Summary: musical comedy; romance; western
In the American Wild West, real life frontierswoman Calamity Jane was one of a kind. It was said she could outrun and outshoot any man in town…except the infamous Wild Bill Hickok.
In this fictious telling, 'Calam', dresses like a man, totes a gun and drives the Deadwood City stagecoach. Although well-meaning, she is disaster-prone. Eventually, Deadwood City's two most famous peace officers, Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok, get involved in saving Henry Miller, the local saloon operator from hanging. To do so, she promises to fetch a music-hall star from Chicago.
A hilarious comedy with many tender moments and some very famous numbers, including "Secret Love", "Black Hills Of Dakota, "Deadwood Stage" and "Windy City”.
Calamity Jane
Screen Play by James O'Hanlon
Adapted for the stage by Charles K. Freeman
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster
Directed by Bud Abbott 1967
CAST:
Charlotte Cleghorn …..... Calamity Jane Sandie MacKenzie …........ Katie Brown
Ian Roberts………………… Wild Bill Hickock Bill Little …......................... Henry Miller
Bil Allison …...................... Lt. Danny Gilmartin Debbie Skelton ….............. Susan
Dan Wurzer ...............….. Francis Fryer
Jackie Nesbitt...............… Adelaide Adams
Brent Carver …................ Rattlesnake Barry Booth …................... Doc Pierce
Dave Andrews ...........….. Joe Roy Warner .................….. Hank
Dennis Doyle ............….. Buck Bud Abbott ….................... Hugh
Fred Cawte, John DeBruijn........................................................ …. Adelaide Number
Lucille Packard, Pamela Malnarich, Anne Clemmer ................. Chorus Girls
Dagmar Allen, Norma Johnston, John Debruijn,
Ruth Haskell, Karin MacDonald, Pamela McWhirter,
Carol Doyle, Anne Clemmer, Roy Jones, Bud Abbott,
Dan Sommerfeldt, Fred Cawte, Dawn Burrin,
Patty Sommerfeldt, John Scanland, Ken Kjenstad & Maurice McKay ….. Chorus
PRODUCTION STAFF:
Miggs Sawchuk .....… Assistant Director Phyllis Kuhnert …..... Musical Director
Les Kuhnert …............ Pianist Mamie Shiells …....... Prompter
John Packard ….......... Drums Dennis Boyd …......... Publicity
Lois Price …................ Programmes Gail Mawson …......... Décor
Jodi Marki …............... Sound Effects Lorian Hunter …....... Tickets
Flo Downey & Louise Stropky ............…......... Makeup
Edna Dundass & Dawn Burrin …..................... Floral Arrangements
Sidney Kjenstad (Evelyn M)….......................... Hair Styles of Leads
Anna Haley (Wal-Mart) …................................ Hair Styles of Chorus
Cliff Owen & Paul Kershaw …......................... Stage Managers
Gail Mawson ….............................................…. Assistant Stage Manager
Roberta Jackart, Miggs Sawchuk,
Margaret Dukowski & Judy Edmunds …....................................... Wardrobe
Ken Strang, George Schuler, John Packard, Dennis Doyle,
Dave Andrews, George Jackart, Dwight Littlechild ...........................Crew
Debbie Skelton, Sharon Bruzel, Nina Salvall ,
Jim Gooderham and Ellen Watson ................................................... Helpers
