Annie and her fellow orphan girls are living the “Hard Knock Life” with the nasty Miss Hannigan. Annie (Phoebe Murray Schuessler) dreams of her parents who abandoned her as a baby 11 years before, and when she sings of her hopes in “Maybe,” there’s not a dry eye in the house. The young performer also nails the poignantly optimistic anthem “Tomorrow.” As little orphan Annie, Schuessler tugs at your heart strings more than once with her emotion-filled singing and a definitively wise twinkle in her eye. She shares the role with Sylvie Weimer. What a treat to see a real dog as Sandy (Handsome Rain), Annie’s dog. He’s adorable and very obedient.