 In early 2001 , McEntire expanded into theater , starring in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun . Playing Annie Oakley ( whom she had previously portrayed in Buffalo Girls ) , McEntire 's performance was critically acclaimed by several newspapers , including The New York Times , which commented , " Without qualification the best performance by an actress in a musical comedy this season . " McEntire personally called the musical , " some of the hardest work I 've ever done in my life " . 
