World Report: March 14, 1997 Vol.2 No.21

Annie Sings The Blues

It's a hard-knock life for Joanna Pacitti, 12. The Pennsylvanian beat out thousands of girls for the lead role in Annie, which opens on Broadway March 26. But producers changed their mind. After Brittny Kissinger, 8, filled in for a sick Joanna last month, they let Brittny keep the red wig. Joanna got the boot! "My heart was cut in half," she sighs. Will the sun come out tomorrow? Maybe. She's suing the producers for millions of dollars.