Directed by Tony Award winner , the Oct. 27 gala event will feature The Encores! Orchestra led by Encores! music director .
Hilty earned acclaim for headlining the 2012 Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. She was recently the star of the one-night-only Broadway concert of the fictional "Smash" musical Bombshell. Her stage appearances also include Wicked and 9 to 5. On screen, she's appeared in "Sean Saves the World" and the upcoming "Untitled Project," scheduled for release in 2016.
Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
Annie Get Your Gun has music and lyrics by Berlin and a book by Herbert and . The musical is loosely based on the story of sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her tempestuous romance with gunslinger Frank Butler.
The score includes "You Can't Get a Man With a Gun," "There's No Business Like Show Business," "I Got Lost in His Arms" and "Anything You Can Do." The original production starred as Annie Oakley.
The gala begins with a 5:30 PM cocktail reception, followed by the 6:30 PM performance. A post-show dinner will be held in the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel. Benefit tickets range $5,000-$25,000. For additional information and show-only tickets (starting at $35), visit .
