Jane Krakowski on Board for NBC's 'Annie Live!'

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Former '30 Rock' star to portray Lily St. Regis

Annie Live! on NBC
(Image credit: NBC)

Jane Krakowski will play Lily St. Regis in NBC's production of Annie Live!, which happens Dec. 2. NBC describes the role as "the sassy, sticky-fingered partner of the swindling Rooster Hannigan," who is played by Tituss Burgess. 

Krakowski and Burgess were in the cast of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. 

Krakowski played Jenna on 30 Rock. She's currently in Dickinson and Schmigadoon, and hosts Name That Tune on Fox. Krakowski's Broadway credits include She Loves Me, Nine, Grand Hotel and Starlight Express. 

Taraji P. Henson plays Miss Hannigan on the NBC production and Harry Connick Jr. is Daddy Warbucks. Nicole Scherzinger plays Grace and Celina Smith handles Annie.

Annie Live! will be executive produced by Robert Greenblatt, Neil Meron and Alex Rudzinsky, with Lear deBessonet and Alex Rudzinski sharing the directing duties. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.