Annie Get Your Gun
"Annie Get Your Gun" is the 1946 fictionalized musical story of the life of Annie Oakley (1860–1926), a sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and her romance with sharpshooter Frank Butler.
FOR THE RECORD
The original production of “Annie Get Your Gun” opened on May 16, 1946 at the Imperial under the auspices of Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II. Joshua Logan directed a cast headed by Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton.
productions
1999-2001 Broadway | Marquis Theatre
The Team
Written by Dorothy Fields and Herbert Fields
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Directed by Graciela Daniele
Starring Bernadette Peters, Tom Wopat, Ron Holgate, Valerie Wright, Carlos Lopez and Patrick Wetzel
Acclaim
2001 Drama Desk Award
Special Award (Reba McEntire)
1999 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Actress in a Musical (Bernadette Peters)
Nominated: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Tom Wopat)
2001 Theatre World Award
Theatre World Award (Reba McEntire)
1999 Tony Awards
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical (Bernadette Peters)
Nominated: Best Actor in a Musical (Tom Wopat)