Review

Superior to the over-produced 1982 movie version, this made-for-TV adaptation of the popular Broadway musical sticks closer to its stage origins -- and is better for it. Morton makes an appealing Annie, and is surrounded by a top-notch adult cast, including Bates (who knew she could sing and dance?) as the nefarious Miss Hannigan; Garber as Daddy Warbucks; and show-stopper Cumming, who helps make "Easy Street" one for the books.