CALAMITY JANE
“Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains,
With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the reins.
Beautiful sky! A wonderful day!
Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!”
The Deadwood Stage - Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster
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In 1995 it was decide that we should be more adventurous and have a go at putting on a "full-blown" musical. We chose "Calamity Jane" and rehearsals started in April. Alison Mayne (nee Turner) played Calamity and Stephen Noakes played Wild Bill Hickock. The show was staged at Lea Brook Church Hall on October 12th, 13th and 14th to three sell-out audiences. Producer - John Hughes. Musical Director - Martyn Palfreyman. Drums - Maurice Chillington. Flute - Kathryn Hughes.
SYNOPSIS
In the wild-west outpost of Deadwood City, 1876, we find the sharpshooting tomboy, CALAMITY JANE surrounded by cowboys, townsfolk, and the famous Wild Bill Hickok. After a mix-up in the talent pool at Deadwood's saloon-theater, Calam goes to Chicago to import to Deadwood the glamorous actress, Adelaid Adams, but returns by mistake with her maid, Katie Brown instead. Back in Deadwood, Katie's inability to perform is overcome as she wins the heart of the young Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin, and when Calam sheds her tomboy persona at a ball at the local Fort and becomes a true woman, she realizes that she loves Wild Bill Hickok.
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