 Annie Get Your Gun is a stage musical loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. The music and lyrics were written by Irving Berlin with a book by Herbert Fields and Dorothy Fields. Berlin had taken on the job after the original choice, Jerome Kern, collapsed and died suddenly. It is said that the showstopper song, "There's No Business Like Show Business", was almost left out of the show altogether because Berlin, wrongly, got the impression that his sponsors, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, did not like it. Cover of Annie Get Your Gun album (fair use; copyright held by Angel Records) This is an album cover. ...
Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...
Annie Oakley, between 1885 and 1901. ...
Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline, in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ...
Dorothy Fields was immortalised on a USPS postage stamp. ...
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ...
An autographed photo of Richard Rodgers Richard Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was one of the great composers of musical theater, best known for his song writing partnerships with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. He wrote more than 900 published songs, and forty Broadway musicals. ...
For work done with Richard Rodgers, see Rodgers and Hammerstein Oscar Hammerstein II (July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was a New-York born writer, producer, and (usually uncredited) director of musicals for almost forty years. ...
Songs - "Colonel Buffalo Bill"
- "I'm A Bad, Bad Man"
- "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"
- "The Girl That I Marry"
- "You Can't Get A Man With A Gun"
- "There's No Business Like Show Business"
- "I'll Share It All With You"
- "They Say It's Wonderful"
- "Moonshine Lullaby"
- "My Defences Are Down"
- "Who Do You Love, I Hope"
- "I'm An Indian, Too"
- "I Got Lost In His Arms"
- "I Got The Sun In The Morning"
- "Anything You Can Do"
- "Let's Go West Again" was written by Berlin for the 1950 film but was not used. However, there are recordings by both Betty Hutton and Judy Garland.
- "An Old-Fashioned Wedding" was written by Berlin for the 1966 revival.
Perhaps one of the most famous, and recognizable, show-tunes ever is Theres No Business Like Show Business. This Irving Berlin marvel was written for Annie Get Your Gun and has two reprises within the show. ...
Anything You Can Do is a song written by Irving Berlin used in the 1946 musical Annie Get Your Gun and is an anthem for feminism. ...
Betty Hutton Betty Hutton, (born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is a former American actress and singer. ...
Judy Garland, circa 1943. ...
Broadway production Annie Get Your Gun was first staged at the Imperial Theater on Broadway on May 16, 1946 and ran for 1147 performances. It was directed by Joshua Logan. Ethel Merman starred as Annie in the original production, with Ray Middleton in the leading male role as Frank Butler. The Imperial Theater can also refer to the Imperial Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan The Imperial Theater was the Schubert brothers fiftieth theater in New York City. ...
Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Joshua Logan (1908-1988), a director and writer, was best known for Broadway and Hollywood shows such as Mister Roberts, Picnic, and South Pacific. ...
Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ...
The show opened at the Coliseum on June 7, 1947 and ran for 1304 performances. Dolores Gray played Annie with Bill Johnson as Butler. // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the...
The London Coliseum The Coliseum Theatre is one of Londons largest and best equipped theatres, opening in 1904. ...
June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Dolores Gray (born 7th June 1924, Chicago) was a well-known Broadway star in the 1940s-1950s. ...
Australian production The show opened at His Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne on July 19, 1947. It starred Evie Hayes as Annie with Webb Tilton as Frank Butler. Later Australian productions have featured Gloria Dawn, Nancye Hayes, Toni Lamond, Bunny Gibson and Rhonda Burchmore as Annie. In 2004, Marina Prior and Scott Irwin starred in a production of the 1999 rewrite of the show. A perfomance at Opera House, Haymarket, predecessor of Her Majestys Theatre in circa 1808. ...
July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Marina Prior (born ??) is a famous Australian opera singer. ...
Scott Irwin Scott Irwin was a professional wrestler and the brother of wrestler Bill Irwin. ...
1950 MGM film version In the 1950 MGM movie production directed by George Sidney, Betty Hutton played Annie with Howard Keel in the role of Frank Butler. Originally, Judy Garland had been cast for the title role, but was forced to back out of the production due to personal problems that would soon end her career with MGM. Only two production numbers were completed with Garland: "Doin' What Comes Naturally" and "I'm an Indian Too" and these were released to the public for the first time in the 1990s in That's Entertainment III Additional studio recordings of Garland also exist and have been released by Rhino Records. MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ...
Geoge Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a prolific American film director, who directed many notable films, mostly for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio. ...
Betty Hutton Betty Hutton, (born Elizabeth June Thornburg on February 26, 1921 in Battle Creek, Michigan) is a former American actress and singer. ...
Howard Keel on the tv show dallas Howard Keel, born Harry Clifford Keel (April 13, 1919–November 7, 2004) was an American actor who starred in many of the classic film musicals of the 1950s. ...
Judy Garland, circa 1943. ...
2004 DVD release Thats Entertainment! is a 1974 documentary film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to celebrate its 50th anniversary. ...
Rhino Entertainment is a specialty record label originally known for releasing retrospectives of famous comedy performers, including Stan Freberg, Tom Lehrer, and Spike Jones. ...
Despite the production problems, the film became popular in its own right, though in 1973 it disappeared from sight due to a dispute between Irving Berlin and MGM over music rights. It was not until the film's 50th Anniversary in 2000 that it was seen again in its entirety.
Other productions The 1966 Broadway Revival starred Ethel Merman again, with Bruce Yarnell as Butler. It opened at the Broadway Theatre on September 21 and ran for 78 performances. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
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Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was a star of stage and film musicals, well known for her powerful voice and vocal range. ...
Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ...
September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ...
With a reworked book and a new orchestration, the revival debuted on Broadway in early 1999 following a successful pre-Broadway engagement Dec. 29, 1998-Jan. 24, 1999 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Previews began on February 2nd with an official opening date of March 4th at the Marquis Theatre. The original Broadway cast included Bernadette Peters and Tom Wopat and Peters won the 1999 Tony for Best Actress (Musical). The Marquis Theatre is a Broadway theatre. ...
Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters is the stage name of Bernadette Lazarra (born February 28, 1948 in Ozone Park, Queens, New York), an actress and singer. ...
Tom Wopat (left) as Luke Duke with John Schneider as Bo Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard Tom Wopat (born September 9, 1951 in Lodi, Wisconsin) is an American actor. ...
Cheryl Ladd took over the lead role on September 6, 2000 from Peters. All My Children star Susan Lucci made her Broadway debut as Annie from December 27, 1999 until Jan. 16, 2000. Peters returned to the role January 18, 2000. Country music superstar[ [Reba McEntire]] make her splash Broadway debut in the role from January 26, 2001 to June 22, 2001. Crystal Bernard left the national tour on June 23, 2001 to join the Broadway cast with tickets selling at the 70 percent of capacity range through most of the summer. The revival closed by September 1, 2001 after 35 previews and 1,046 regular performances. Cheryl Ladd (born July 12, 1951 in Huron, South Dakota) is an American actress and singer. ...
Susan Lucci on the cover of TV Guide (1990). ...
There is also a 1963 studio recording starring Doris Day and Robert Goulet.Other stage Annies include Heidi Brühl, Marilu Henner, 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
Doris Day Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ...
Robert Goulet Robert Goulet (born November 26, 1933) was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as the only son of French Canadian parents, Joseph Georges Andre Goulet and Jeanette Gauthier. ...
Mary Lucy Denise Pudlowski, commonly known as Marilu Henner, (April 6, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, USA) is an American actress and producer. ...
Mission San Jose High School reproduced the musical for its spring 2006 season, starring Courtney Stokes as Annie and Bryant Soong as Frank Butler. Mission San Jose High School (MSJHS or just MSJ), one of five Fremont, California public high schools, was opened in 1964. ...
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