Eventually, Amanda and Katie were cast as Tessie and Duffy, respectively, two of the six orphans who occupy the bunkbeds of Miss Hannigan’s New York City orphanage alongside Annie, before she ...

"Annie" fans and audiences nationwide are now ... Madi Rae DiPietro (July), Emily Rosenfeld (Molly), Junah Jang (Tessie), Taylor Richardson (Duffy), Jaidyn Young in Times Square, New York.

On being a second-generation orphan: My mom played Tessie in the third national tour of Annie, so I’ve known about the show my whole life. I never saw the stage production, though: only the movie.

Junah Jang as Tessie, Georgi James as Pepper, Madi Rae DiPietro as July and Taylor Richardson as Duffy. Jaidyn Young will serve as the standby for Annie, Pepper, Duffy and July.

and she will also be the understudy for the role of Annie. Although she is excited for the new character, Ireland said she is happy to perform the funny and whiny Tessie for her friends and family ...