In her autobiography My Heart Belongs, Mary Martin writes: A fine libretto, wonderful music, a role full of vitality can make milestones in the careers of entirely different personalities in the theater. Annie [Oakley] was one of those roles. It was one of Ethel Merman's unforgettable ones; it gave Delores [Gray] her first big break; it afforded me many of my happiest hours onstage. And that brings up one more thi…
SOURCE: broadwaymouth.blogspot.com at 12:00PM on May 7, 2009