Crucible theatre, SheffieldThe songs still hit their mark in Irving Berlin's musical western, but 1940s stereotyping leaves the show creaking with ageIn this 1946 comic-romantic musical, set around Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Annie Oakley is a star attraction because she is a female sharpshooter. Irving Berlin's instant hits are still on target: There's No Business Like Show Business, I Got the Sun in the Morning …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12AM on January 1, 2017