Behind the Curtain: Meet the four-legged star stealing the show in Straz Center's "Annie"

Sun is coming out this weekend at the Strass Center, not just tomorrow, but all weekend, where nearly 30 kids are bringing Annie to life. I wanted you to sing that. But at rehearsals, there's one very special cast member stealing the spotlight. Spoiler alert, it's not Annie. FOX 13 photojournalist Barry Wong takes us behind the curtain to see what happened when the cast came face to face with a real life Sandy. Did they hurt you? They're after you, ain't they? Well, they're after me, too. I think the audience will love him. I think they're also going to be a little surprised, because they weren't expecting him. The sun come out tomorrow. He's standing there, and he's really what's making Annie want to sing tomorrow, because he's giving her the hope. I just stick up my chin. Well? I was asked if I wanted a puppet, or to cast it as a kid, or to try to find a dog, and I said a dog. Tomorrow, hang on till tomorrow. Carol! One of my favorite all-time musical theater moments is tomorrow, and there's nothing like seeing... Annie with Sandy singing that song. The audience will be in tears. I started jumping up and down and screaming because I loved that it was going to be Archie because I already know Archie from school. He's our school's therapy dog. Sandy! I think it's really great for dogs to do more. And so whether they're... At home or somewhere else, I think it's always great as owners that we introduce them to new places and things and experiences. And I think it's great for Archie to meet more people and be exposed to a stage and lights and clapping. For him, he'll grow as a therapy dog just being exposed to more new things. I can't wait. I don't know if I'll be able to see the faces on the audience. But I'm so excited for the joy and surprise that the audience might get from seeing a real dog on stage. She's great too. They both brought the house down. Archie's day job, by the way, he's the therapy dog at Berkeley Prep. That makes sense. That's a nice perk, right? And Christina serves as the school librarian. And he opens at the Straz tonight and runs until November 22nd. It's going to be a great show. Yes.