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Life After Tomorrow (2006) -- Life After Tomorrow reunites more than 40 women who played orphans in the Broadway production Annie

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7 June 1928, New York City, New York, USA more

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Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985. more

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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations more

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Ann-Margret Vs. Peggy Olson: It's On
(From Movieline. 4 September 2009, 9:30 AM, PDT)
Roundabout's 'Bye Bye Birdie' Will Call Newly Completed Henry Miller Theatre 'Home'
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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit (1994) (V)	(composer: song "We Love You, Beatles")	1994	-	8.0 (271)

2.	"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979)	composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days" (4 episodes, 1979-1982)	1982	-	5.8 (152)
	4 TV episodes: Father Christmas (1982) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") West Side Astoria (1982) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") The Return of Sammy (1980) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Edith Gets Hired (1979) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days")
3.	Annie (1982)	(music of the stage play)	1982	-	5.9 (8,463)

4.	Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)	(orchestrator)	1980	-	5.7 (184)

5.	"All in the Family" (1971)	composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days" (172 episodes, 1971-1979)	1979	-	8.8 (1,994)
	172 TV episodes: Too Good Edith (1979) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Stephanie and the Crime Wave (1979) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Return of the Waitress (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Edith Versus the Bank (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") Archie's Other Wife (1978) (composer: opening theme "Those Were the Days") 167 episodes not shown.

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	8.2 (6,628)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 1 TV episode: Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift (2009) (writer: "Tomorrow")
2.	Fred Claus (2007)	(writer: "Tomorrow")	2007	$97M	5.7 (8,900)

3.	Charlie Bartlett (2007)	(writer: "Those were the days")	2007	-	7.2 (16,471)

4.	Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006) (V)	(music: "Put on a Happy Face")	2006	-	8.0 (6)

5.	"Crumbs" (2006)	(1 episode)	2006	-	6.1 (81)
	1 TV episode: Maybe I'm Tony Randall (????) (writer: "Tomorrow")
6.	Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	2005	-	5.4 (2,068)

7.	Just Like Heaven (2005)	(writer: "Tomorrow" (from the Broadway Musical "Annie"))	2005	-	6.8 (26,812)

8.	Beyond the Sea (2004)	(writer: "Once Upon a Time" (1962))	2004	-	6.7 (7,387)
	AKAs: Beyond the Sea - Musik war sein Leben (Germany)
9.	Shrek 2 (2004)	(writer: "Tomorrow")	2004	$881M	7.5 (86,673)

10.	The School of Rock (2003)	(music: "Tomorrow")	2003	$130M	7.3 (57,391)
	AKAs: School of Rock (Germany) (UK: DVD box title) (USA: promotional title)
11.	Secondhand Lions (2003)	(writer: "A Lot of Livin' To Do")	2003	-	7.5 (17,279)

12.	"Great Performances" (1972)	(3 episodes, 1985-2003)	2003	-	8.3 (107)
	3 TV episodes: Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) ("Tomorrow") My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs (2001) (music: "Rosie") The Best of Broadway (1985) (writer: "Shriners' Ballet")
13.	Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)	(writer: "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem - Dr. Evil Mix)")	2002	$289M	6.2 (63,768)
	AKAs: Austin Powers: Goldmember (USA)
14.	Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)	(music: "Put on a Happy Face")	2001	-	7.1 (5,769)
	AKAs: 13 Conversations (USA: short title)
15.	The Anniversary Party (2001)	(writer: "A Lot Of Livin' To Do")	2001	-	6.2 (5,515)

16.	61* (2001) (TV)	(writer: "Put On A Happy Face")	2001	-	7.8 (7,286)
	AKAs: 61 (USA: alternative title)
17.	Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	2001	-	6.8 (7,854)

18.	Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV)	(writer: "Bye Bye Birdie", "A Lot of Livin' To Do", "Honestly Sincere")	2000	-	6.0 (44)

19.	"The West Wing" (1999)	(1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	9.0 (8,587)
	1 TV episode: Six Meetings Before Lunch (2000) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face")
20.	Hanging Up (2000)	(music: "Once Upon A Time")	2000	-	4.3 (5,771)
	AKAs: Aufgelegt! (Germany)
21.	My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999) (TV)	(music: "Tomorrow")	1999	-	6.7 (105)

22.	Annie (1999) (TV)	(music: "Overture", "Maybe", "It's The Hard Knock Life", "It's The Hard Knock Life (Reprise)", "Tomorrow", "Tomorrow (Reprise #1)", "Little Girls", "Little Girls (Reprise #1)", "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here", "N.Y.C.", "Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile", "Easy Street", "Something Was Missing", "I Don't Need Anything But You", "Maybe (Reprise)", "Tomorrow (Reprise #2)", "Little Girls (Reprise #2)", "I Don't Need Anything But You (Reprise)", "End Credits", "Easy Street (Reprise)")	1999	-	6.3 (1,532)

23.	Pushing Tin (1999)	(music: "Tomorrow")	1999	-	5.9 (15,340)
	AKAs: Turbulenzen - und andere Katastrophen (Germany)
24.	Edtv (1999)	(writer: "A Lot Of Livin' To Do")	1999	$33.4M	6.1 (20,538)
	AKAs: Ed TV (USA: poster title)
25.	You've Got Mail (1998)	(writer: "Tomorrow" (From The Broadway Musical ANNIE)")	1998	$251M	6.2 (48,031)

26.	"Over the Top" (1997)	(1 episode)	1997	-	3.2 (35)
	1 TV episode: Pilot (????) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face")
27.	"The Simpsons" (1989)	(2 episodes, 1991-1997)	1997	-	9.2 (392)
	2 TV episodes: Lisa's Sax (1997) (writer: "Those Were the Days") When Flanders Failed (1991) (music: "Put On A Happy Face")
28.	Fathers' Day (1997)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	1997	$35.7M	4.7 (6,193)

29.	MGM Sing-Alongs: Friends (1997) (V)	(writer: "What's Mine Is Yours")	1997	-	-

30.	MGM Sing-Alongs: Being Happy (1997) (V)	(writer: "Let's Make Music Together")	1997	-	-

31.	MGM Sing-Alongs: Having Fun (1997) (V)	(writer: "You Can't Keep A Good Dog Down")	1997	-	-

32.	Bye Bye Birdie (1995) (TV)	(music: "Main Title (Bye Bye Birdie)", "An English Teacher", "The Telephone Hour", "How Lovely to Be a Woman", "Put On a Happy Face", "A Healthy, Normal American Boy", "One Boy", "Let's Settle Down", "Honestly Sincere", "Hymn for a Sunday Evening (Ed Sullivan)", "One Last Kiss", "What Did I Ever See in Him?", "A Lot of Livin' to Do", "Kids", "Spanish Rose", "Talk to Me", "A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore", "A Giant Step", "Rosie")	1995	-	5.8 (359)

33.	Camp Nowhere (1994)	(music: "TOMORROW")	1994	-	5.2 (3,120)

34.	Serial Mom (1994)	(writer: "TOMORROW")	1994	-	6.4 (10,275)

35.	"Keeping Up Appearances" (1990)	(2 episodes, 1993)	1993	-	8.3 (2,099)
	2 TV episodes: Sea Fever (1993) ("Put on a Happy Face") Please Mind Your Head (1993) ("Put on a Happy Face")
36.	"Saved by the Bell: The College Years" (1993)	(1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	6.2 (693)
	1 TV episode: A Thanksgiving Story (1993) (writer: "Tomorrow" (uncredited))
37.	Addams Family Values (1993)	("Tomorrow")	1993	-	6.2 (19,013)

38.	Memory (1993) (TV)	(music: "No vas mai ben vestit si no somrius")	1993	-	-

39.	Life with Mikey (1993)	(music: "KIDS")	1993	-	5.1 (2,628)
	AKAs: Give Me a Break
40.	Dave (1993)	(writer: "Tomorrow")	1993	-	6.8 (19,465)

41.	Year of the Comet (1992)	("ALOT OF LIVIN' TO DO")	1992	-	5.5 (660)

42.	29th Street (1991)	(writer: "Put on a Happy Face")	1991	-	7.0 (1,110)

43.	"The Golden Girls" (1985)	(1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	8.1 (4,215)
	1 TV episode: Beauty and the Beast (1991) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face" (uncredited))
44.	Jungle Fever (1991)	(music: "Once Upon a Time")	1991	-	6.4 (7,085)

45.	"Cheers" (1982)	(1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	8.3 (4,961)
	1 TV episode: Veggie-Boyd (1990) ("Tomorrow")
46.	All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)	(writer: "YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD DOG DOWN", "LET ME BE SURPRISED", "WHAT'S MINE IS YOURS", "LET'S MAKE MUSIC TOGETHER")	1989	-	6.0 (5,985)

47.	Happy Together (1989/I)	(writer: "Put On a Happy Face")	1989	-	5.6 (558)

48.	"Ha-Hofesh Ha'Acharon" (1989)	(1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.8 (1989) (music: "BaBoker (Tomorrow)")
49.	Ishtar (1987)	(music: "TOMORROW")	1987	-	3.6 (5,782)

50.	"The Facts of Life" (1979)	(1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	6.5 (806)
	1 TV episode: Boy About the House (1987) ("Tomorrow" (uncredited))
51.	The Worst Witch (1986) (TV)	(music: "The Worst Witch (Growing Up Isn't Easy)")	1986	-	6.8 (893)

52.	Off Beat (1986)	("Put On a Happy Face")	1986	-	4.9 (429)

53.	"Police Squad!" (1982)	(2 episodes, 1982)	1982	-	8.8 (2,299)
	2 TV episodes: Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) (music: "A Lot of Living to Do") Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) (writer: "Put On a Happy Face" (uncredited))
54.	Annie (1982)	("Tomorrow (Opening Titles)" (uncredited), "Maybe" (uncredited), "It's The Hard-Knock Life" (uncredited), "Dumb Dog" (uncredited), "Sandy" (uncredited), "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" (uncredited), "Little Girls" (uncredited), "Maybe (Reprise)" (uncredited), "Let's Go To The Movies" (uncredited), "We Got Annie" (uncredited), "Sign" (uncredited), "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile" (uncredited), "You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile (Dressed Children)" (uncredited), "Tomorrow (White House Version)" (uncredited), "Easy Street" (uncredited), "Maybe (Same Effect On Everyone)" (uncredited), "Finale Medley: I Don't Need Anything But You/We Got Annie/Tomorrow" (uncredited), "Tomorrow (End Credits)" (uncredited))	1982	-	5.9 (8,463)

55.	Portrait of a Showgirl (1982) (TV)	(music: "Applause")	1982	-	7.0 (29)

56.	"Archie Bunker's Place" (1979)	(unknown episodes)	1979	-	5.8 (152)

57.	"The Muppet Show" (1976)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	8.9 (2,193)
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.20 (1977) (writer: "Tomorrow")
58.	Gizmo! (1977)	(writer: "Eureka")	1977	-	7.5 (215)

59.	"All in the Family" (1971)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	8.8 (1,994)
	1 TV episode: Mike Goes Skiing (1977) (music: "A Lot of Living to Do" (uncredited))
60.	"When Things Were Rotten" (1975)	(unknown episodes)	1975	-	7.8 (83)

61.	It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1975) (TV)	(music: "We Need Him", "It's Superman", "(It's a) Swell Country", "Revenge", "The Woman for the Man", "You've Got Possibilities", "You've Got What I Need", "What I've Always Wanted", "Ooh, Do You Love You!", "The Strongest Man in the World", "I'm Not Finished Yet", "Pow! Bam! Zonk!")	1975	-	4.7 (40)
	AKAs: Superman the Musical (Australia)
62.	Applause (1973) (TV)	(music: "Backstage Babble", "But Alive", "The Best Night of My Life", "Who's That Girl?", "Applause", "Hurry Back", "Fasten Your Seat Belts", "Welcome to the Theatre", "One of a Kind", "One Hallowe'en", "Something Greater", "Finale")	1973	-	8.6 (53)

63.	There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)	("There Was A Crooked Man...")	1970	-	7.1 (1,238)

64.	The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)	(music: "Perfect Gentleman" (uncredited), "Take Ten Terrific Girls (But Only Nine Costumes)" (uncredited), "You Rat You" (uncredited), "The Night They Raided Minsky's" (uncredited))	1968	-	5.9 (493)
	AKAs: The Night They Invented Striptease
65.	"Lulu's Back in Town" (1968)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (1968) (writer: "Put on a Happy Face" (uncredited))
66.	Bobby Darin in London (1967) (TV)	(writer: "Once Upon a Time")	1967	-	-

67.	Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) (TV)	(writer: "What's a Nice Kid Like You", "They'll Never Split Us Apart")	1966	-	6.5 (44)
	AKAs: Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title)
68.	"The Perry Como Show" (1948)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.6 (24)
	AKAs: Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title) The Chesterfield Supper Club 1 TV episode: Episode dated 28 March 1966 (1966) (writer: "Put On a Happy Face")
69.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	(2 episodes, 1960-1963)	1963	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: Episode #16.33 (1963) (writer: "Bye Bye Birdie") Episode #14.6 (1960) (writer: "We Love You, Conrad!", "Put On a Happy Face", "Spanish Rose")
70.	Bye Bye Birdie (1963)	(music: "The Telephone Song", "Put On a Happy Face", "Kids", "Bye Bye Birdie", "How Lovely To Be a Woman", "One Boy", "Honestly Sincere", "Hymn for a Sunday Evening", "One Last Kiss", "A Lot of Living to Do", "Rosie", "The Shriner's Ballet")	1963	-	6.3 (2,410)

71.	"The Avengers" (1961)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.6 (1,168)
	1 TV episode: School for Traitors (1963) (music: "Put On a Happy Face" (uncredited))
72.	"Concentration" (1958)	(unknown episodes)	1958	-	7.5 (31)

73.	"The Price Is Right" (1956)	(unknown episodes)	1956	-	7.2 (40)

		Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Annie (1999) (TV)	1999	-	6.3 (1,532)

2.	Bye Bye Birdie (1995) (TV)	1995	-	5.8 (359)

3.	A Child's Garden of Verses (1992) (TV)	1992	-	-

4.	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (1990) (TV)	1990	-	-

5.	Annie (1982)	1982	-	5.9 (8,463)

6.	Lights, Camera, Annie! (1982) (TV)	1982	-	7.7 (17)

7.	Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)	1980	-	5.7 (184)

8.	It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman (1975) (TV)	1975	-	4.7 (40)
	AKAs: Superman the Musical (Australia)
9.	Applause (1973) (TV)	1973	-	8.6 (53)

10.	There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)	1970	-	7.1 (1,238)

11.	Replay (1970)	1970	-	-

12.	The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)	1968	-	5.9 (493)
	AKAs: The Night They Invented Striptease
13.	Bonnie and Clyde (1967)	1967	-	8.1 (36,842)

14.	Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966) (TV)	1966	-	6.5 (44)
	AKAs: Alice in Wonderland (USA: short title)
15.	Bye Bye Birdie (1963)	1963	-	6.3 (2,410)

Writer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995) (TV)	(play "Annie music")	1995	-	5.3 (178)

Actor View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Lyle, Lyle Crocodile: The Musical - The House on East 88th Street (1987) (TV)	Mover #1	1987	-	7.5 (20)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (in production) (2010)	Himself	2010	-	-

2.	"Broadway Beat" (1990)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: Burn the Floor/Meet the Cast: Superior Donuts/Bye Bye Birdie in Rehearsal (2009) Himself
3.	Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	-

4.	Life After Tomorrow (2006)	Himself	2006	-	7.2 (122)

5.	Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs (2002) (TV)	Himself	2002	-	5.6 (19)

6.	Music by Richard Rodgers (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	-

7.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Himself (2 episodes, 1987-1989)	1989	-	8.3 (107)
	2 TV episodes: An Evening with Alan Jay Lerner (1989) Himself The Music Makers: An ASCAP Celebration of American Music at Wolf Trap (1987) Himself
8.	Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV)	Himself	1986	-	7.1 (26)

9.	All by Myself (1982)	Himself	1982	-	6.2 (11)
	AKAs: All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (USA) Eartha Kitt - Ganz allein (West Germany: TV title)
10.	Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight (1982) (TV)	Himself	1982	-	8.7 (7)

11.	"Playboy After Dark" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	7.4 (26)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 15 May 1970 (1970) Himself

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(1987) His musical, "Rags," was performed at the Candelight Dinner Playhouse in Chicago, Illinois. Cast included Ann Arvia. more

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