No-Gun Gifford

By Stephen M. Silverman

12/09/1997 at 12:00 AM EST

Kathie Lee Gifford will not replace Bernadette Peters in the Broadway revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" after all, say reports. The soon-to-be TV retiree reputedly did not want to take the show on the road before appearing on Broadway. So Marilu Henner will, starting in Dallas in July -- though she won't come to Broadway, says a rep for the show. Ironically, Marilu had been among those mentioned as a possible replacement for Kathie Lee on "Live!"