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Music and Lyrics by Book by Herbert & Dorothy Fields

As revised by Peter Stone

Orchestrations by Larry Moore

Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1946, 1966 by Irving Berlin. Original Book Copyright © 1949, 1952, 1967 by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields and Irving Berlin. Revised Book Copyright © 1999 by The David Lahm Trust u/w Dorothy Fields and The Eliza Oprava Lahm Trust u/w Dorothy Fields International copyright secured. All Rights Reserved

Produced in association with Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals 229 West 28th Street • 11th Floor • New York, New York 10001 (800) 400-8160 or (212) 564-4000 Fax (212) 265-1245 www.rnhtheatricals.com Musical Numbers WRYLEIGH

Act One Have a Great Show “Minnie” me! Prologue: The Big Top “There’s No Business Like Show Business”...…………….Frank and Company

Scene 1: The Wilson Arms Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio Love, “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly”………………….Annie, Wilson and the Kids “”……………………………………Frank and Annie Mama, Dad, Colton, Rebel, Scout, Sabre and Apollo “You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun”……………………….………...Annie “Show Business” Reprise 1……………..Frank, , Charlie and Annie Break a Leg Scene 2: Train Car on the Overland Steam Train “I’ll Share It All With You”………………Tommy, Winnie and the Ensemble “”………………………….Annie, Kids and Cowboy Trio Cast and Crew!

Scene 3: The Main Tent on the Minneapolis Fair Grounds “Show Business” Reprise 2……………………………………………Annie “They Say It’s Wonderful”…………………………………Annie and Frank Sue and Nic VanPatten “My Defenses Are Down”………………………………Frank and Cowboys

Scene 4: Annie’s Dressing Tent “You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun” Reprise………………………….Annie

There will be one 15 minute Intermission

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Act Two Prologue: The European Tour “Entr’acte”…………………………………Orchestra, Annie and Company

Scene 1: The Upper Deck of a Cattle Boat “”……………………………………………..Annie

Scene 2: The Ballroom at the Hotel Brevoort in New York City “Who Do You Love, I Hope”…………………………...Winnie and Tommy “I Got the Sun in the Morning”……………………...Annie and the Ensemble “An Old Fashioned Wedding”………………………………Annie and Frank “The Girl That I Marry” Reprise………………………………………Frank

Scene 3: The Property Room

Scene 4: The Shooting Match “Anything You Can Do”……………………………………Annie and Frank “They Say It’s Wonderful” Reprise…………...Annie, Frank and the Company “Finale Ultimo”……………………………………………...The Company

the loss of time and money.

Cast List Most of the newspapers that printed the story had relied on the Hearst article, (in order of appearance) and upon learning of the libelous error they immediately retracted the false story with apologies. Hearst, however, tried to avoid paying the anticipated Frank Butler……………………………………………..Zachary Stefaniak court judgments of $20,000 ($300,000, adjusted for inflation in 2008 dollars) Buffalo Bill Cody……………………………………………...Mark Wiley by sending an investigator to Darke County with the intent of collecting repu- Dolly Tate………………………………………………Erin O’Driscoll tation-smearing gossip from Oakley's past. The investigator found nothing. Tommy Keeler………………………………………………Erick Peltz Winnie Tate……………………………………………...Alicia Laswell Later years and death Charlie Davenport………………………………………..David Sublett Oakley continued to set records into her 60s, and she also engaged in exten- sive, albeit quiet, philanthropy for women's rights and other causes, including Foster Wilson………………………………………………….Matt Hill the support of specific young women that she knew. She embarked on a come- Mac, the Prop Man………………………………….Thomas Hederman back and intended to star in a feature-length silent movie. In a 1922 shooting Chief Sitting Bull………………………………………..John Schnable contest in Pinehurst, North Carolina, sixty-two-year-old Oakley hit 100 clay …………………………………………….Lindsey Jones targets from 16 yards. Jessie…………………………………………………..Mary Hardcastle In late 1922, Oakley and Butler suffered a debilitating automobile accident that Nellie…………………………………………Ellie Bodnam-Schwering forced her to wear a steel brace on her right leg. Yet after a year and a half of Minnie……………………………...………Wryligh Shearin-Anderson recovery, she again performed and set records in 1924. Little Jake………………………………………………..Sam Goedeker Running Deer……………………………………….Thomas Hederman Her health declined in 1925 and she died of pernicious anemia in Greenville, Eagle Feather…………………………………….……...Caleb Almany Ohio at the age of sixty-six in 1926. She was buried in Brock Cemetery in Greenville, Ohio. Butler was so crushed by her death that he stopped eating. Dining Car Waiter……………………………...………...Keith Benack He died just 18 days later. Sleeping Car Porter……………………………………….Keith Benack Pawnee Bill……………………………………………Bill Winterbauer Queen Victoria………………………….Elizabeth Bodnam-Schwering Queen Victoria’s Friend…………….…………………….Erica Perlow Tsar of Russia………………………………………………....Matt Hill King of Italy……………………………………James Wallhernfechtal President of France……………………………………….Keith Benack Can-Can Girls…………….Chris Becker, Beth Gewinner, Mary Pastor, Sue VanPatten

Messenger………………………………………James Wallhernfechtal

Band Leader……………………………………………..Kevin J. Jones Mrs. Sylvia Potter-Porter…………………………………..Mary Wiley Mrs. Schulyer Adams…………………...………………...Cara Artman Society Ladies…………....Chris Beckner, Mary Pastor, Caitlin Perlow, Christine Newport Ensemble: Caleb Almany, Cara Artman, Chris Beckner, Keith Benack, Hunter Caldwell, Beth Gewinner, Thomas Hederman, Matt Hill, Taylor Menke, Lilly Mitchell, Molly Mitchell, Allison Myrick, Christine Newport, Mary Pastor, Caitlin Perlow, Erica Perlow, Elizabeth Bodnam-Schwering, Jack Bodnam- Happy 150th Birthday! Schwering, James Wallhernfechtel, Mary Wiley, Raven Wiley, Abby Winterbauer, Bill Winterbauer Annie Oakley Career and touring Oakley and Butler lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a time, and she is believed to Orchestra have taken her stage name from the city's neighborhood of Oakley, where they Conductor…………....…………………………...……...Kevin J. Jones resided. They joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885. At 5 feet tall, Keyboard………………………………...……...…..Matthew Anderson Oakley was given the nickname of "Watanya Cicilla" by fellow performer Sit- ting Bull, rendered "Little Sure Shot" in the public advertisements. Reeds……………..Bruce Arnold, Charles Lockyear, Michael Murphy, JD Tolman, Jo-el’ Williams During her first Buffalo Bill's show engagement, Oakley experienced a tense French Horn………………………………………….....Matthew Alton professional rivalry with rifle sharpshooter Lillian Smith. Being eleven years Trumpet……………………Bill Hershey, Kyle Lessnau, Dustin Shrum younger, Smith promoted herself as younger and therefore more billable than Trombone……………………………...…..Joe Matthews, Glenn Miller Oakley. Oakley temporarily left the Buffalo Bill's show but returned after Smith departed. Guitar…………………………………………….…..Robby Hardcastle Harp……………………………………………………..Michael Boone In Europe, she performed for Queen Victoria of Great Britain, King Umberto I Drums……………………………………………………Linda Halgash of Italy, Marie François Sadi Carnot President of France and other crowned Percussion………………………………………...…...Tom Applebaum heads of state. Oakley had such good aim that, at his request, she knocked the Violin…………..Marilyn Hummiston, Marilyn Kruse, Darlene Lanser, ashes off a cigarette held by the newly crowned German Kaiser Wilhelm II. Kent Womack Oakley promoted the service of women in combat operations for the United Viola…………………………………….John Jauss, Kristina Speraneo States armed forces. She wrote a letter to President William McKinley on April Bass……………………………………………….…….Chuck Schuder 5, 1898 "offering the government the services of a company of 50 'lady sharp- shooters' who would provide their own arms and ammunition should the U.S. go to war with Spain." The Spanish-American War did occur, but Oakley's offer was not accepted. Theodore Roosevelt, did, however, name his volunteer cavalry the "Rough Riders" after the "Buffalo Bill's Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World" where Oakley was a major star. The same year that McKinley was fatally shot by an assassin, 1901, Oakley was also badly Production Staff injured in a railway crash, but she fully recovered after temporary paralysis and Directors…………………………...Mike Hesser and Anna McDermott five spinal operations. She left the Buffalo Bill show and in 1902 began a qui- eter acting career in a stage play written especially for her, The Western Girl. Assistant Director……………………………………Kenny Hardcastle Oakley played the role of Nancy Berry and used a pistol, rifle and rope to out- Music Director………………………………………..….Kevin J. Jones smart a group of outlaws. Following her injury and change of career, it only Choreography………………………………………………Jim Kimker added to her legend that her shooting expertise continued to increase into her Set Design……………………………………………….Kevin J. Jones 60s. Technical Director…………………………………………John Jauss Throughout her career, it is believed that Oakley taught upwards of 15,000 Specialty Painter………………………………………Scott Neinkamp women how to use a gun. Oakley believed strongly that it was crucial for Light Design……………………………………………Domenic Laury women to learn how to use a gun, as not only a form of physical and mental Sound Engineer……………………………………Larry Breismeister exercise, but also to defend themselves. Stage Manager…………………………………….…Alison Driscoll Libel cases Assistant Stage Manager……………………………………..Dan Jones In 1903, sensational cocaine prohibition stories were selling well. The newspa- Costumes………………Danielle Jung, Elizabeth Bodnam-Schwering per magnate William Randolph Hearst published a false story that Oakley had been arrested for stealing to support a cocaine habit. The woman actually ar- Props………………………………………………….……Allana Styer rested was a burlesque performer who told Chicago police that her name was Publicity………………………………………Kate Caulley, John Jauss "Annie Oakley". The original Annie Oakley spent much of the next six years Ticket Sales…………………………………………….Mary Caulley winning 54 of 55 libel lawsuits against newspapers. She collected less in judg- Webmaster………………………………………………Mike Toohey ments than were her legal expenses, but to her, a restored reputation justified Program Layout……………….……………………….Kevin J. Jones Cast Patrons History of Annie Oakley John:Thanks for keeping me sane! Annie Oakley (August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) You are the best friend I could Great Job cast and Crew! U all rock! hope for - Kevin Thanks, Wryleigh Early life Oakley was born Phoebe Ann Mosey in "a cabin less than two miles northwest Break a leg, Wryleigh.- A. Laura Congratulations cast of “Annie Get Your of Woodland, now Willowdell, in Darke County", a rural western border Gun” county of Ohio. Annie's parents were Quakers from Hollidaysburg, Blair Molly and Lilly Rock! - Love, John, Katie, County, Pennsylvania: Susan Wise, age 18, and Jacob Mosey, age 49, married Caroline & Neil Wry, Enjoy Yourself! - Grandma in 1848. A fire burned down their tavern in Hollidaysburg, so they moved to a rented farm in Patterson Township, Darke County. The move occurred some- Wry, use your princess power! - P. Mar Break a leg Hunter! - Love, Mom and Dad time between sister Elizabeth's Hollidaysburg birth in 1855, and sister Sarah Go Baby Go! Love ya Wry - Grandpa GO MINNIE! Luv ya Wry - Colton Ellen's Darke County birth in 1857.

Born in 1860, Annie was the sixth of Jacob and Susan's six children. Her fa- Congrats, Thomas on AGYG - Court Wry, have a hoot’n, holler’n good time! The Buckowitz Family ther, who had fought in the War of 1812, died in 1866 at age 66, from pneumo- Break a leg, Sam! - Love, Caulley Family nia and overexposure in freezing weather. Her mother married Daniel Brum- Congrats St. Raphael actors Molly, Lilly, baugh, had a ninth child, Emily, and was widowed a second time. Raise the roof WryWry! - the Girls Sam and Erin! - The Jacquot Family When Annie was eight or nine years old, she was put in the care of the superin- Kevin, thank you for all your hard work Thanks John and Kevin for all you do! tendent of the county poor farm, where she learned to sew and decorate. She and support. You are a great friend - John Dave spent some time in near-slavery for a local family where she endured mental and physical abuse (Annie referred to them as "the wolves"). When, after 1868, Break a leg, Molly! - Love, Caulley Family Wryleigh, you’re the best! Grandma Susie she reunited with her family at age 13 or 14, her mother had married a third & Grandpa Walt time, to Joseph Shaw. Linds Mar El Sam - I always wanted sisters, I guess a bro is OK. Shoot ‘em up! For fabulous vintage costumes - Because of poverty following the death of her father, Annie did not regularly Luv Wryleigh [email protected] attend school. Later she received some additional education. She later rendered her surname as ending in "ee", while it appears as "Mosey" on her father's The show is Right On Target! Break a leg Molly and Lilly! We love you! Grandma and Grandpa Mitchell gravestone and in his military record; it is the official spelling by the Annie Go get ‘em Minnie! Luve Mama Oakley Foundation maintained by her living relatives.

Rob Bob, you’re my favorite! Annie began hunting at the age of six to support her siblings and her widowed Break a leg Lilly! - Love, Caulley Family Beware of knives Alicia - Mom mother. She sold the hunting game for money to locals in Greenville, as well A star is born! Break a leg n’ have fun as restaurants and hotels in southern Ohio. Her skill eventually paid off the Dave - Daddy and kids Miss Mary’s muscle confusion! mortgage on her mother's farm when Annie was 15.

Wry, wear clean drawers - U. Tim Tommy throw carefully! - Winnie Debut and marriage Oakley soon became well known throughout the region. During the spring of Best wishes Zak on your St. Louis debut! - Bravo Kennikens! Love, Buffy 1881, the Baughman and Butler shooting act was being performed in Cincin- Dave nati. Traveling show marksman and former dog trainer Francis E. Butler Good luck entire Cast and Crew! - from (1850–1926), an Irish immigrant, placed a $100 bet per side (roughly equiva- Break a leg Cricket! - U. Tim AEphoto (AEphoto.com) St. Raphael Kids Rock! - lent to modern US$2,000) with Cincinnati hotel owner Jack Frost, that Butler, Love, Caulley Family Good luck Gr. Mary, we love you! - age 31, could beat any local fancy shooter. The hotelier arranged a shooting Derek, Jacob, Katy and Jamie match with Oakley, age 21, to be held in ten days in a small town near U Rock, Wry! - R.S.S.A Greenville, Ohio. After missing his 25th shot, Butler lost the match and the bet, Happy Birthday, Melissa! With lots of love a serendipitous irony that led him to become a well-known winner in backstage We are proud of our girls Molly and Lilly! from Mom life. Butler began courting Oakley, and they married on June 20, 1882. - Love, Mom and Dad