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 Hickock.

After a mix-up in the talent pool at Deadwood’s saloon-theatre, Calamity goes to Chicago to import the glamorous actress, Adelaide Adams, back to Deadwood 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 Calamity sheds her tomboy persona at a ball at the local Fort and becomes a true woman, she realizes that she loves Wild Bill Hickok.

Calamity Jane is a musical stage play based loosely on tales from the life of Martha Jane Cannary. The stage play was adapted in the 1960’s from the highly successful 1953 Warners Brothers film version.

Music by Sammy Fain;
Lyrics by Paul Francis Webster;
Adaptation by Phil Park and Ronald Hanmer, from the stage play by Charles K. Freeman, after Warner Bros film written by James O’ Hanlon.
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd.