Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)

Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)

Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Original Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields|
As Revised by Peter Stone

Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)

Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun (Stone)

Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Original Book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields|
As Revised by Peter Stone

Overview

Annie Oakley is the best shot around, and she manages to support her little brother and sisters by selling the game she hunts. When she's discovered by Col. Buffalo Bill, he persuades this novel sharpshooter to join his Wild West Show. It only takes one glance for her to fall head over heels for dashing shooting ace Frank Butler, who headlines the show. She soon eclipses Butler as the main attraction which, while good for business, is bad for romance. Butler hightails it off to join a rival show, his bruised male ego leading the way, but is ultimately pitted against Annie in a final shoot-out. The rousing, sure-fire finale hits the mark every time in a testament to the power of female ingenuity.

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Cautions

  • Artboard 3 Gun Shots

Details

  • Genre: Period, Docudrama/History, Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 19th Century
  • Cast Attributes: Multicultural Casting, Roles for Children, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Irving Berlin

With a life that spanned more than 100 years and a catalogue that boasts over 1,000 songs, Irving Berlin (1888-1989) epitomized Jerome Kern’s famous maxim that “Irving Berlin has no place in American music – he is American music.” Berlin wrote scores to 13 Broadway musicals, ...

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Herbert Fields

Herbert Fields (1897-1958) was a celebrated librettist and screenwriter. The brother and sister team of Herbert and Dorothy Fields was part of a vibrant New York theatrical family that also included their brother, Joseph, a prolific librettist and playwright, and their father ...

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Dorothy Fields

Dorothy Fields (1904–1974) was an award-winning American librettist and lyricist. The brother and sister team of Herbert and Dorothy Fields was part of a vibrant New York theatrical family that also included their brother, Joseph, a prolific librettist and playwright, and the ...

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Peter Stone

Peter Stone (1930-2003) was the first writer to win the Tony, the Oscar and the Emmy. With 15 Broadway productions to his credit, he received Tony Awards for his books to 1776, Woman Of The Year, The Will Rogers Follies and Titanic (all four also winning the Tony for Best Mus ...

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