This steamy afternoon she had her rooster-comb hair and side curls tucked under a straw Stetson and was wearing 70's gym shorts, a fat naval belt with soccer stirrup socks and a pair of platform sandals she referred to as Romanesque.
One of her roosters let loose, soft at first, as if clearing its throat, checking its tone, then louder, a raucous crowing that seemed as clear and timeless an affirmation as one might ever expect to hear.
The "younger generation," as she called her great, and great great, nieces and nephews, delighted in spending time with her getting down on the floor with them until the age of 90 showing her excellent rooster imitation and special ability to wiggle her ears.
At an "Annie" rehearsal last month, Ms. Finneran peppered Mr. Lapine with questions and requests for reminders about line deliveries and stage blocking during scenes between Hannigan and her brother Rooster.
That's certainly not on display via her brother Rooster (a fine but not scary Clarke Thorell).
People keep roosters as pets and one woman we met even has a baby pool just for her pet rooster where he can go swimming every day.
In the original movie musical, the track is performed by Carol Burnett, who plays Hannigan, and Tim Curry, who plays her brother, Rooster.
