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.
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
Annie Get Your Gun Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
Google Blog Search: Annie Get Your Gun
BroadwayWorld.com: Annie Get Your Gun Community
Fan Site: Annie Get Your Gun On Broadway (1999)
Bernadette Peters: Annie Get Your Gun Forum
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Fact:
Based on the book written by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields
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Original Theater Production
May 16, 1946 at the Imperial Theater
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Revivals
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Awards
1999 Tony Award for Best Revival
