International NewsRachel Tucker Is Annie Oakley in Annie Get YourGun at the London Palladium April 7
The classic Irving Berlin musical plays the famed U.K. venue for one night only.
By
Andrew Gans
April 07, 2023
The classic Irving Berlin musical Annie Get Your Gun is presented in concert April 7 at The London Palladium.
The company is led by Olivier nominee Rachel Tucker (Come From Away, Wicked, We Will Rock You) as sharp-shooter Annie Oakley, Oliver Savile (Ted Lasso, The Phantom of the Opera) as Frank Butler, and Matt Henry (Kinky Boots, Drifters Girl) as Buffalo Bill.
The cast also includes Nicholas McLean as Charlie Davenport, Olivia Moore as Winnie Tate, Charlotte Riby as Dolly Tate, and Jay Rincon as Tommy Keeler.
Emma Butler directs with musical direction by Adam Hoskins
Annie Get Your Gun features music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields, revised by Peter Stone for the 1999 Broadway revival. Among the many classic Berlin songs in the score are "There's No Business Like Show Business," "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly," "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun," "Moonshine Lullaby," "They Say It's Wonderful," "I Got Lost in His Arms," "I Got the Sun in the Morning," and "Anything You Can Do."
Ethel Merman created the title role in the original 1946 Broadway production; Bernadette Peters starred in the 1999 revival.
The evening is presented by Lambert Jackson, Cuffe and Taylor, and Live Nation.
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