. Never saw "Grease," "Mama Mia," etc. Had no desire to.
Well if you’ve seen the Rodgers and Hammerstein Productions, I assume you’ve seen “Oklahoma,” which was set to film in 1955. There was a very good version of “Fiddler on the Roof” produced as a movie in 1971 that’s well worth watching. And another fun one is “The Music Man.”
I’ve seen live theatre productions of “Oklahoma” and “Fiddler” but quality varies by company. And the moderns sometimes these days incorporate weird twists to incorporate some cultural message that changes the nature of the plot.
Imagine the overtones of “Oklahoma” with Jud cast as a black man, for instance. Ungh.
Oh, one other you might like is “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” A direct-to-film production of this 1972 classic by Andrew Lloyd Webber was made in 1999. It’s a fun retelling of the Biblical tale set to different musical styles (hello, Pharaoh as an Elvis impersonator singing doo-wop?).