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1946 Original Broadway Production

1946 Jo Mielziner’s original set designs

1947 Original London Production

1947 National Tour (USA)

1947 Australian Production

1963 Revival Australian Production

1966 Revival Broadway Production

Theatre Programs

Websites

Further Reading

  • Laurence Bergreen, As Thousands Cheer: The life of Irving Berlin, 1990
  • Flinn, Caryl, Brass Diva: The life and legends of Ethel Merman, 2007
  • John Crampton, Evie Hayes: ‘And I loves ya back!’, 1992
  • Philip Furia, Irving Berlin: A life in song, 1998
  • Stanley Green, Broadway Musicals: Show by show, 9th edition, 2019
  • Charlotte Joyce Greenspan, Pick Yourself Up: Dorothy Fields and the American musical, 2010
  • Thomas Inglis, The Sheet Music of Irving Berlin, 2003
  • Brian Kellow, Ethel Merman: A life, 2008
  • Jeffrey Magee, Irving Berlin’s American musical theatre, 2012
  • Geoffrey Mark, Ethel Merman: The biggest star on Broadway, 2006
  • Larry McMurtry, The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and the beginnings of superstardom in America, 2005
  • Ethel Merman & George Eells, Merman: An autobiography, 1979
  • Bob Thomas, I Got Rhythm!: The Ethel Merman story, 1985
  • Deborah Grace Winer, On the Sunny Side of the Street: The life and lyrics of Dorothy Fields, 1997

Banner images: Cover of John Crampton’s book Evie Hayes: ‘And I loves ya back!’ (1992) / Webb Tilton in his dressing room, Melbourne, 1947. Photo by Ivan. State Library of New South Wales, Sydney / Cover of souvenir program for the original London production, 1946. ovrtur.com. / Cover of Brian Kellow’s book Ethel Merman: A life (2008) / Elizabeth Gaye as Winnie Tate in the JCW production of Annie Get Your Gun, 1948. Photo by Ritter-Jeppeson Studios, Melbourne. National Library of Australia, Canberra. / Evie Haye’s Act II costume from Annie Get Your Gun, 1948. Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre, Melbourne.

Productions

  • London and Beyond

    Pages from the souvenir program for the original London production of Annie Get Your Gun, 1947. Broadway Collectibles. The London run exceeded New York’s—1304 performances at the cavernous Coliseum, with Dolores Gray as Annie, her first starring role. The 19-month US national tour provided Mary...
  • Australia

    Beth Dean as the Riding Mistress and the Ballet Ensemble in the JCW production of Annie Get Your Gun, 1950, Act I, Scene 3, Fairgrounds. National Library of Australia, Canberra. Long before the release of the MGM film, Annie hit Australia, the first modern post war American musical to be staged...

Additional Info

  • Discography

    Annie Get Your Gun—1946 Original Broadway Cast members U.S. Catalogue no: Decca DA 468 Released as a 78 rpm record album containing six 10” discs; the inside cover of the album included black & white photos of the original production and an enclosed booklet included liner notes, cast biographies...
  • Filmography

    Annie Get Your Gun—1946 Broadway production—archival colour home-movie footage of scenes from the original Broadway production starring Ethel Merman, including ‘I’m an Indian Too’, Hotel ballroom scene into ‘I’ve Got the Sun in the Morning’, ‘Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better’ with Ray Middleton and...
  • Picture References & Sources

    Picture References 1946 Original Broadway Production Museum of the City of New York, New York New York Public Library, New York 1946 Jo Mielziner’s original set designs McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas New York Public Library, New York 1947 Original London Production ovrtur.com Victoria & Albert...