Theatre Arlington opens Annie Get Your Gun this weekend

by Shawn Parikh

36th season kicks off with Irving Berlin's classic musical.

Theatre Arlington is about to begin their 36th season with the family musical, Annie Get Your Gun. The show will run from September 12 - October 12 and you can purchase tickets online or by calling 817-275-7661.

"There's No Business Like Show Business" as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show presents the story of rough and tumble Annie Oakley and her rise to fame and romance with headliner Frank Butler. Irving Berlin's classic songs make this a bull's-eye hit for everyone.

Directed by BJ Cleveland, the show features Musical Direction by Don Powers and Choreography by Persis Ann Forster. The cast includes Jenny Thurman as Annie Oakley, Jim Johnson as Frank Butler and Kourtney Atchley, Lauren Barker, Eugene Chandler, Stacie Cleland, Kristin DiFrancesco, Parker Fitzgerald, Katharine Gentsch, Rob Hood, Tracy Leigh, Gale McCray, Cathy Pritchett, Luke Pritchett, Don Powers, Darius-Anthony Robinson, Hannah Sligar, Shane Strawbridge, Jason Robert Villarreal, Caleb White and Greg Wilkins.

To get you in the mood, here is the song "Anything You Can Do" from the film version: