First of all, I disliked everything about Annie. The tedious music, the hideous belting, the maudlin storyline. But I enjoy behind the scenes shows and got this so I could say to myself, "HAH! Annie is not only stupid and pointless, it ruined LIVES!! Bwahh hahahahah!"

Well, not really.

It is troubling to see some of the women in their 30s and 40s still living in the past, but whose fault is that? As one behind the scene-er said, "Well, of course they were gonna be unemployed. This is a show with 8 children in it. There aren't any shows with 8 fifteen year olds."

But they had been led to believe, at least it seems, that being in Annie was only the beginning! They'd all be STARS! And if they are befuddled now, they must have been even more so in the '80s, when Danielle Brisbois and Molly Ringwald were household names.

The girls were also encouraged to think that they were great only because they were in this show. So when it was over, most of them--at least the ones that showed up for the interview, were completely without direction.

The editing was pure genius. Some of the women are diplomatic in the extreme, carefully telling painful stories without identifying who they are about. Then, the next interview shows EXACTLY who the embarrassing story is about, again without naming names.

It's no surprise that no long-term singing careers resulted from Annie, given the shouting that passed for music. The biggest star seems to be Sarah Jessica Parker, who has certainly changed her singing style and is now known mostly as an actor, anyway. She has fond memories of the show, where most of the others seem to have mixed feelings. Many seem to have done it only for their mothers, which is sad.

But some of the women have come to terms with this most exciting time in their lives. One, a teacher, says that she was surprised when someone told her she had a successful career, and that's when she realized that her teaching DID make her a success.

The producer is a former Annie, which gives this documentary a lovely, bittersweet personal touch.

All in all, great storytelling, an insightful and enjoyable show.

LIFE AFTER TOMORROW is a documentary about women who were in either the Broadway show or a touring company of the Broadway musical ANNIE as children. Some were actual "Annies" and others played one of the seven orphan girls. The women reveal some "shocking" behind the scenes secrets about pushy stage mothers, jealous adult cast members, neglectful inept tutors and some other sort of sordid details of stage life that we kind of take for granted happen in professional theater productions. Most of the women loved being part of ANNIE and the biggest regret of many is that no other experience has really lived up to it. Maybe some counseling when they left the show to return to normal life would have been beneficial but it is tough to work up too much sympathy for these women who seemingly benefited from a great gig.

This documentary is all about whining about some past glory and not having the fortitude to move on and make something of yourself. Do they honestly expect people to feel sorry for them for being on Broadway as a child. How I would have loved such a hard life! Please! And their biggest injury: watching gay people kiss. The horror! How deeply offensive. There were quite a few Annies that seem to have weathered this trauma just fine. Its a good example of different types of people; some who do indeed look to tomorrow and are happy with what life has given them, and some who choose to dwell on yesterday and create some mystical drama as an excuse for being the miserable adult they are now. Listen to the words of the songs in this beautiful musical orphans!

it was a ok movie just too short.did't really go to much into detail on her life.

I suppose when all is said and done, it does what it says on the cover. However, I think I was expecting maybe a bit more. Maybe some more footage from the past productions, more gossip from backstage, more interviews with other adult cast members to get their opinions on the children and their behaviour, etc. It's still a very interesting piece of theatre history and the way that something like this can affect different children in different ways - human nature, I suppose. Just lacks that certain something