Day is clearly loving every minute of this musical comedy in which a tomboy falls for Wild Bill Hickok and must change her ways. With songs to keep you singing through the day!
Although The Pajama Game remains the quintessential Doris Day musical, David Butler's totally delightful Calamity Jane runs it a close second. Before her performances ... more >
Although The Pajama Game remains the quintessential Doris Day musical, David Butler's totally delightful Calamity Jane runs it a close second. Before her performances became anodyne, Day delivers a portrayal of tremendous energy and panache in this sheerly delightful musical, with such classic numbers as Just Blew in from The Windy City and (of course) The Deadwood Stage delivered with a tremendous brio. Ironically, the overdue DVD release of Irving Berlin's Annie Get Your Gun showed that this classic musical, although essentially a reworking of Berlin's classic, was infinitely more beguiling. < less
