Musicals Tonight! Presents

CALAMITY JANE

Music: SAMMY FAIN
Lyrics: PAUL FRANCIS WEBSTER
Adapted by RONALD HANMER and PHIL PARK from the stage play by Charles K. Freeman

Featuring

SAM BEASLEY, JORDAN BELL, CHRISTIAN BROWN, ROSALIE BURKE, CAITLIN EVANS, PETER GOSIK
BRANDON GRIMES, ABBY HART, ALEXIS KINNEY, BRIAN KLIMOWSKI, EMILY LARGER, BART MATHER
ALISON McCARTAN, JIMMY NICHOLAS, DALLAS PADOVEN, and KRISTIN WETHERINGTON

Directed by DEVIN VOGEL
Musical Direction by NEVADA LOZANO

CLAMITY JANE may be a senior citizen but she returns with youthful energy and exuberance to off-Broadway in the third installment of Musicals Tonight's 20th anniversary season.

The western musical play first produced in 1961, is based on the 1953 musical movie of the same name staring Doris Day. Set in the late 1800's in the western Dakota territory, it spins a fanciful romantic tale based on two real-life, gun-slinging "cow-persons", Calamity Jane (Martha Jane Cannary) and Wild Bill Hickok. Several supporting romances round out the plot, and spoiler alert, wedding gowns are everywhere. There is plenty of singing, dancing and folks jus' havin' a real good time. The show is family friendly and appropriate for all ages.
The young cast is talented; strong, melodic voices bring old songs to life, and it was good to hear again the beautiful "Once I Had a Secret Love" along with some other tunes such as "A Woman's Touch" and "Everyone Complains About the Weather."

CALAMITY JANE runs March 13 to 25 at the Lion Theatre, Theatre Row, 410 West 42nd Street.

Musicals Tonight!, Inc., founded by Mel Miller in 1998 has revived 99 classic musicals over 20 years and this season produced THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE and ANYTHING GOES in addition to Calamity Jane. CALAMITY JANE will close out their final season; they will definitely be missed.

- Faye Argentine -