Original Broadway Cast
Shelley also appeared in the Pre-Broadway production
Shelley Bruce
Shelley Bruce – (Kate) Off Broadway's The Children's Mass marked her debut at age seven. She was in the Broadway Company of The Innocents, on TV's Love of Life and the Mike Douglas Show. Her films include The Godfather and The Marathon Man. She appeared in The Music Man and the 1976 Milliken Show.
(Annie) Shelley was elevated to the coveted title role of this award laden Broadway musical from the part of Kate which she originated and played for a year. She made her New York debut off Broadway in The Children's Mass at age 7, and was in the company of The Innocents for its Broadway Revival with Claire Bloom. TV audiences have seen her in The Love of Life, The Mike Douglas Show, first with Shirley Temple Black and more recently with her young Annie colleagues. The Today Show, Bill Boggs' Midday, the 1977 Tony Awards, and over 40 national commercials. Her films include The Godfather and The Marathon Man. She also appeared with Ken Berry in The Music Man and in the 1976 Milliken Breakfast Show. Shelley lives with her family and her poodle Jacques in East Rutherford NJ, where she attends St. Joseph's school.