Characters
- Annie Oakley—a sharpshooter in the Wild West show
- Frank Butler—the Wild West show's star
- Foster Wilson—hotel owner
- Chief Sitting Bull—Sioux warrior; Annie's protector
- Tommy Keeler§—knife-thrower in the Wild West show; Winnie's boyfriend; part Native American
- Charlie Davenport—manager of the Wild West show
- Winnie Tate§—Dolly's daughter (sister in the 1999 revival); Tommy's girlfriend and his assistant in the knife-throwing act
- Col. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)-owner of the Wild West show
- Dolly Tate—Frank's assistant; Winnie's mother (sister in the 1999 revival)
- Pawnee Bill—owner of a competing western show
- Annie's brothers and sisters: Jessie, Nellie, Little Jake, and Minnie (Minnie was written out of the 1999 revival)
Notes
- §Tommy and Winnie and their songs were written out of the 1966 revival. The 1999 revival restored their characters and songs.
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