Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun is a musical based on a fictional version of the life of Annie Oakley, a sharpshooter from Ohio. The 1946 production, starring Ethel Merman as Annie, was a hit with long runs in both New York and London. In 1950 a film version of the musical starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.

Fast Facts

1. Lyrics and music by: Irving Berlin
2. Director: Joshua Logan
3. Producers: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
4. Based on the book written by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields
5. Original Theater Production: May 16, 1946 at the Imperial Theater
6. Revivals: 1968, 1992 (West End), 1999
7. Awards: 1999 Tony Award for Best Revival

Characters

• Annie Oakley—a sharpshooter in the Wild West show
• Frank Butler—the Wild West show's star
• Foster Wilson—hotel owner
• Chief Sitting Bull—Sioux warrior; Annie's protector, but used by Pawnee Bill's competing show
• Tommy Keeler—knife-thrower in the Wild West show; Winnie's boyfriend; part Native American
• Charlie Davenport—manager of the Wild West show
• Winnie Tate—Dolly's sister; Tommy's girlfriend and his assistant in the knife-throwing act
• Col. Wm. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) —owner of the Wild West show
• Dolly Tate—Frank's assistant; Winnie's sister
• Pawnee Bill—owner of a competing western show
• Annie's brothers and sisters: Nellie, Jessie, Little Jake and Minnie

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