What are you waiting for, you wild coyotes? Whip-crack-away!
A favourite of countless generations is coming to the Theatre Royal Plymouth next year. The hit musical, Calamity Jane, stars Carrie Hope Flectcher in its lead role and is set to tour the UK from the start of 2025.
Carrie Hope Fletcher is a three-time What’s On Stage Best Actress in a Musical winner. She most recently originated the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella (Gillian Lynn Theatre, West End).
Her previous credits include Veronica in Heathers, Wednesday in The Addams Family and Eponine in Les Misérables. Carrie went on her first solo tour in 2023 and the show was a huge celebration of her career so far.
She embarks on her second solo tour, Love Letters, in Autumn 2024. Alongside theatre, Carrie has also written several best-selling novels and has huge social media presence with more than 635,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel.
‘Calamity Jane is one of those roles that doesn’t come around all too often,’ says Carrie Hope Fletcher. ‘She’s action, romance and comedy all packed into one character, and I can’t wait to take on the challenge of filling her shoes!’
‘With this new version of Calamity Jane first opening at The Watermill Theatre in 2014, I am delighted to be collaborating with them again to finally bring this wonderful production back to theatres all over the country after a 10-year absence,’ says Producer Jamie Wilson.
‘We have been waiting for the right moment and artist to step into Calamity’s boots and bring this hilarious and joyful musical back to the nation, and we are thrilled that Carrie Hope Fletcher will be leading the company as the iconic Calamity Jane.’
Foot stomping new production
‘Carrie is one of the UK’s most talented artists who’s broad fan base will introduce this much beloved musical to audiences across the country.’
Based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, this foot-stomping new production features all the sure-fire classic songs including The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away), The Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in from the Windy City, and, of course, Secret Love.
Calamity Jane was adapted for the stage by Charles K. Freeman from a screenplay by James O’Hanlon, produced by Warner Bros. With music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Paul Francis Webster and Orchestral and vocal arrangements by Philip J. Lang.
