Bay Sreet Announces Cast And Creative Team For 'Annie Get Your Gun'

Irving Berlin’s “Annie Get Your Gun” will be Bay Street Theater’s third show of the 2019 summer season and runs July 30 to August 25. One of the most beloved musicals of Broadway’s Golden Age, the play features music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, based on the book by Dorothy and Herbert Fields. Bay Street recently announced the cast and creative team for its production.

“Annie Get Your Gun” tells the story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who starred in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, and her tempestuous romance with fellow sharpshooter Frank Butler. Acclaimed director Sarna Lapine (“Sunday in the Park with George,” Bay Street’s “Frost/Nixon”) will bring a fresh, modern approach to the story, incorporating elements from Dorothy Fields’ original book to create the strongest and most revolutionary Annie Oakley ever seen.

“When Sarna Lapine first told me about her concept for this new production of ‘Annie Get Your Gun,’ I immediately knew it was the perfect musical for Bay Street in 2019,” says Bay Street’s artistic director Scott Schwartz. “Sarna has assembled a staging and design team comprised of all women to retell this classic musical from a strong, contemporary woman’s perspective. This includes incorporating elements of Dorothy Fields’s original script. This team will bring a progressive and daring new perspective to this classic story. A great score, brilliant artists, and a visionary new production promise that ‘Annie Get Your Gun’ will be the must-see musical on the East End this summer!”

The cast includes Alexandra Socha as Annie Oakley (“Head Over Heels,” “Red Oaks”), Jennifer Sanchez as Dolly Tate (“Pretty Woman: The Musical,” “West Side Story”), Jonathan Joss as Sitting Bull (“King of the Hill,” “Parks and Recreation”), and Matt Saldivar as Frank Butler (“Bernhardt/Hamlet,” “Junk,” “Honeymoon in Vegas”). Rounding out the cast are George Abud, Isa Mooney, Meaghan McInnes, Oge Agulé, Orville Mendoza, Stephen Lee Anderson, Will Hantz, Aidan Ziegler-Hansen, Allison Marie Walsh, David Macleod Haines, Erica Spyres, and Kara Mikula.

The creative team includes Sarah O’Gleby (choreography), Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams (set design), Andy Einhorn (music direction), Jiyoun Chang (lighting design), Valérie Thérèse Bart (costume design), Jane Shaw (sound design), Elizabeth Printz (wig, hair and makeup design), Andrew Diaz (props design), Jane Pole (stage manager) and Binder Casting.

Tickets for “Annie Get Your Gun” at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor are available at baystreet.org or 631-725-9500