Annie school cast surprised by ‘real’ counterparts

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Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis, who are still on the promo circuit for their upcoming Annie remake, recently surprised a group of elementary students during their school performance.

Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis and Cameron Diaz (not pictured) held a Q&A session with the cast
Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis and Cameron Diaz (not pictured) held a Q&A session with the cast

Students at Warren Lane Elementary in Inglewood, California are gearing up for their own production of Annie. And on Monday, during their rehearsals, Annie movie stars Foxx, Wallis and Cameron Diaz popped up on stage with the kids for an impromptu performance as they enacted their rendition of “Hard Knock Life”.

In support of the forthcoming modern-day adaptation of the musical, Jamie, Q and Cameron have been travelling the nation making stops at elementary schools for the Turnaround Arts initiative. As part of a collaboration to promote arts education, the Turnaround Arts schools who want to put on the Broadway classic will get resources and assistance in staging their school productions.  And some schools are getting EXTRA surprise help with their presentation with appearances from the Annie stars.

After the kids’ performances, the stars sat down with the students to offer up advice, answer questions and gave a few pointers for their upcoming school play. And of course, a few parents got in on the action, snapping selfies with Jamie.