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Anything Goes

Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.[1] The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, "Moonface" Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as "Anything Goes", "You're the Top", and "I Get a Kick Out of You".

Anything Goes
Sheet music from original Broadway production Anything Goes
MusicCole Porter
LyricsCole Porter
BookGuy Bolton
P. G. Wodehouse
Howard Lindsay
Russell Crouse
John Weidman (1987 revival)
Timothy Crouse (1987 revival)
Productions1934 Broadway
1935 West End
1987 Broadway Revival
1989 West End revival
2003 West End revival
2011 Broadway revival
2012 US tour
2015 UK tour
2021/2022 London revival
Awards1987 Tony Award for Best Revival
2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival
2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical

Since its 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the Neil Simon Theatre) on Broadway, the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed three times. The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.[2]

History

The original idea for a musical set on board an ocean liner came from producer Vinton Freedley, who was living on a boat, having left the US to avoid his creditors.[3] He selected the writing team, P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, and the star, Ethel Merman. The first draft of the show was called Crazy Week, which became Hard to Get, and finally Anything Goes. The original plot involved a bomb threat, a shipwreck, and human trafficking on a desert island,[4] but, just a few weeks before the show was due to open, a fire on board the passenger ship SS Morro Castle caused the deaths of 138 passengers and crew members. According to one version,[5] Freedley judged that to proceed with a show on a similar subject would be in dubious taste, and he insisted on changes to the script. However, theatre historian Lee Davis maintains that Freedley wanted the script changed because it was "a hopeless mess".[6] Bolton and Wodehouse were in England at the time and were thus no longer available, so Freedley turned to his director, Howard Lindsay, to write a new book.[4] Lindsay recruited press agent Russel Crouse as his collaborator, beginning a lifelong writing partnership.[4] The roles of Billy Crocker and Moonface Martin were written for the well-known comedy team William Gaxton and Victor Moore, and Gaxton's talent for assuming various disguises was featured in the libretto.

Synopsis

Four versions of the libretto of Anything Goes exist: the original 1934 libretto, the 1962 off-Broadway revival libretto, the 1987 revival libretto, and the 2011 revival libretto. The story has been revised, though all involve similar romantic complications aboard the SS American and feature the same major characters. The score has been altered, with some songs cut and others reassigned to different scenes and characters, and augmented with various Porter songs from other shows. The original 1934 version played as follows:

Original Version

Act I

Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker, has fallen in love with a beautiful girl he met at a party and spent the evening in a taxi. His boss, Elisha J. Whitney, is preparing to make a business deal and is going to travel to London aboard the SS American. Evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney will be traveling aboard the same ship. Billy sees Reno as a friend, but she obviously has feelings for him ("I Get a Kick Out of You"). Billy goes to the dock to say farewell to his boss and Reno ("Bon Voyage"), and glimpses the mysterious girl again. He learns that she is heiress Hope Harcourt and, escorted by her mother, Mrs. Harcourt, is on her way to England with her fiancé Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, a handsome but stuffy and hapless British nobleman. Billy stows away on the ship in hopes of winning Hope's heart. "Moonface" Martin, a second-rate gangster labeled "Public Enemy 13", and his girlfriend, Bonnie, have disguised themselves as a minister and a missionary and, innocently aided by Billy, board the ship under their assumed identities, stranding the ship's real chaplain back at the port. Moonface and Bonnie mistakenly leave behind their leader, "Snake Eyes" Johnson, Public Enemy 1.

To thank him, Bonnie and Moonface let Billy have Snake Eyes Johnson's passport and ticket without telling him to whom they belong. Billy cons Evelyn into leaving him alone with Hope, by convincing him he is very ill. When he goes to get some air, Billy and Hope meet again, and it turns out she has been unable to stop thinking about him as well ("All Through the Night"). Though Hope prefers Billy, she insists she must marry Evelyn, though she gives no reason. Unbeknownst to Billy, her family's company is in financial trouble and a marriage to Evelyn would promote a merger and save it. The ship's crew gets a cable from New York saying that Public Enemy 1 is on board. Moonface admits his true identity to Billy and he and Bonnie conspire to disguise Billy as a crew member since he is now presumed to be Snake Eyes Johnson.

A quartet of lovelorn sailors comfort themselves with the thought of romance when they reach shore ("There'll Always Be a Lady Fair"). On deck, Bonnie lures the sailors to her ("Where Are the Men?"), then steals the clothes of one of the men for Billy.

Hope discusses her impending marriage with Evelyn and discovers that he is not particularly pleased with the engagement either. Billy asks Reno to help separate Evelyn and Hope, and she agrees. Billy and Reno reaffirm their friendship, ("It's Friendship"). Reno tries to charm Evelyn, she succeeds, and he invites her for a drink in his cabin. She and Moon plot that Moon should burst into the cabin and discover Reno half-naked in Evelyn's arms, providing sufficient reason for breaking off the engagement. However, when Moon breaks into the room, machine gun in tow, he instead sees Reno fully dressed and Evelyn nearly undressed. Moon tries to invent some indecent explanation for the situation, but Evelyn insists that he would be quite pleased by any rumor depicting him as a passionate lover, especially if Hope heard it. Moon admits that the plot has failed.

The crew discover that Billy is not a sailor, and Moon and Reno create a new disguise for him from a stolen pair of trousers, a jacket taken from a drunken passenger, and hair cut from Mrs. Harcourt's Pomeranian and made into a beard. Reno tells Billy that Evelyn has kissed her, and she is sure she will be Lady Oakleigh soon, since love moves so quickly these days ("Anything Goes"). Mrs. Harcourt, recognizing her dog's hair, angrily pulls off Billy's beard and the crew and passengers realize he must be the wanted man. As Snake Eyes Johnson, Billy is an instant celebrity.

Act II

Billy is honored by both crew and passengers as "Public Enemy Number One". He tells the Captain that Moon (who is still disguised as a minister) is helping him reform from his wicked ways. Moon is asked to lead a revival in the ship's lounge. The passengers confess their sins to the "Reverend", and Lord Evelyn admits to a one-night stand with a young Chinese woman, Plum Blossom. Hope is not impressed with Billy's charade, and to please her, he confesses to everyone that he is not really Snake Eyes Johnson. Moon attempts to compensate by revealing that he is not a minister; he is Public Enemy Number Thirteen. The captain sends them both to the brig. Reno restores the mood of the Revival ("Blow, Gabriel Blow").

Moon tries to cheer Billy up ("Be Like the Bluebird"). Billy doubts he will ever see Hope again; he and Moon cannot leave their cell until they return to America. Their card-playing Chinese cellmates Ching and Ling, imprisoned for conning all the third class passengers out of their money, will be put ashore in England. Moon and Billy challenge them to a game of strip poker, win their clothes, and disguise themselves again.

Billy, Moon, and Reno show up at the Oakleigh estate in Chinese garb. Billy and Moon tell Oakleigh's uncle that they are the parents of "Plum Blossom" and threaten to publicize Evelyn's indiscretion if he does not marry her. Oakleigh offers to buy them off and Moon gleefully accepts the cash, much to Billy and Reno's chagrin.

Billy and Reno find Hope and Evelyn, who are both unhappy with the prospect of their matrimony. Hope declares that she desperately wants to marry Billy ("The Gypsy in Me"). Billy spots Whitney and finally learns that Evelyn and Hope's planned marriage is really an awkward business merger. Billy realises that Oakleigh is manipulating them all; Hope's company is really worth millions and Billy informs Whitney of that fact. Whitney offers to buy the firm from Hope at an exorbitant price, and she accepts. The marriage is called off since a merger is now impossible. Billy and Hope get married, as do Reno and Evelyn. A cable from the U.S. government fixes Billy's passport problems and declares Moon "harmless". Moon indignantly pockets Oakleigh's check and refuses to return it.

Current Version

The 1987 show, which was revived with only minor changes in 2011, has emerged as the most consistently produced version of the musical. Its plot goes as follows.

Act I

Young Wall Street broker Billy Crocker helps his boss Elisha J. Whitney prepare for his trip to London. Eli tells Billy the next morning he's to make a huge sale of a sinking asset. Billy then runs into his friend; evangelist turned night club singer Reno Sweeney who is leaving on the same ship to London. Reno tries to convince Billy to join her, but he refuses and she laments her unrequited love for him (“I Get A Kick Out Of You”). Billy then reveals to Reno he's fallen in love with someone else and she berates him, believing he led her on before sadly reaffirming her feelings for him after he leaves (“I Get A Kick Out Of You - Reprise”).

The next morning the crew of the SS American prepare to set sail (“There's No Cure Like Travel”) as Reno and the other passengers board. Amongst them is debutante Hope Harcourt, joined by her wealthy English fiancé Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and her mother Evangeline, the subject of Eli's infatuation who has set her daughter up to be married in order to solve their family's recent financial struggles. Billy comes aboard to give Eli his passport and spots Hope, the woman he loves. Upon hearing that she's to be wed, he stays on the ship in order to pursue her. Also sneaking on to the American is Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin who's disguised as a priest. He's joined by Erma, the promiscuous girlfriend of Public Enemy #1 Snake Eyes Johnson, who is nowhere to be found. Billy inadvertently helps Moonface evade the FBI, who returns the favor by giving Billy Snake Eyes’ ticket as the ship leaves the dock (“Bon Voyage”).

Later that night, Billy bumps into an apologetic Reno who encourages him to go after his real love. When Billy starts to express insecurities about being with Hope, Reno builds up his confidence while playfully putting herself down, and he returns the favor (“You're The Top”). Billy then scares off a seasick Evelyn so he can court Hope away from him (“So Easy To Love”). Though she returns Billy's feeling, Hope insists on maintaining her duty and marrying Evelyn. Once alone though, she repeats his romantic words (“So Easy To Love - Reprise”).

Eli drunkenly sings about his excitement for the trip, reminisces on his days in Yale, and unsuccessfully invites Evangeline to spend the night with him (“The Crew Song”). In the next room over, Moonface and Erma are visited by Billy, who hides when the ship's captain comes in and reveals that Billy is believed to be Snake Eyes Johnson. The next morning a quartet of sailors sing about the joy of seeing women as they come ashore ("There'll Always Be a Lady Fair") while Erma steals another seaman's clothes to disguise Billy from the crew and his boss. Reno then encounters her old friend Moonface, shortly after which Evelyn approaches her and reveals himself to be a huge fan. Evelyn invites Reno for tea in his room, which Moonface convinces her to accept so she can seduce Evelyn, which they'll use to blackmail him and break up his engagement. Reno agrees to his plan and they sing about what great friends they are, only to descend into bickering (“Friendship”).

The attempted extortion proves to be a failure, with Reno and Evelyn instead finding themselves utterly charmed by each other. Billy and Moonface then try to frame Evelyn as a mad man to Evangeline only for Hope to step in and expose Billy's identity. The crew pursues him while Reno reprimands Hope for ignoring her own happiness and chasing away the man she loves. Hope breaks into tears before Billy returns to serenade her, with her now reciprocating (“It's Delovely”). However, the next morning Hope struggles to tell her mother of her real love and shortly afterwards Billy is apprehended by the crew. The captain then releases Billy to satisfy the celebrity crazed passengers, and he basks in the fame of being a gangster whilst Moonface blows his cover to do the same. An upset Hope walks away whilst an onlooking Reno leads the ship in a tap dance and remarks that nowadays, “Anything Goes”.

Act II

The whole ship has gathered to honor Billy as “Public Enemy Number One”. After unsuccessfully trying to get him and Hope back together, Reno begins her performance for that night. She starts out with a sermon asking passengers to confess their sins. In his confession, Evelyn tells everyone of the time he had casual sex with a Chinese woman named Plum Blossom. Reno then performs a lively gospel number with everyone else joining in (“Blow Gabriel Blow”) at which point she declares “they've seen the light”. The passengers then convince Billy to make a confession and he reveals that he's not Snake Eyes Johnson and apologizes to Hope. Moonface tries and fails to defend him, and both are thrown in the brig. Reacting to this development, Evangeline moves the wedding up to the next morning on the ship and a heartbroken Hope realizes her chance at true love is over (“Goodbye Little Dream, Goodbye”).

In the brig, Moonface attempts to cheer up a depressed Billy by telling him to “Be Like The Bluebird”. Erma visits them to deliver a letter from Hope where she confesses her feelings for Billy, at which point they both on separate parts of the ship express their love (“All Through The Night”). Reno then meets Evelyn on the deck where he admits that he doesn't love Hope and hints that he's fallen for her instead. Despite this, his sense of honor and family code causes him to not break off the engagement. Reno then notes that his one night stand in China contradicts this. At her prodding, Evelyn reveals his Romani ancestry and the wild side he'd previously tried to keep hidden. He shows his true feelings for her, she requites them, and they have a passionate tango dance (“Gypsy In Me”).

Two Chinese passengers are thrown into the brig with Billy and Moonface for gambling. Reno then comes to tell her friends that she and Evelyn have fallen in love with each other. Knowing that the Chinese will be let out in an hour, the three then steal their clothes to get Billy and Moonface out in time to stop the wedding. On the deck, Erma is proposed to by all the sailors she's slept with during the cruise. She warns them if they start a relationship, she won't be easily pleased (“Buddy Beware”).

The wedding starts but is interrupted when Reno, Billy, and Moonface run in wearing Chinese garb. They claim that Reno is Plum Blossom, who is actually a Chinese princess that Evelyn dishonored when he slept with her. The ruse is almost ruined when Moonface accepts Eli's bribe to leave, but Hope intervenes by saying the only way for Evelyn to right his wrong is if he offers her to Plum Blossom's relative. Evelyn goes along with this, giving Hope away to Billy, and then proposing to Reno who accepts as she unmasks herself. Evangeline is distraught over the idea of becoming poor, but Eli proposes to her, bragging that his recent Wall Street sale has made him rich. Their mutual delight is cut short when Billy unveils his identity and informs his boss that he never made the sale. Evangeline prepares to leave Eli immediately but before she can do so, a wire comes in saying that the stock that wasn't sold has gone through the roof making him even richer than he imagined. All three couples now together sing to each other as they're married and the whole ship celebrates (“Finale”).

Characters

  • Reno Sweeney — a sultry evangelist turned nightclub singer and an old friend of Billy
  • Billy Crocker — a young Wall Street broker in love with Hope
  • Moonface Martin — a second-rate gangster, "Public Enemy Number 13"
  • Hope Harcourt — an American debutante
  • Lord Evelyn Oakleigh — Hope's wealthy and eccentric English fiancé
  • Bonnie/Erma — Moonface's girlfriend (1934 original), Snake Eyes' girlfriend and Moonface's friend (2011 revival)
  • Elisha J. Whitney — an Ivy League Wall Street banker, Billy's boss
  • Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt — Hope's haughty and overbearing mother
  • Captain, steward, purser on the ship
  • Ching and Ling ("Luke" and "John" in the 1987 revival and 2002 concert) — two Chinese "converts" and reformed gamblers who accompany Bishop Henry T. Dobson
  • Ritz Quartette (1934 original) / Lady Fair Quartet (1987 revival)
  • The Right Reverend Bishop Henry T. Dobson
  • Reno's Angels (Purity, Chastity, Charity and Virtue) (1934 original and 1962 revival / 2002 concert and 2011 revival) — Reno's backing singers
  • Ship's crew, passengers, reporters, photographers and F.B.I. agents

Notable casts

Major-production casts of Anything Goes
Character Original Broadway
(1934)
Original West End
(1935)[7]
Off-Broadway revival
(1962)
Broadway revival
(1987)[8]
U.S. tour
(1988)
West End revival
(1989)[9]
U.S. tour
(1989)
West End revival
(2002)[10]
Broadway revival
(2011)[11]
U.S. tour
(2012)[12]
West End tour
(2015)[13]
London Revival
(2021)[14]
London and UK Tour
(2022)[15]
Reno Sweeney Ethel Merman Jeanne Aubert Eileen Rodgers Patti LuPone Leslie Uggams Elaine Paige Mitzi Gaynor Sally Ann Triplett Sutton Foster Rachel York Debbie Kurup Sutton Foster Kerry Ellis
Billy Crocker William Gaxton Jack Whiting Hal Linden Howard McGillin Rex Smith Howard McGillin Scott Stevensen John Barrowman Colin Donnell Erich Bergen Matt Rawle Samuel Edwards
Moonface Martin Victor Moore Sydney Howard Mickey Deems Bill McCutcheon Rip Taylor Bernard Cribbins Robert Nichols Martin Marquez Joel Grey Fred Applegate Hugh Sachs Robert Lindsay Denis Lawson
Hope Harcourt Bettina Hall Adele Dixon Barbara Lang Kathleen Mahony-Bennett Rebecca Baxter Ashleigh Sendin Donna English Mary Stockley Laura Osnes Alex Finke Zoë Rainey Nicole-Lily Baisden
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh Leslie Barrie Peter Haddon Kenneth Mars Anthony Heald Paul V. Ames Martin Turner Richard Sabellico Simon Day Adam Godley Edward Staudenmayer Stephen Matthews Haydn Oakley
Bonnie/Erma[a] Vera Dunn Betty Kean Margery Gray Linda Hart Susan Terry Kathryn Evans Dorothy Kiara Annette McLauglin Jessica Stone Joyce Chittick Alex Young Carly Mercedes Dyer
Elisha J. Whitney Paul Everton Richard Clarke Warren Wade Rex Everhart Gordon Connell Harry Towb Gordon Connell Denis Quilley John McMartin Dennis Kelly Simon Rouse Gary Wilmot Simon Callow
Evangeline Harcourt May Abbey Diana Wilson Mildred Chandler Anne Francine Julie Kurnitz Ursula Smith Evelyn Page Susan Tracy Jessica Walter Sandra Shipley Jane Wymark Felicity Kendal Bonnie Langford
Captain John C. King Henry Thompson Neal Patrick David Pursley Kenneth Kantor David Bacon Kenneth Kantor Paul Grunert Walter Charles Chuck Wagner Bob Harms Clive Hayward
Purser Val Vestoff Lance Lister D. Bruce Rabbino Gerry Vichi Dale O'Brien David Bexon Dale O'Brien Robin Soans Robert Creighton Jeff Brooks Adam Dutton Martin Callaghan Cornelius Clarke
Bishop Dobson Pacie Ripple Frank Foster Neal Patrick Richard Korthaze George Riddle Brian Ellis David Beckett Anthony Cable William Ryall Gary Lindemann Rohan Richards Marc Akinfolarin Eu Jin Hwang
Ching / Luke Richard Wang Ley On Jeff Siggins Stanford Egi Alan Muraoka Hi Ching Marc C. Oka Raymond Chai Andrew Cao Vincent Rodriguez III Nick Len Alistair So Carl Au
Ling / John Charlie Fang Ah Woo Sing Martin J. Cassidy Toshi Toda Ronald Yamamoto John Shin Alan Muraoka Vao Chin Raymond J. Lee Marcus Shane Andy Yau Jon Chew Trev Neo

Notes

  1. ^ The name of Moonface's girlfriend's character has changed throughout the production's history

Musical numbers

This chart shows all songs that were performed; placement of the songs varied. Source: Internet Broadway Database listing[16]
1934 Original 1962 off-Broadway Revival 1987 and 2011 Revivals
"I Get a Kick Out of You"
Reno expresses her love to Billy in the bar at the beginning of Scene 1, reprised later near the show's end. The song is sung towards the end of Act 1, when Reno realizes she is in love with Evelyn. Same as 1934.
"(There's No Cure Like Travel) Bon Voyage"
The Sailors and guests board the ship, ready to depart, singing the "Bon Voyage" section of the song, but with no "There's No Cure Like Travel" portion. Same as 1934. The complete song is sung. ("There's No Cure Like Travel" was written for 1934, but later cut).
"You'd Be So Easy to Love"
Written for 1934, but cut during rehearsals. Here, Billy makes an advance on Hope. Although she turns him away, she secretly agrees with him.
"The Crew Song"
Originally written for a 1914 college show, Paranoia. Elisha J. Whitney prepares for a date with Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt and sings about his Yale days.
"Sailor's Chanty (There'll Always Be A Lady Fair)"
Sung by sailors during a scene change, and later reprised. — (however, an instrumental version of the song can be heard in the overture) Same as 1934, with fewer verses and no reprise.
"Heaven Hop"
Originally written for Paris, Bonnie attracts a group of sailors.
"Where Are the Men?"
Bonnie attracts a group of sailors. Replaced by "Heaven Hop".
"You're the Top"
Billy convinces Reno to help him win Hope's heart (where "Friendship" would go in the revivals). There is also an encore of the song, totaling approximately six minutes. Sung at the beginning of the show in place of "I Get a Kick Out of You" with fewer verses. Sung as a pep-talk from Reno to a discouraged Billy.
"Friendship"
Originally written for DuBarry Was a Lady; Reno, Billy, and Moonface sing about their strong bond Similar to 1962, but only Reno and Moonface sing, and some alternate lyrics
"It's De-Lovely"
Originally written for Red, Hot and Blue; Billy and Hope have a romantic moment where "All Through the Night" was in 1934 and "You'd Be So Easy to Love" was in 1987. They are joined by the sailors and women of the ship. Sung later in the musical, near the Act I Finale. The sailors and women do not join in, and there is an extended dance sequence in the middle.
"Anything Goes"
Sung by Reno before the Act I Finale when she considers marrying Evelyn. Ended Act I and sung about Billy as Snake Eyes, as well as Evelyn. Contained alternate lyrics. Similar to 1962, but only about Billy as Snake Eyes, with more alternate lyrics. The 2011 version adds a verse not heard since 1962: "They think he's gangster number one, so they've made him their favorite son, and that goes to show: Anything Goes!"
"Act I Finale"
Whereas the revivals ended the act with "Anything Goes", the 1934 original had a scene where Hope rejects Billy, who is posing as Snake Eyes. Reno and Moonface try to cheer him up with a reprise of "You're the Top", to no avail. Billy is the hero of the ship to everyone but the girl he really wants. Replaced by "Anything Goes". Replaced by "Anything Goes".
"Public Enemy Number One"
After a marching-style intro by the sailor quartet, the song turns into a mock-hymn to Billy. The opening verse is cut, leaving only the hymn, sung a cappella style with no instrumentals, unlike the other versions. The introduction is back, sung by the Captain and Purser instead of the sailors, and also shortened a bit.
"Let's Step Out"
Originally written for Fifty Million Frenchmen. Bonnie arouses the passengers after the "Public Enemy Number One" with a dance number.
"Let's Misbehave"
Originally written for Paris; realizing Billy is beyond her reach Reno sets her sights on Evelyn as he realizes he's not in love with Hope.
"Blow, Gabriel, Blow"
Sung by Reno to cheer everyone up after Billy is arrested as an impostor. Same as 1934. Sung before Billy is arrested, as part of Reno's "sermon".
"Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye"
Originally written for Born to Dance, dropped from Red, Hot and Blue, first appears in O Mistress Mine. Sung by Hope after Billy is arrested, in which she realizes she's in love too late. An introductory verse absent in the 1987 revival was reinstated for the 2011 revival.
"Be Like the Bluebird"
Sung by Moonface to cheer up Billy in the brig. Same as 1934 (missing a verse), but sung after "All Through the Night". Same as 1934 (missing a verse).
"All Through the Night"
Sung by Billy and Hope on deck early in the show, where "It's De-Lovely" and "You'd Be So Easy to Love" went in revivals, with a chorus. Reprised when Hope visits Billy in the brig. Same as the 1934 reprise. Same as 1962, but with only Billy singing, complete with chorus.
"The Gypsy in Me"
Sung by Hope, letting her wild side out after Reno tells her that Billy will fight for her. Now sung by Evelyn, turning into a comic song and dance number, and adding to the plot about his family's disturbing secret.
"Take Me Back to Manhattan"
Originally written for The New Yorkers. Sung by a homesick Reno and her Angels.
"Buddie Beware"
Sung by Reno during a scene change about her problems with men, replaced in later runs with a reprise of "I Get a Kick Out of You". Sung by Erma to the sailors who are in love with her. Fewer verses.
"Finale"
Reprises of "You're the Top" and "Anything Goes". Same as 1934 Reprises of "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "Anything Goes". In the 2011 revival, the cast sings reprises of "It's De-Lovely" and "Anything Goes".

Cut songs

  • "Waltz Down the Aisle" [dropped before the Boston tryout, later reworked by Porter as "Wunderbar" for Kiss Me, Kate] - Sir Evelyn and Hope Harcourt
  • "What a Joy to Be Young" [dropped before the New York opening; alternate title: "To Be in Love and Young"] - Hope Harcourt
  • "Kate the Great" [unused] - Reno Sweeney and Angels [17]

Notable productions

Broadway

The official Broadway debut was at the Alvin Theatre on November 21, 1934. It ran for 420 performances, becoming the fourth longest-running musical of the 1930s, despite the impact of the Great Depression on Broadway patrons' disposable income. The opening production was directed by Howard Lindsay with choreography by Robert Alton and sets by Donald Oenslager. Today, the show remains a frequently-revived favorite.[18]

West End

Charles B. Cochran, a British theatrical manager, had bought the London performance rights during the show's Boston run,[5] and he produced it at the West End's Palace Theatre. The musical opened on June 14, 1935, and ran for 261 performances. The cast included Jeanne Aubert as Reno Sweeney (the name changed to Reno La Grange, to suit Aubert's French background), Jack Whiting as Billy Crocker, and Sydney Howard as Moonface Martin. P. G. Wodehouse was engaged to replace the specifically American references in the book and lyrics with references more appropriate to an English audience.[19]

1962 Off-Broadway revival to 1987 Broadway revival

The production was revived in an Off-Broadway production in 1962, opening on May 15, 1962, at the Orpheum Theatre. It was directed by Lawrence Kasha with a cast that included Hal Linden as Billy Crocker, Kenneth Mars as Sir Evelyn, and Eileen Rodgers as Reno Sweeney. For this revival, the script was revised to incorporate several of the changes from the movie versions. Most changes revolved around the previously minor character Bonnie. This revision was also the first stage version of Anything Goes to incorporate several songs from other Porter shows: "Take Me Back to Manhattan" from The New Yorkers, 1930, "It's De-Lovely" from Red, Hot and Blue, 1934, "Friendship" from Du Barry Was a Lady, 1939, and "Let's Misbehave" from Paris, 1928.

For the 1987 Broadway revival, John Weidman and Timothy Crouse (Russel's son) updated the book and re-ordered the musical numbers, using Cole Porter songs from other Porter shows, a practice which the composer often engaged in.[citation needed] This revival was rescored for a 16-piece swing band playing on stage, in the style of early Benny Goodman.[20] This production opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, in Lincoln Center, on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances. Directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Michael Smuin, it starred Patti LuPone as Reno Sweeney, Howard McGillin as Billy, Bill McCutcheon as Moonface, and Anthony Heald as Lord Evelyn; Leslie Uggams and Linda Hart were replacement Renos. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards (including nominations for McGillin, LuPone, McCutcheon, and Heald), winning for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Featured Actor (McCutcheon), and Best Choreography. The production also won the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Actress (for LuPone).

1989 West End revival and Australia

Elaine Paige, a British actress and singer, heard of the success of the 1987 Broadway production and made sure to attend a performance. After seeing the production herself, she was determined to bring it to London.[21] To secure a place in the show's cast, Paige decided it was best she co-produced the show with her then-partner, lyricist Tim Rice. The London production opened in July 1989 at the Prince Edward Theatre. Paige starred as Reno Sweeney[22] (she was replaced later in the run by Louise Gold). The original cast also starred Howard McGillin as Billy Crocker[22] (who was replaced later in the show's run by John Barrowman),[23] Bernard Cribbins as Moonface, and Kathryn Evans as Erma. The other principals included Ursula Smith, Martin Turner, and Ashleigh Sendin.

Jerry Zaks again directed the production, with scenic and costume design by Tony Walton, lighting by Paul Gallo, and sound by Tony Meola. The musical director was John Owen Edwards and the choreographer Michael Smuin.

The show transferred to Australia the same year and played in both Sydney and Melbourne, starring Geraldine Turner as Reno Sweeney, Peter Whitford as Moonface, Simon Burke as Billy Crocker, Marina Prior as Hope Harcourt, and Maggie Kirkpatrick as Evangeline Harcourt.

2002–2003 Concert, London, and West End revivals

In April 2002, a one-night-only concert performance of the show was performed at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Patti LuPone played Reno with Howard McGillin as Billy and Boyd Gaines as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. LuPone and Gaines would later star together in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy. The performance was directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with music supervision by David Chase and designs by Tony Walton.[24]

The National Theatre revived the musical, which opened at the Olivier Theatre on December 18, 2002, and closed on March 22, 2003. The production then transferred to the West End at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, running from September 26, 2003 (in previews), through August 28, 2004. Directed by Trevor Nunn, it starred Sally Ann Triplett, John Barrowman, and Yao Chin (who is now a TV reporter). A cast recording of this production is available.[25]

2011 Broadway revival

A revival of the 1987 Broadway rewrite opened on April 7, 2011, at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. Previews began on March 10, 2011. This production was directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with musical supervision by Rob Fisher, dance arrangements by David Chase, and designs by Derek McLane, Martin Pakledinaz, and Peter Kaczorowski. This revival retained much of the 1987 orchestrations by Michael Gibson with some additions from arranger Bill Elliott.

The show's opening night cast featured Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney, Joel Grey as Moonface Martin, Laura Osnes as Hope Harcourt, Jessica Walter as Evangeline Harcourt, Colin Donnell as Billy Crocker, Adam Godley as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, John McMartin as Elisha Whitney, Jessica Stone as Erma,[26] Robert Creighton as Purser, Andrew Cao as Luke, Raymond J. Lee as John, and Walter Charles as the Captain.[27][28] The production was received generally very well by the critics and received a total of nine Tony Award nominations and ten Drama Desk Award nominations, including Best Actress in a Musical, Best Director of a Musical, and Best Revival of a Musical. The revival won the Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards for Best Revival and Best Choreography, and Foster won the Drama Desk and Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical.[29]

A cast recording of this production became available as a digital download on August 23, 2011, and it arrived in stores on September 20, 2011.[30]

Stephanie J. Block took over for Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney in a limited engagement (November 4–23, 2011) while Foster filmed a television pilot.[31][32] Block permanently assumed the role on March 15, 2012, as Foster left the musical to take a role in a television series.[33]

The production was originally scheduled to run through July 31, 2011, and was initially extended to April 29, 2012.[34] It was extended two more times before closing on July 8, 2012, after 521 regular performances and 32 previews.[35][36]

2012 U.S. national tour

A national tour in the United States began[37][needs update] in October 2012 at the Playhouse Square in Cleveland, Ohio, which was played more than 25 other major cities.[38] Rachel York played Reno Sweeney.[39] Other cast-members included Fred Applegate as Moonface Martin, Erich Bergen as Billy Crocker, Jeff Brooks as Purser, Joyce Chittick as Erma, Alex Finke as Hope Harcourt, Dennis Kelly as Elisha Whitney, Vincent Rodriguez III as Luke, Marcus Shane as John, Sandra Shipley as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, Edward Staudenmayer as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Chuck Wagner as the Captain.[40]

2015 U.K. tour

The critically acclaimed Sheffield Theatres production directed by Daniel Evans began a UK and Ireland tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre on January 29, 2015, and was scheduled to visit 32 venues in its nine-month run. The production starred Debbie Kurup as Reno Sweeney and Matt Rawle as Billy Crocker with Hugh Sachs as Moonface Martin and Jane Wymark as Evangeline Harcourt until April 4, 2015, followed by Shaun Williamson and Kate Anthony, respectively, from April 6, 2015. The tour was cut short and ended at the Grand Opera House, Belfast on May 30, 2015.

2015 Australian revival

An Australian revival was announced in September 2014 with the cast led by Caroline O'Connor as Reno Sweeney and featuring Todd McKenney, Alex Rathgeber, Claire Lyon, Wayne Scott Kermond, and Alan Jones. Jones was replaced in the role of the Captain by Gerry Connolly in Melbourne and Brisbane. The revival, directed by Dean Bryant, played in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, sequentially, running from June until November.

2016 regional revival

A high-profile co-production between Gateway Playhouse (Bellport, New York) and Ogunquit Playhouse starred Andrea McArdle as Reno Sweeney and Sally Struthers as Mrs. Harcourt. The production, which ran in May to June 4, 2016, featured the Derek McLane sets and Martin Pakledinaz costumes that were created for the 2011 Broadway revival, which was produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company. The production was directed by Jayme McDaniel and choreographed by Jason Wise.[41]

2021 London revival and tour

A revival directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, based on the 2011 Broadway production, opened for a limited season at the Barbican Theatre in London on August 4, 2021. The production repurposed the previous Broadway set designs by Derek McLane, sound design by Simon Baker, lighting design by Neil Austin and musical direction/supervision by Stephen Ridley.[42] Previews began on July 23 and, following two extensions, the show closed on November 6, 2021.[43][44]

Originally set to star Megan Mullally until she withdrew due to injury, Sutton Foster took over as Reno Sweeney in her London theatre debut.[45] It also starred Robert Lindsay as Moonface Martin, Gary Wilmot as Eli Whitney and Felicity Kendal as Mrs. Harcourt. Foster and Kendal departed the production in October, and were replaced by Rachel York and Haydn Gwynne, respectively.[46] The production received rave critical reviews,[47] broke box office records at the Barbican,[48] and received 9 Olivier Award nominations including Best Musical Revival the following year.[49] During its run, the show was recorded for cinema distribution.[50][51] This version was eventually shown on the Great Performances US television series on May 13, 2022.[52]

After concluding its run at the Barbican, a UK and Ireland tour from April 2022 and a limited return to the Barbican from July 2022 were announced. The new cast features Kerry Ellis as Reno Sweeney, Denis Lawson as Moonface Martin, Simon Callow as Eli Whitney, and Bonnie Langford as Mrs. Harcourt. Nicole-Lily Baisden, Samuel Edwards, Carly Mercedes Dyer and Hadyn Oakley reprise their performances from the London run.[53][54]

Film versions

In 1936, Paramount Pictures turned Anything Goes into a movie musical. It starred Ethel Merman (the original Reno), with Bing Crosby in the role of Billy Crocker. Other cast members included Ida Lupino, Charles Ruggles, Arthur Treacher, and Grace Bradley. The director was Lewis Milestone. Among those contributing new songs were Hoagy Carmichael, Richard A. Whiting, Leo Robin, and Friedrich Hollaender.

The book was drastically rewritten for a second film version, also by Paramount, released in 1956. This movie again starred Crosby (whose character was renamed), and Donald O'Connor. The female leads were Zizi Jeanmaire and Mitzi Gaynor. The script departed significantly from the original story and was written by Sidney Sheldon. The lesser-known Porter songs were cut, and new songs, written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn, were substituted. A third version, filmed live on stage during a performance of the 2021 London revival, follows the 2011 Broadway revival. This version was eventually shown on US television on PBS' Great Performances on May 13, 2022.[55]

Television version

In 1954, Ethel Merman, at the age of forty-six, reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted live television version of the musical, co-starring Frank Sinatra as the hero, now renamed Harry Dane; Merman's good friend Bert Lahr (who had co-starred with her on Broadway in DuBarry Was a Lady) as Moonface Martin; and Sheree North.[56] This version was broadcast live on February 28, 1954, as an episode of The Colgate Comedy Hour, and has been preserved on kinescope.[57] It used five of the original songs plus several other Porter numbers and retained the shipboard setting, but it had a somewhat different plot.[58] It has been reported that Merman and Sinatra did not get along well. This version was released on DVD in 2011.[59]

Awards and nominations

1987 Broadway revival

Year Award Category Nominee Result
1988 Tony Award Best Revival Won
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Howard McGillin Nominated
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Patti LuPone Nominated
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Bill McCutcheon Won
Anthony Heald Nominated
Best Direction of a Musical Jerry Zaks Nominated
Best Choreography Michael Smuin Won
Best Scenic Design Tony Walton Nominated
Best Costume Design Nominated
Best Lighting Design Paul Gallo Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Howard McGillin Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Musical Patti LuPone Won
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bill McCutcheon Nominated
Anthony Heald Nominated
Outstanding Director of a Musical Jerry Zaks Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Michael Smuin Won
Outstanding Orchestrations Cole Porter Nominated
Outstanding Costume Design Tony Walton Nominated
Outstanding Set Design Nominated
Outstanding Lighting Design Paul Gallo Nominated

1989 West End revival

Year Award Category Nominee Result
1989 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Elaine Paige Nominated

2002 London revival

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2002 Laurence Olivier Award Outstanding Musical Production Won

2011 Broadway revival

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2011 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical Won
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster Won
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Adam Godley Nominated
Best Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall Nominated
Best Choreography Won
Best Scenic Design Derek McLane Nominated
Best Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz Nominated
Best Lighting Design Peter Kaczorowski Nominated
Best Sound Design Brian Ronan Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical Won
Outstanding Actor in a Musical Colin Donnell Nominated
Outstanding Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster Won
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Adam Godley Nominated
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes Nominated
Outstanding Director of a Musical Kathleen Marshall Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Won
Outstanding Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz Nominated
Outstanding Sound Design Brian Ronan Won
Outstanding Set Design Derek McLane Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Revival of a Musical Won
Best Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster Won
Best Featured Actor in a Musical Adam Godley Won
Colin Donnell Nominated
John McMartin Nominated
Best Featured Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes Nominated
Best Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall Nominated
Best Choreography Won
Astaire Award Best Dancer on Broadway Sutton Foster Won
2012 Grammy Award[60] Best Musical Show Album Nominated

2021 London revival

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2022 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival Nominated
Best Actor in a Musical Robert Lindsay Nominated
Best Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Gary Wilmot Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Carly Mercedes Dyer Nominated
Best Director Kathleen Marshall Nominated
Best Theatre Choreographer Won
Best Costume Design Jon Morrell Nominated
Best Original Score or New Orchestrations David Chase, Bill Elliott and Rob Fisher Nominated
WhatsOnStage Award[61] Best Musical Revival Won
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Robert Lindsay Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Carly Mercedes Dyer Won
Best Choreography Kathleen Marshall Nominated

Financial data

In 1934, the average ticket price for a Broadway performance was between $2.50 and $4.50 (averaging $3.30, equivalent to $66.85 in 2021).[62] Weekly gross data was not recorded, but certain figures help assess probable totals.

Opening performances were held from November 21, 1934, to September 28, 1935, at the Alvin Theater in New York City, containing 1,362 seats.[63] The show was then relocated to the nearby 46th Street Theatre (known now as Richard Rodgers Theatre), which supports 1,380 seats.[64] Performances at this new location ran from September 30, 1935, to November 16 during the same year. There were typically eight performances each week.[65]

With this information, it can be concluded that, at 100% capacity, the gross revenue for all performances would total $1,351,152 (equivalent to $27,369,231 in 2021). If the capacity were at 80%, anticipated gross revenue would total $1,081,256 (equivalent to $21,902,158 in 2021) and at 40%, the total would be $540,628 (equivalent to $10,951,079 in 2021).[66]

During the revival of the musical from 2011 to 2012, total revenue was $47,288,859 (equivalent to $56,963,488 in 2021) — slightly over 4% of Broadway's entire gross revenue over the same time period. The total number of attendees for Anything Goes was 515,954.[67]

For contextual purposes, the average yearly salary for all returns in the United States was $3,125.42 in 1934[68] and $42,979.61 in 2011.[69]

Recordings

There are many popular cast recordings of the show, including:

In popular culture

For more information about the title song and references to it in popular culture, see Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)
  • Title song was used for PBS' American Experience documentary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt because of the last verse of the song.
  • In the 1972 film What's Up, Doc?, the song "You're the Top" is sung for the opening and closing credits by Barbra Streisand. Ryan O'Neal joins her for the closing credits, and this marks his only on-screen singing in a movie. The movie uses at least two other tunes from this musical as background music: "Anything Goes" and "I Get a Kick Out of You" are heard during the first hotel-lobby scene.
  • In the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles, "I Get a Kick Out of You" is performed in a comedic manner by Cleavon Little and the other actors portraying black railroad workers, complete with a full harmony arrangement.
  • "You're The Top" was used in the film Evil Under the Sun, performed by Diana Rigg.[70]
  • In the 1984 film "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom", Kate Capshaw performs the title song in Mandarin. The tune appears again later in the scene.[71]
  • In the Family Guy episode "Saving Private Brian", the Sergeant trainer claims Anything Goes to be one of his most favorite shows. Also, in "Brian: Portrait of a Dog", Lois wants to sing showtunes in the car. She begins to sing "Anything Goes".
  • In an episode of Summer Heights High, Mr G cancels a production of Anything Goes one week before opening.[72]
  • In the play Dancing at Lughnasa by Irish playwright Brian Friel, the song "Anything Goes" is played on the radio and sung by Gerry Evans to Aggie and Chris. The song basically sums up the entire concept of the play: times changing and people changing with them.
  • In an episode of Gilmore Girls, "You're the Top" is sung with slight lyrical changes.[73]
  • The song "Anything Goes" is played on Galaxy News Radio, a fictional radio station, in the post-apocalyptic video game Fallout 3, as well as the next installment, Fallout 4.
  • During the latter half of BioShock, "You're The Top" can be heard playing from a Rapture radio.[74]
  • John Barrowman, who starred as Billy Crocker in 1989, 2002, and 2003, titled his 2008 autobiography Anything Goes.[75]
  • In an episode of Married... with Children called "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me", Steve teaches Kelly to tap dance to "Anything Goes".
  • In the Mission: Impossible episode "The Fortune" (from the 1988 revival series), the movie was the favorite film of Luis Barazon—one of the targets. Further, the segment of the movie where the title song is performed is "the part he likes the best". Also, the phrase "Anything Goes" was the second level password needed to access Barazon's financial records so that the money the Barazons stole from their country's treasury could be returned.
  • "Anything Goes" was used in a mash-up with "Anything You Can Do" (from Annie Get Your Gun) in the third-season premiere of the Fox musical television series Glee.[76]
  • Anything Went was a parody of Anything Goes, partly shown on Mathnet, the rest being left to the viewer's imagination. This episode featured veteran Broadway performer Tammy Grimes portraying fictional hammy veteran Broadway performer Lauren Bacchanal.
  • In an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show, Richie sings "You're the Top", replacing the words "Mona Lisa" with "Mommy Lisa".[77]
  • A cover of the title song was released as a duet by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in July 2014.[78][79]
  • In the film Passed Away, the minister sings "You're the Top".
  • In the 1999 romantic comedy Trick, drag performer Coco Peru references the song "Blow, Gabriel, Blow".[80]
  • In 2017, the title song was used in a Toyota RAV4 commercial.[81]
  • In The Man in the High Castle episode "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", Okami listens to "Anything Goes" on a record player.[82]
  • In Disney’s Sing Along Songs Volume 11: Friend Like Me, Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, and Tony Anselmo (the voices of Mickey, Goofy, and Donald, respectively) perform the song “Friendship.”

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External links

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For other uses see Anything Goes disambiguation Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P G Wodehouse revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse 1 The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13 Moonface Martin aid Billy in his quest to win Hope The musical introduced such songs as Anything Goes You re the Top and I Get a Kick Out of You Anything GoesSheet music from original Broadway production Anything GoesMusicCole PorterLyricsCole PorterBookGuy Bolton P G Wodehouse Howard Lindsay Russell Crouse John Weidman 1987 revival Timothy Crouse 1987 revival Productions1934 Broadway 1935 West End 1987 Broadway Revival 1989 West End revival 2003 West End revival 2011 Broadway revival 2012 US tour 2015 UK tour 2021 2022 London revivalAwards1987 Tony Award for Best Revival2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a MusicalSince its 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre now known as the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed three times The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions 2 Contents 1 History 2 Synopsis 2 1 Original Version 2 2 Act I 2 3 Act II 2 4 Current Version 2 5 Act I 2 6 Act II 3 Characters 4 Notable casts 5 Musical numbers 5 1 Act I 5 2 Act II 6 Notable productions 6 1 Broadway 6 2 West End 6 3 1962 Off Broadway revival to 1987 Broadway revival 6 4 1989 West End revival and Australia 6 5 2002 2003 Concert London and West End revivals 6 6 2011 Broadway revival 6 7 2012 U S national tour 6 8 2015 U K tour 6 9 2015 Australian revival 6 10 2016 regional revival 6 11 2021 London revival and tour 7 Film versions 8 Television version 9 Awards and nominations 9 1 1987 Broadway revival 9 2 1989 West End revival 9 3 2002 London revival 9 4 2011 Broadway revival 9 5 2021 London revival 10 Financial data 11 Recordings 12 In popular culture 13 References 13 1 Sources 14 External linksHistory EditThe original idea for a musical set on board an ocean liner came from producer Vinton Freedley who was living on a boat having left the US to avoid his creditors 3 He selected the writing team P G Wodehouse and Guy Bolton and the star Ethel Merman The first draft of the show was called Crazy Week which became Hard to Get and finally Anything Goes The original plot involved a bomb threat a shipwreck and human trafficking on a desert island 4 but just a few weeks before the show was due to open a fire on board the passenger ship SS Morro Castle caused the deaths of 138 passengers and crew members According to one version 5 Freedley judged that to proceed with a show on a similar subject would be in dubious taste and he insisted on changes to the script However theatre historian Lee Davis maintains that Freedley wanted the script changed because it was a hopeless mess 6 Bolton and Wodehouse were in England at the time and were thus no longer available so Freedley turned to his director Howard Lindsay to write a new book 4 Lindsay recruited press agent Russel Crouse as his collaborator beginning a lifelong writing partnership 4 The roles of Billy Crocker and Moonface Martin were written for the well known comedy team William Gaxton and Victor Moore and Gaxton s talent for assuming various disguises was featured in the libretto Synopsis EditFour versions of the libretto of Anything Goes exist the original 1934 libretto the 1962 off Broadway revival libretto the 1987 revival libretto and the 2011 revival libretto The story has been revised though all involve similar romantic complications aboard the SS American and feature the same major characters The score has been altered with some songs cut and others reassigned to different scenes and characters and augmented with various Porter songs from other shows The original 1934 version played as follows Original Version Edit Act I Edit Billy Crocker a young Wall Street broker has fallen in love with a beautiful girl he met at a party and spent the evening in a taxi His boss Elisha J Whitney is preparing to make a business deal and is going to travel to London aboard the SS American Evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney will be traveling aboard the same ship Billy sees Reno as a friend but she obviously has feelings for him I Get a Kick Out of You Billy goes to the dock to say farewell to his boss and Reno Bon Voyage and glimpses the mysterious girl again He learns that she is heiress Hope Harcourt and escorted by her mother Mrs Harcourt is on her way to England with her fiance Lord Evelyn Oakleigh a handsome but stuffy and hapless British nobleman Billy stows away on the ship in hopes of winning Hope s heart Moonface Martin a second rate gangster labeled Public Enemy 13 and his girlfriend Bonnie have disguised themselves as a minister and a missionary and innocently aided by Billy board the ship under their assumed identities stranding the ship s real chaplain back at the port Moonface and Bonnie mistakenly leave behind their leader Snake Eyes Johnson Public Enemy 1 To thank him Bonnie and Moonface let Billy have Snake Eyes Johnson s passport and ticket without telling him to whom they belong Billy cons Evelyn into leaving him alone with Hope by convincing him he is very ill When he goes to get some air Billy and Hope meet again and it turns out she has been unable to stop thinking about him as well All Through the Night Though Hope prefers Billy she insists she must marry Evelyn though she gives no reason Unbeknownst to Billy her family s company is in financial trouble and a marriage to Evelyn would promote a merger and save it The ship s crew gets a cable from New York saying that Public Enemy 1 is on board Moonface admits his true identity to Billy and he and Bonnie conspire to disguise Billy as a crew member since he is now presumed to be Snake Eyes Johnson A quartet of lovelorn sailors comfort themselves with the thought of romance when they reach shore There ll Always Be a Lady Fair On deck Bonnie lures the sailors to her Where Are the Men then steals the clothes of one of the men for Billy Hope discusses her impending marriage with Evelyn and discovers that he is not particularly pleased with the engagement either Billy asks Reno to help separate Evelyn and Hope and she agrees Billy and Reno reaffirm their friendship It s Friendship Reno tries to charm Evelyn she succeeds and he invites her for a drink in his cabin She and Moon plot that Moon should burst into the cabin and discover Reno half naked in Evelyn s arms providing sufficient reason for breaking off the engagement However when Moon breaks into the room machine gun in tow he instead sees Reno fully dressed and Evelyn nearly undressed Moon tries to invent some indecent explanation for the situation but Evelyn insists that he would be quite pleased by any rumor depicting him as a passionate lover especially if Hope heard it Moon admits that the plot has failed The crew discover that Billy is not a sailor and Moon and Reno create a new disguise for him from a stolen pair of trousers a jacket taken from a drunken passenger and hair cut from Mrs Harcourt s Pomeranian and made into a beard Reno tells Billy that Evelyn has kissed her and she is sure she will be Lady Oakleigh soon since love moves so quickly these days Anything Goes Mrs Harcourt recognizing her dog s hair angrily pulls off Billy s beard and the crew and passengers realize he must be the wanted man As Snake Eyes Johnson Billy is an instant celebrity Act II Edit Billy is honored by both crew and passengers as Public Enemy Number One He tells the Captain that Moon who is still disguised as a minister is helping him reform from his wicked ways Moon is asked to lead a revival in the ship s lounge The passengers confess their sins to the Reverend and Lord Evelyn admits to a one night stand with a young Chinese woman Plum Blossom Hope is not impressed with Billy s charade and to please her he confesses to everyone that he is not really Snake Eyes Johnson Moon attempts to compensate by revealing that he is not a minister he is Public Enemy Number Thirteen The captain sends them both to the brig Reno restores the mood of the Revival Blow Gabriel Blow Moon tries to cheer Billy up Be Like the Bluebird Billy doubts he will ever see Hope again he and Moon cannot leave their cell until they return to America Their card playing Chinese cellmates Ching and Ling imprisoned for conning all the third class passengers out of their money will be put ashore in England Moon and Billy challenge them to a game of strip poker win their clothes and disguise themselves again Billy Moon and Reno show up at the Oakleigh estate in Chinese garb Billy and Moon tell Oakleigh s uncle that they are the parents of Plum Blossom and threaten to publicize Evelyn s indiscretion if he does not marry her Oakleigh offers to buy them off and Moon gleefully accepts the cash much to Billy and Reno s chagrin Billy and Reno find Hope and Evelyn who are both unhappy with the prospect of their matrimony Hope declares that she desperately wants to marry Billy The Gypsy in Me Billy spots Whitney and finally learns that Evelyn and Hope s planned marriage is really an awkward business merger Billy realises that Oakleigh is manipulating them all Hope s company is really worth millions and Billy informs Whitney of that fact Whitney offers to buy the firm from Hope at an exorbitant price and she accepts The marriage is called off since a merger is now impossible Billy and Hope get married as do Reno and Evelyn A cable from the U S government fixes Billy s passport problems and declares Moon harmless Moon indignantly pockets Oakleigh s check and refuses to return it Current Version Edit The 1987 show which was revived with only minor changes in 2011 has emerged as the most consistently produced version of the musical Its plot goes as follows Act I Edit Young Wall Street broker Billy Crocker helps his boss Elisha J Whitney prepare for his trip to London Eli tells Billy the next morning he s to make a huge sale of a sinking asset Billy then runs into his friend evangelist turned night club singer Reno Sweeney who is leaving on the same ship to London Reno tries to convince Billy to join her but he refuses and she laments her unrequited love for him I Get A Kick Out Of You Billy then reveals to Reno he s fallen in love with someone else and she berates him believing he led her on before sadly reaffirming her feelings for him after he leaves I Get A Kick Out Of You Reprise The next morning the crew of the SS American prepare to set sail There s No Cure Like Travel as Reno and the other passengers board Amongst them is debutante Hope Harcourt joined by her wealthy English fiance Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and her mother Evangeline the subject of Eli s infatuation who has set her daughter up to be married in order to solve their family s recent financial struggles Billy comes aboard to give Eli his passport and spots Hope the woman he loves Upon hearing that she s to be wed he stays on the ship in order to pursue her Also sneaking on to the American is Public Enemy 13 Moonface Martin who s disguised as a priest He s joined by Erma the promiscuous girlfriend of Public Enemy 1 Snake Eyes Johnson who is nowhere to be found Billy inadvertently helps Moonface evade the FBI who returns the favor by giving Billy Snake Eyes ticket as the ship leaves the dock Bon Voyage Later that night Billy bumps into an apologetic Reno who encourages him to go after his real love When Billy starts to express insecurities about being with Hope Reno builds up his confidence while playfully putting herself down and he returns the favor You re The Top Billy then scares off a seasick Evelyn so he can court Hope away from him So Easy To Love Though she returns Billy s feeling Hope insists on maintaining her duty and marrying Evelyn Once alone though she repeats his romantic words So Easy To Love Reprise Eli drunkenly sings about his excitement for the trip reminisces on his days in Yale and unsuccessfully invites Evangeline to spend the night with him The Crew Song In the next room over Moonface and Erma are visited by Billy who hides when the ship s captain comes in and reveals that Billy is believed to be Snake Eyes Johnson The next morning a quartet of sailors sing about the joy of seeing women as they come ashore There ll Always Be a Lady Fair while Erma steals another seaman s clothes to disguise Billy from the crew and his boss Reno then encounters her old friend Moonface shortly after which Evelyn approaches her and reveals himself to be a huge fan Evelyn invites Reno for tea in his room which Moonface convinces her to accept so she can seduce Evelyn which they ll use to blackmail him and break up his engagement Reno agrees to his plan and they sing about what great friends they are only to descend into bickering Friendship The attempted extortion proves to be a failure with Reno and Evelyn instead finding themselves utterly charmed by each other Billy and Moonface then try to frame Evelyn as a mad man to Evangeline only for Hope to step in and expose Billy s identity The crew pursues him while Reno reprimands Hope for ignoring her own happiness and chasing away the man she loves Hope breaks into tears before Billy returns to serenade her with her now reciprocating It s Delovely However the next morning Hope struggles to tell her mother of her real love and shortly afterwards Billy is apprehended by the crew The captain then releases Billy to satisfy the celebrity crazed passengers and he basks in the fame of being a gangster whilst Moonface blows his cover to do the same An upset Hope walks away whilst an onlooking Reno leads the ship in a tap dance and remarks that nowadays Anything Goes Act II Edit The whole ship has gathered to honor Billy as Public Enemy Number One After unsuccessfully trying to get him and Hope back together Reno begins her performance for that night She starts out with a sermon asking passengers to confess their sins In his confession Evelyn tells everyone of the time he had casual sex with a Chinese woman named Plum Blossom Reno then performs a lively gospel number with everyone else joining in Blow Gabriel Blow at which point she declares they ve seen the light The passengers then convince Billy to make a confession and he reveals that he s not Snake Eyes Johnson and apologizes to Hope Moonface tries and fails to defend him and both are thrown in the brig Reacting to this development Evangeline moves the wedding up to the next morning on the ship and a heartbroken Hope realizes her chance at true love is over Goodbye Little Dream Goodbye In the brig Moonface attempts to cheer up a depressed Billy by telling him to Be Like The Bluebird Erma visits them to deliver a letter from Hope where she confesses her feelings for Billy at which point they both on separate parts of the ship express their love All Through The Night Reno then meets Evelyn on the deck where he admits that he doesn t love Hope and hints that he s fallen for her instead Despite this his sense of honor and family code causes him to not break off the engagement Reno then notes that his one night stand in China contradicts this At her prodding Evelyn reveals his Romani ancestry and the wild side he d previously tried to keep hidden He shows his true feelings for her she requites them and they have a passionate tango dance Gypsy In Me Two Chinese passengers are thrown into the brig with Billy and Moonface for gambling Reno then comes to tell her friends that she and Evelyn have fallen in love with each other Knowing that the Chinese will be let out in an hour the three then steal their clothes to get Billy and Moonface out in time to stop the wedding On the deck Erma is proposed to by all the sailors she s slept with during the cruise She warns them if they start a relationship she won t be easily pleased Buddy Beware The wedding starts but is interrupted when Reno Billy and Moonface run in wearing Chinese garb They claim that Reno is Plum Blossom who is actually a Chinese princess that Evelyn dishonored when he slept with her The ruse is almost ruined when Moonface accepts Eli s bribe to leave but Hope intervenes by saying the only way for Evelyn to right his wrong is if he offers her to Plum Blossom s relative Evelyn goes along with this giving Hope away to Billy and then proposing to Reno who accepts as she unmasks herself Evangeline is distraught over the idea of becoming poor but Eli proposes to her bragging that his recent Wall Street sale has made him rich Their mutual delight is cut short when Billy unveils his identity and informs his boss that he never made the sale Evangeline prepares to leave Eli immediately but before she can do so a wire comes in saying that the stock that wasn t sold has gone through the roof making him even richer than he imagined All three couples now together sing to each other as they re married and the whole ship celebrates Finale Characters EditReno Sweeney a sultry evangelist turned nightclub singer and an old friend of Billy Billy Crocker a young Wall Street broker in love with Hope Moonface Martin a second rate gangster Public Enemy Number 13 Hope Harcourt an American debutante Lord Evelyn Oakleigh Hope s wealthy and eccentric English fiance Bonnie Erma Moonface s girlfriend 1934 original Snake Eyes girlfriend and Moonface s friend 2011 revival Elisha J Whitney an Ivy League Wall Street banker Billy s boss Mrs Evangeline Harcourt Hope s haughty and overbearing mother Captain steward purser on the ship Ching and Ling Luke and John in the 1987 revival and 2002 concert two Chinese converts and reformed gamblers who accompany Bishop Henry T Dobson Ritz Quartette 1934 original Lady Fair Quartet 1987 revival The Right Reverend Bishop Henry T Dobson Reno s Angels Purity Chastity Charity and Virtue 1934 original and 1962 revival 2002 concert and 2011 revival Reno s backing singers Ship s crew passengers reporters photographers and F B I agentsNotable casts EditMajor production casts of Anything Goes Character Original Broadway 1934 Original West End 1935 7 Off Broadway revival 1962 Broadway revival 1987 8 U S tour 1988 West End revival 1989 9 U S tour 1989 West End revival 2002 10 Broadway revival 2011 11 U S tour 2012 12 West End tour 2015 13 London Revival 2021 14 London and UK Tour 2022 15 Reno Sweeney Ethel Merman Jeanne Aubert Eileen Rodgers Patti LuPone Leslie Uggams Elaine Paige Mitzi Gaynor Sally Ann Triplett Sutton Foster Rachel York Debbie Kurup Sutton Foster Kerry EllisBilly Crocker William Gaxton Jack Whiting Hal Linden Howard McGillin Rex Smith Howard McGillin Scott Stevensen John Barrowman Colin Donnell Erich Bergen Matt Rawle Samuel EdwardsMoonface Martin Victor Moore Sydney Howard Mickey Deems Bill McCutcheon Rip Taylor Bernard Cribbins Robert Nichols Martin Marquez Joel Grey Fred Applegate Hugh Sachs Robert Lindsay Denis LawsonHope Harcourt Bettina Hall Adele Dixon Barbara Lang Kathleen Mahony Bennett Rebecca Baxter Ashleigh Sendin Donna English Mary Stockley Laura Osnes Alex Finke Zoe Rainey Nicole Lily BaisdenLord Evelyn Oakleigh Leslie Barrie Peter Haddon Kenneth Mars Anthony Heald Paul V Ames Martin Turner Richard Sabellico Simon Day Adam Godley Edward Staudenmayer Stephen Matthews Haydn OakleyBonnie Erma a Vera Dunn Betty Kean Margery Gray Linda Hart Susan Terry Kathryn Evans Dorothy Kiara Annette McLauglin Jessica Stone Joyce Chittick Alex Young Carly Mercedes DyerElisha J Whitney Paul Everton Richard Clarke Warren Wade Rex Everhart Gordon Connell Harry Towb Gordon Connell Denis Quilley John McMartin Dennis Kelly Simon Rouse Gary Wilmot Simon CallowEvangeline Harcourt May Abbey Diana Wilson Mildred Chandler Anne Francine Julie Kurnitz Ursula Smith Evelyn Page Susan Tracy Jessica Walter Sandra Shipley Jane Wymark Felicity Kendal Bonnie LangfordCaptain John C King Henry Thompson Neal Patrick David Pursley Kenneth Kantor David Bacon Kenneth Kantor Paul Grunert Walter Charles Chuck Wagner Bob Harms Clive HaywardPurser Val Vestoff Lance Lister D Bruce Rabbino Gerry Vichi Dale O Brien David Bexon Dale O Brien Robin Soans Robert Creighton Jeff Brooks Adam Dutton Martin Callaghan Cornelius ClarkeBishop Dobson Pacie Ripple Frank Foster Neal Patrick Richard Korthaze George Riddle Brian Ellis David Beckett Anthony Cable William Ryall Gary Lindemann Rohan Richards Marc Akinfolarin Eu Jin HwangChing Luke Richard Wang Ley On Jeff Siggins Stanford Egi Alan Muraoka Hi Ching Marc C Oka Raymond Chai Andrew Cao Vincent Rodriguez III Nick Len Alistair So Carl AuLing John Charlie Fang Ah Woo Sing Martin J Cassidy Toshi Toda Ronald Yamamoto John Shin Alan Muraoka Vao Chin Raymond J Lee Marcus Shane Andy Yau Jon Chew Trev NeoNotes The name of Moonface s girlfriend s character has changed throughout the production s historyMusical numbers EditAct I Edit Overture Orchestra I Get a Kick Out of You follows Friendship in 1962 Reno Sweeney There s No Cure Like Travel reinstated for 1987 2011 Bon Voyage Sailor Girl and Ship s Crew and Company All Through the Night follows Blow Gabriel Blow in 1962 and Be Like The Bluebird in 1987 2011 Billy Crocker Hope Harcourt and Men It s De Lovely added in 1962 follows Friendship in 1987 2011 Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt Easy to Love reinstated for 1987 2011 Billy Crocker Easy to Love Reprise added in 1987 2011 Hope Harcourt I Want to Row on the Crew The Crew Song added in 1987 2011 Elisha J Whitney Sailor s Shanty There ll Always Be A Lady Fair cut in 1962 precedes Friendship in 1987 2011 The Foursome Where Are the Men only in 1934 Bonnie and Girls Heaven Hop only in 1962 Bonnie and Girls You re the Top precedes Bon Voyage in 1962 while following it in 1987 2011 Reno Sweeney and Billy Crocker Sailor s Shanty Reprise only in 1934 The Foursome Friendship added in 1962 no Billy in 1987 2011 Reno Sweeney Moonface Martin and Billy Crocker Anything Goes Reno Sweeney the Foursome and Company You re the Top Reprise only in 1934 Reno Sweeney Moonface Martin and Billy Crocker Act II Edit Entr acte Orchestra Public Enemy Number One Captain Purser Company Let s Step Out only in 1962 Bonnie and Company Let s Misbehave only in 1962 Reno Sweeney and Lord Evelyn Oakleigh Blow Gabriel Blow Reno Sweeney and Company Goodbye Little Dream Goodbye added in 1987 2011 Hope Harcourt Be Like the Bluebird Moonface Martin All Through the Night Reprise cut in 1987 2011 Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt I Get a Kick Out of You Reprise only in 1934 Reno Sweeney The Gypsy in Me cut in 1962 sung by Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in 1987 2011 Hope Harcourt and Girls Take Me Back to Manhattan only in 1962 Reno Sweeney and Angels Buddie Beware reinstated for 1987 2011 Erma Latour and Sailors Finale You re the Top Anything Goes You re the Top replaced by I Get a Kick Out of You in 1987 and It s De Lovely in 2011 Reno Sweeney and Ensemble This chart shows all songs that were performed placement of the songs varied Source Internet Broadway Database listing 16 1934 Original 1962 off Broadway Revival 1987 and 2011 Revivals I Get a Kick Out of You Reno expresses her love to Billy in the bar at the beginning of Scene 1 reprised later near the show s end The song is sung towards the end of Act 1 when Reno realizes she is in love with Evelyn Same as 1934 There s No Cure Like Travel Bon Voyage The Sailors and guests board the ship ready to depart singing the Bon Voyage section of the song but with no There s No Cure Like Travel portion Same as 1934 The complete song is sung There s No Cure Like Travel was written for 1934 but later cut You d Be So Easy to Love Written for 1934 but cut during rehearsals Here Billy makes an advance on Hope Although she turns him away she secretly agrees with him The Crew Song Originally written for a 1914 college show Paranoia Elisha J Whitney prepares for a date with Mrs Evangeline Harcourt and sings about his Yale days Sailor s Chanty There ll Always Be A Lady Fair Sung by sailors during a scene change and later reprised however an instrumental version of the song can be heard in the overture Same as 1934 with fewer verses and no reprise Heaven Hop Originally written for Paris Bonnie attracts a group of sailors Where Are the Men Bonnie attracts a group of sailors Replaced by Heaven Hop You re the Top Billy convinces Reno to help him win Hope s heart where Friendship would go in the revivals There is also an encore of the song totaling approximately six minutes Sung at the beginning of the show in place of I Get a Kick Out of You with fewer verses Sung as a pep talk from Reno to a discouraged Billy Friendship Originally written for DuBarry Was a Lady Reno Billy and Moonface sing about their strong bond Similar to 1962 but only Reno and Moonface sing and some alternate lyrics It s De Lovely Originally written for Red Hot and Blue Billy and Hope have a romantic moment where All Through the Night was in 1934 and You d Be So Easy to Love was in 1987 They are joined by the sailors and women of the ship Sung later in the musical near the Act I Finale The sailors and women do not join in and there is an extended dance sequence in the middle Anything Goes Sung by Reno before the Act I Finale when she considers marrying Evelyn Ended Act I and sung about Billy as Snake Eyes as well as Evelyn Contained alternate lyrics Similar to 1962 but only about Billy as Snake Eyes with more alternate lyrics The 2011 version adds a verse not heard since 1962 They think he s gangster number one so they ve made him their favorite son and that goes to show Anything Goes Act I Finale Whereas the revivals ended the act with Anything Goes the 1934 original had a scene where Hope rejects Billy who is posing as Snake Eyes Reno and Moonface try to cheer him up with a reprise of You re the Top to no avail Billy is the hero of the ship to everyone but the girl he really wants Replaced by Anything Goes Replaced by Anything Goes Public Enemy Number One After a marching style intro by the sailor quartet the song turns into a mock hymn to Billy The opening verse is cut leaving only the hymn sung a cappella style with no instrumentals unlike the other versions The introduction is back sung by the Captain and Purser instead of the sailors and also shortened a bit Let s Step Out Originally written for Fifty Million Frenchmen Bonnie arouses the passengers after the Public Enemy Number One with a dance number Let s Misbehave Originally written for Paris realizing Billy is beyond her reach Reno sets her sights on Evelyn as he realizes he s not in love with Hope Blow Gabriel Blow Sung by Reno to cheer everyone up after Billy is arrested as an impostor Same as 1934 Sung before Billy is arrested as part of Reno s sermon Goodbye Little Dream Goodbye Originally written for Born to Dance dropped from Red Hot and Blue first appears in O Mistress Mine Sung by Hope after Billy is arrested in which she realizes she s in love too late An introductory verse absent in the 1987 revival was reinstated for the 2011 revival Be Like the Bluebird Sung by Moonface to cheer up Billy in the brig Same as 1934 missing a verse but sung after All Through the Night Same as 1934 missing a verse All Through the Night Sung by Billy and Hope on deck early in the show where It s De Lovely and You d Be So Easy to Love went in revivals with a chorus Reprised when Hope visits Billy in the brig Same as the 1934 reprise Same as 1962 but with only Billy singing complete with chorus The Gypsy in Me Sung by Hope letting her wild side out after Reno tells her that Billy will fight for her Now sung by Evelyn turning into a comic song and dance number and adding to the plot about his family s disturbing secret Take Me Back to Manhattan Originally written for The New Yorkers Sung by a homesick Reno and her Angels Buddie Beware Sung by Reno during a scene change about her problems with men replaced in later runs with a reprise of I Get a Kick Out of You Sung by Erma to the sailors who are in love with her Fewer verses Finale Reprises of You re the Top and Anything Goes Same as 1934 Reprises of I Get a Kick Out of You and Anything Goes In the 2011 revival the cast sings reprises of It s De Lovely and Anything Goes Cut songs Waltz Down the Aisle dropped before the Boston tryout later reworked by Porter as Wunderbar for Kiss Me Kate Sir Evelyn and Hope Harcourt What a Joy to Be Young dropped before the New York opening alternate title To Be in Love and Young Hope Harcourt Kate the Great unused Reno Sweeney and Angels 17 Notable productions EditBroadway Edit The official Broadway debut was at the Alvin Theatre on November 21 1934 It ran for 420 performances becoming the fourth longest running musical of the 1930s despite the impact of the Great Depression on Broadway patrons disposable income The opening production was directed by Howard Lindsay with choreography by Robert Alton and sets by Donald Oenslager Today the show remains a frequently revived favorite 18 West End Edit Charles B Cochran a British theatrical manager had bought the London performance rights during the show s Boston run 5 and he produced it at the West End s Palace Theatre The musical opened on June 14 1935 and ran for 261 performances The cast included Jeanne Aubert as Reno Sweeney the name changed to Reno La Grange to suit Aubert s French background Jack Whiting as Billy Crocker and Sydney Howard as Moonface Martin P G Wodehouse was engaged to replace the specifically American references in the book and lyrics with references more appropriate to an English audience 19 1962 Off Broadway revival to 1987 Broadway revival Edit The production was revived in an Off Broadway production in 1962 opening on May 15 1962 at the Orpheum Theatre It was directed by Lawrence Kasha with a cast that included Hal Linden as Billy Crocker Kenneth Mars as Sir Evelyn and Eileen Rodgers as Reno Sweeney For this revival the script was revised to incorporate several of the changes from the movie versions Most changes revolved around the previously minor character Bonnie This revision was also the first stage version of Anything Goes to incorporate several songs from other Porter shows Take Me Back to Manhattan from The New Yorkers 1930 It s De Lovely from Red Hot and Blue 1934 Friendship from Du Barry Was a Lady 1939 and Let s Misbehave from Paris 1928 For the 1987 Broadway revival John Weidman and Timothy Crouse Russel s son updated the book and re ordered the musical numbers using Cole Porter songs from other Porter shows a practice which the composer often engaged in citation needed This revival was rescored for a 16 piece swing band playing on stage in the style of early Benny Goodman 20 This production opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in Lincoln Center on October 19 1987 and ran for 784 performances Directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Michael Smuin it starred Patti LuPone as Reno Sweeney Howard McGillin as Billy Bill McCutcheon as Moonface and Anthony Heald as Lord Evelyn Leslie Uggams and Linda Hart were replacement Renos It was nominated for ten Tony Awards including nominations for McGillin LuPone McCutcheon and Heald winning for Best Revival of a Musical Best Featured Actor McCutcheon and Best Choreography The production also won the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Actress for LuPone 1989 West End revival and Australia Edit Elaine Paige a British actress and singer heard of the success of the 1987 Broadway production and made sure to attend a performance After seeing the production herself she was determined to bring it to London 21 To secure a place in the show s cast Paige decided it was best she co produced the show with her then partner lyricist Tim Rice The London production opened in July 1989 at the Prince Edward Theatre Paige starred as Reno Sweeney 22 she was replaced later in the run by Louise Gold The original cast also starred Howard McGillin as Billy Crocker 22 who was replaced later in the show s run by John Barrowman 23 Bernard Cribbins as Moonface and Kathryn Evans as Erma The other principals included Ursula Smith Martin Turner and Ashleigh Sendin Jerry Zaks again directed the production with scenic and costume design by Tony Walton lighting by Paul Gallo and sound by Tony Meola The musical director was John Owen Edwards and the choreographer Michael Smuin The show transferred to Australia the same year and played in both Sydney and Melbourne starring Geraldine Turner as Reno Sweeney Peter Whitford as Moonface Simon Burke as Billy Crocker Marina Prior as Hope Harcourt and Maggie Kirkpatrick as Evangeline Harcourt 2002 2003 Concert London and West End revivals Edit In April 2002 a one night only concert performance of the show was performed at the Vivian Beaumont Theater Patti LuPone played Reno with Howard McGillin as Billy and Boyd Gaines as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh LuPone and Gaines would later star together in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy The performance was directed and choreographed by Robert Longbottom with music supervision by David Chase and designs by Tony Walton 24 The National Theatre revived the musical which opened at the Olivier Theatre on December 18 2002 and closed on March 22 2003 The production then transferred to the West End at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane running from September 26 2003 in previews through August 28 2004 Directed by Trevor Nunn it starred Sally Ann Triplett John Barrowman and Yao Chin who is now a TV reporter A cast recording of this production is available 25 2011 Broadway revival Edit A revival of the 1987 Broadway rewrite opened on April 7 2011 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company Previews began on March 10 2011 This production was directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall with musical supervision by Rob Fisher dance arrangements by David Chase and designs by Derek McLane Martin Pakledinaz and Peter Kaczorowski This revival retained much of the 1987 orchestrations by Michael Gibson with some additions from arranger Bill Elliott The show s opening night cast featured Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney Joel Grey as Moonface Martin Laura Osnes as Hope Harcourt Jessica Walter as Evangeline Harcourt Colin Donnell as Billy Crocker Adam Godley as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh John McMartin as Elisha Whitney Jessica Stone as Erma 26 Robert Creighton as Purser Andrew Cao as Luke Raymond J Lee as John and Walter Charles as the Captain 27 28 The production was received generally very well by the critics and received a total of nine Tony Award nominations and ten Drama Desk Award nominations including Best Actress in a Musical Best Director of a Musical and Best Revival of a Musical The revival won the Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards for Best Revival and Best Choreography and Foster won the Drama Desk and Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical 29 A cast recording of this production became available as a digital download on August 23 2011 and it arrived in stores on September 20 2011 30 Stephanie J Block took over for Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney in a limited engagement November 4 23 2011 while Foster filmed a television pilot 31 32 Block permanently assumed the role on March 15 2012 as Foster left the musical to take a role in a television series 33 The production was originally scheduled to run through July 31 2011 and was initially extended to April 29 2012 34 It was extended two more times before closing on July 8 2012 after 521 regular performances and 32 previews 35 36 2012 U S national tour Edit A national tour in the United States began 37 needs update in October 2012 at the Playhouse Square in Cleveland Ohio which was played more than 25 other major cities 38 Rachel York played Reno Sweeney 39 Other cast members included Fred Applegate as Moonface Martin Erich Bergen as Billy Crocker Jeff Brooks as Purser Joyce Chittick as Erma Alex Finke as Hope Harcourt Dennis Kelly as Elisha Whitney Vincent Rodriguez III as Luke Marcus Shane as John Sandra Shipley as Mrs Evangeline Harcourt Edward Staudenmayer as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh and Chuck Wagner as the Captain 40 2015 U K tour Edit The critically acclaimed Sheffield Theatres production directed by Daniel Evans began a UK and Ireland tour at the New Wimbledon Theatre on January 29 2015 and was scheduled to visit 32 venues in its nine month run The production starred Debbie Kurup as Reno Sweeney and Matt Rawle as Billy Crocker with Hugh Sachs as Moonface Martin and Jane Wymark as Evangeline Harcourt until April 4 2015 followed by Shaun Williamson and Kate Anthony respectively from April 6 2015 The tour was cut short and ended at the Grand Opera House Belfast on May 30 2015 2015 Australian revival Edit An Australian revival was announced in September 2014 with the cast led by Caroline O Connor as Reno Sweeney and featuring Todd McKenney Alex Rathgeber Claire Lyon Wayne Scott Kermond and Alan Jones Jones was replaced in the role of the Captain by Gerry Connolly in Melbourne and Brisbane The revival directed by Dean Bryant played in Melbourne Brisbane and Sydney sequentially running from June until November 2016 regional revival Edit A high profile co production between Gateway Playhouse Bellport New York and Ogunquit Playhouse starred Andrea McArdle as Reno Sweeney and Sally Struthers as Mrs Harcourt The production which ran in May to June 4 2016 featured the Derek McLane sets and Martin Pakledinaz costumes that were created for the 2011 Broadway revival which was produced by the Roundabout Theatre Company The production was directed by Jayme McDaniel and choreographed by Jason Wise 41 2021 London revival and tour Edit A revival directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall based on the 2011 Broadway production opened for a limited season at the Barbican Theatre in London on August 4 2021 The production repurposed the previous Broadway set designs by Derek McLane sound design by Simon Baker lighting design by Neil Austin and musical direction supervision by Stephen Ridley 42 Previews began on July 23 and following two extensions the show closed on November 6 2021 43 44 Originally set to star Megan Mullally until she withdrew due to injury Sutton Foster took over as Reno Sweeney in her London theatre debut 45 It also starred Robert Lindsay as Moonface Martin Gary Wilmot as Eli Whitney and Felicity Kendal as Mrs Harcourt Foster and Kendal departed the production in October and were replaced by Rachel York and Haydn Gwynne respectively 46 The production received rave critical reviews 47 broke box office records at the Barbican 48 and received 9 Olivier Award nominations including Best Musical Revival the following year 49 During its run the show was recorded for cinema distribution 50 51 This version was eventually shown on the Great Performances US television series on May 13 2022 52 After concluding its run at the Barbican a UK and Ireland tour from April 2022 and a limited return to the Barbican from July 2022 were announced The new cast features Kerry Ellis as Reno Sweeney Denis Lawson as Moonface Martin Simon Callow as Eli Whitney and Bonnie Langford as Mrs Harcourt Nicole Lily Baisden Samuel Edwards Carly Mercedes Dyer and Hadyn Oakley reprise their performances from the London run 53 54 Film versions EditMain articles Anything Goes 1936 film and Anything Goes 1956 film In 1936 Paramount Pictures turned Anything Goes into a movie musical It starred Ethel Merman the original Reno with Bing Crosby in the role of Billy Crocker Other cast members included Ida Lupino Charles Ruggles Arthur Treacher and Grace Bradley The director was Lewis Milestone Among those contributing new songs were Hoagy Carmichael Richard A Whiting Leo Robin and Friedrich Hollaender The book was drastically rewritten for a second film version also by Paramount released in 1956 This movie again starred Crosby whose character was renamed and Donald O Connor The female leads were Zizi Jeanmaire and Mitzi Gaynor The script departed significantly from the original story and was written by Sidney Sheldon The lesser known Porter songs were cut and new songs written by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn were substituted A third version filmed live on stage during a performance of the 2021 London revival follows the 2011 Broadway revival This version was eventually shown on US television on PBS Great Performances on May 13 2022 55 Television version EditIn 1954 Ethel Merman at the age of forty six reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted live television version of the musical co starring Frank Sinatra as the hero now renamed Harry Dane Merman s good friend Bert Lahr who had co starred with her on Broadway in DuBarry Was a Lady as Moonface Martin and Sheree North 56 This version was broadcast live on February 28 1954 as an episode of The Colgate Comedy Hour and has been preserved on kinescope 57 It used five of the original songs plus several other Porter numbers and retained the shipboard setting but it had a somewhat different plot 58 It has been reported that Merman and Sinatra did not get along well This version was released on DVD in 2011 59 Awards and nominations Edit1987 Broadway revival Edit Year Award Category Nominee Result1988 Tony Award Best Revival WonBest Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Howard McGillin NominatedBest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Patti LuPone NominatedBest Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Bill McCutcheon WonAnthony Heald NominatedBest Direction of a Musical Jerry Zaks NominatedBest Choreography Michael Smuin WonBest Scenic Design Tony Walton NominatedBest Costume Design NominatedBest Lighting Design Paul Gallo NominatedDrama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical WonOutstanding Actor in a Musical Howard McGillin NominatedOutstanding Actress in a Musical Patti LuPone WonOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bill McCutcheon NominatedAnthony Heald NominatedOutstanding Director of a Musical Jerry Zaks NominatedOutstanding Choreography Michael Smuin WonOutstanding Orchestrations Cole Porter NominatedOutstanding Costume Design Tony Walton NominatedOutstanding Set Design NominatedOutstanding Lighting Design Paul Gallo Nominated1989 West End revival Edit Year Award Category Nominee Result1989 Laurence Olivier Award Best Actress in a Musical Elaine Paige Nominated2002 London revival Edit Year Award Category Nominee Result2002 Laurence Olivier Award Outstanding Musical Production Won2011 Broadway revival Edit Year Award Category Nominee Result2011 Tony Award Best Revival of a Musical WonBest Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster WonBest Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical Adam Godley NominatedBest Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall NominatedBest Choreography WonBest Scenic Design Derek McLane NominatedBest Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz NominatedBest Lighting Design Peter Kaczorowski NominatedBest Sound Design Brian Ronan NominatedDrama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical WonOutstanding Actor in a Musical Colin Donnell NominatedOutstanding Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster WonOutstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Adam Godley NominatedOutstanding Featured Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes NominatedOutstanding Director of a Musical Kathleen Marshall NominatedOutstanding Choreography WonOutstanding Costume Design Martin Pakledinaz NominatedOutstanding Sound Design Brian Ronan WonOutstanding Set Design Derek McLane WonOuter Critics Circle Award Best Revival of a Musical WonBest Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster WonBest Featured Actor in a Musical Adam Godley WonColin Donnell NominatedJohn McMartin NominatedBest Featured Actress in a Musical Laura Osnes NominatedBest Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall NominatedBest Choreography WonAstaire Award Best Dancer on Broadway Sutton Foster Won2012 Grammy Award 60 Best Musical Show Album Nominated2021 London revival Edit Year Award Category Nominee Result2022 Laurence Olivier Award Best Musical Revival NominatedBest Actor in a Musical Robert Lindsay NominatedBest Actress in a Musical Sutton Foster NominatedBest Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Gary Wilmot NominatedBest Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical Carly Mercedes Dyer NominatedBest Director Kathleen Marshall NominatedBest Theatre Choreographer WonBest Costume Design Jon Morrell NominatedBest Original Score or New Orchestrations David Chase Bill Elliott and Rob Fisher NominatedWhatsOnStage Award 61 Best Musical Revival WonBest Supporting Actor in a Musical Robert Lindsay NominatedBest Supporting Actress in a Musical Carly Mercedes Dyer WonBest Choreography Kathleen Marshall NominatedFinancial data EditThis section possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article or section possibly contains synthesis of material which does not verifiably mention or relate to the main topic Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page September 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 1934 the average ticket price for a Broadway performance was between 2 50 and 4 50 averaging 3 30 equivalent to 66 85 in 2021 62 Weekly gross data was not recorded but certain figures help assess probable totals Opening performances were held from November 21 1934 to September 28 1935 at the Alvin Theater in New York City containing 1 362 seats 63 The show was then relocated to the nearby 46th Street Theatre known now as Richard Rodgers Theatre which supports 1 380 seats 64 Performances at this new location ran from September 30 1935 to November 16 during the same year There were typically eight performances each week 65 With this information it can be concluded that at 100 capacity the gross revenue for all performances would total 1 351 152 equivalent to 27 369 231 in 2021 If the capacity were at 80 anticipated gross revenue would total 1 081 256 equivalent to 21 902 158 in 2021 and at 40 the total would be 540 628 equivalent to 10 951 079 in 2021 66 During the revival of the musical from 2011 to 2012 total revenue was 47 288 859 equivalent to 56 963 488 in 2021 slightly over 4 of Broadway s entire gross revenue over the same time period The total number of attendees for Anything Goes was 515 954 67 For contextual purposes the average yearly salary for all returns in the United States was 3 125 42 in 1934 68 and 42 979 61 in 2011 69 Recordings EditThere are many popular cast recordings of the show including 1935 Original London cast 1936 Studio cast 1950 Studio recording with Mary Martin 1953 Studio cast 1954 Television cast 1956 Film cast 1962 Off Broadway revival cast Hal Linden 1969 London revival cast Marion Montgomery 1987 Broadway revival cast with Patti LuPone and Howard McGillin 1988 Studio cast with Kim Criswell conducted by John McGlinn 1989 Australian revival cast 1989 London revival cast with Elaine Paige 1995 Studio cast with Louise Gold 2003 London revival cast 2011 Broadway revival cast with Sutton FosterIn popular culture EditThis article appears to contain trivial minor or unrelated references to popular culture Please reorganize this content to explain the subject s impact on popular culture providing citations to reliable secondary sources rather than simply listing appearances Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2022 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Anything Goes news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message For more information about the title song and references to it in popular culture see Anything Goes Cole Porter song Title song was used for PBS American Experience documentary of President Franklin D Roosevelt because of the last verse of the song In the 1972 film What s Up Doc the song You re the Top is sung for the opening and closing credits by Barbra Streisand Ryan O Neal joins her for the closing credits and this marks his only on screen singing in a movie The movie uses at least two other tunes from this musical as background music Anything Goes and I Get a Kick Out of You are heard during the first hotel lobby scene In the 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles I Get a Kick Out of You is performed in a comedic manner by Cleavon Little and the other actors portraying black railroad workers complete with a full harmony arrangement You re The Top was used in the film Evil Under the Sun performed by Diana Rigg 70 In the 1984 film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Kate Capshaw performs the title song in Mandarin The tune appears again later in the scene 71 In the Family Guy episode Saving Private Brian the Sergeant trainer claims Anything Goes to be one of his most favorite shows Also in Brian Portrait of a Dog Lois wants to sing showtunes in the car She begins to sing Anything Goes In an episode of Summer Heights High Mr G cancels a production of Anything Goes one week before opening 72 In the play Dancing at Lughnasa by Irish playwright Brian Friel the song Anything Goes is played on the radio and sung by Gerry Evans to Aggie and Chris The song basically sums up the entire concept of the play times changing and people changing with them In an episode of Gilmore Girls You re the Top is sung with slight lyrical changes 73 The song Anything Goes is played on Galaxy News Radio a fictional radio station in the post apocalyptic video game Fallout 3 as well as the next installment Fallout 4 During the latter half of BioShock You re The Top can be heard playing from a Rapture radio 74 John Barrowman who starred as Billy Crocker in 1989 2002 and 2003 titled his 2008 autobiography Anything Goes 75 In an episode of Married with Children called Can t Dance Don t Ask Me Steve teaches Kelly to tap dance to Anything Goes In the Mission Impossible episode The Fortune from the 1988 revival series the movie was the favorite film of Luis Barazon one of the targets Further the segment of the movie where the title song is performed is the part he likes the best Also the phrase Anything Goes was the second level password needed to access Barazon s financial records so that the money the Barazons stole from their country s treasury could be returned Anything Goes was used in a mash up with Anything You Can Do from Annie Get Your Gun in the third season premiere of the Fox musical television series Glee 76 Anything Went was a parody of Anything Goes partly shown on Mathnet the rest being left to the viewer s imagination This episode featured veteran Broadway performer Tammy Grimes portraying fictional hammy veteran Broadway performer Lauren Bacchanal In an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show Richie sings You re the Top replacing the words Mona Lisa with Mommy Lisa 77 A cover of the title song was released as a duet by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in July 2014 78 79 In the film Passed Away the minister sings You re the Top In the 1999 romantic comedy Trick drag performer Coco Peru references the song Blow Gabriel Blow 80 In 2017 the title song was used in a Toyota RAV4 commercial 81 In The Man in the High Castle episode Hitler Has Only Got One Ball Okami listens to Anything Goes on a record player 82 In Disney s Sing Along Songs Volume 11 Friend Like Me Wayne Allwine Bill Farmer and Tony Anselmo the voices of Mickey Goofy and Donald respectively perform the song Friendship References Edit Davis 1993 p 6 Time reported in its May 26 2008 issue p 51 that this musical tied with Guys and Dolls as the tenth most frequently produced musical by U S high schools in 2007 Schwartz Charles 2004 Cole Porter A Biography New York Da Capo Press pp 132 ISBN 0 306 80097 7 a b c Hischak Thomas S 2004 Through The Screen Door Lanham Maryland The Scarecrow Press Inc p 28 ISBN 0 8108 5018 4 a b Jasen David A 1975 P G Wodehouse A Portrait of a Master London Garnstone Press p 143 ISBN 0 85511 190 9 Davis 1993 p 332 Anything Goes London Production 1935 ovrtur com Performers Retrieved 2021 12 29 Anything Goes Broadway Musical 1987 Revival IBDB Retrieved 2020 08 19 Anything Goes Original West End Cast 1989 West End BroadwayWorld Retrieved 2020 08 19 Cole Porter Anything Goes 2002 National Theatre Revival Sondheimguide com Retrieved 2020 08 19 Anything Goes Broadway Musical 2011 Revival IBDB Retrieved 2020 08 19 Anything Goes Broadway Musical Tour IBDB Retrieved 2020 08 19 Anything Goes Closed February 07 2015 Wimbledon Whatsonstage com Retrieved 2020 08 19 Sutton Foster Reprises Her Role in ANYTHING GOES at London s Barbican Theatre Beginning Tonight BroadwayWorld July 23 2021 Kerry Ellis amp More Board the London Return of Anything Goes Broadway com February 4 2022 Internet Broadway Database for Anything Goes Archived 2005 01 14 at the Wayback Machine ibdb com Anything Goes Original Broadway Production Sondheim Guide Sondheim Guide Retrieved 24 September 2019 Wollman Elizabeth L 2017 A Critical Companion to the American Stage Musical Bloomsbury ISBN 978 1 472 51048 8 Day Barry 2004 The Complete Lyrics of P G Wodehouse Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press pp 407 414 ISBN 0 8108 4994 1 Holden Stephen October 18 1987 THEATER A glimpse of the olden days via Cole Porter The New York Times Retrieved 29 September 2019 ANYTHING Goes London Worthpoint com Retrieved 30 September 2019 a b Trucco Terry July 25 1989 A London Accent for Anything Goes The New York Times Archived from the original on June 23 2017 Webb Paul October 7 2003 John Barrowman Chats About Return to Anything Goes Role in London Playbill Archived from the original on April 8 2015 Gans Andrew April 1 2002 Perfect Blendship Anything Goes Concert Reunites LuPone amp McGillin April 1 Playbill Retrieved 2019 09 30 Archive Anything Goes Archived September 17 2010 at the Wayback Machine albemarle london com Jessica Stone Internet Broadway Database The Broadway League Archived from the original on 29 June 2013 Retrieved 8 June 2013 Jones Kenneth December 7 2010 Colin Donnell Adam Godley Laura Osnes John McMartin Are Passengers in Anything Goes Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Lewis Jessica December 7 2010 Osnes Stone et al Join Foster amp Grey in ANYTHING GOES Full Cast Announced BroadwayWorld Archived from the original on December 10 2010 Jones Kenneth June 13 2011 War Horse Book of Mormon Anything Goes Normal Heart Win 2011 Tony Awards Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Jones Kenneth August 17 2011 Anything Goes Cast Album In Stores Sept 20 Earlier Via Digital Services Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Lewis Jessica October 19 2011 Sutton Foster Takes ANYTHING GOES Hiatus in Nov for TV Pilot Stephanie J Block Steps in BroadwayWorld Archived from the original on November 22 2011 Gans Andrew October 31 2011 Stephanie J Block Will Fill in for Sutton Foster in Broadway s Anything Goes Starting Nov 4 Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Jones Kenneth February 23 2012 Times Have Changed Stephanie J Block Is New Reno of Broadway s Anything Goes Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Jones Kenneth September 19 2011 Voyage Extended Anything Goes Will Steam Into April 2012 With Sutton Foster on the Bow Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Hetrick Adam Jones Kenneth July 8 2012 Tony Winning Revival of Anything Goes With Stephanie J Block and Joel Grey Sails Into the Sunset July 8 Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Anything Goes Archived May 29 2012 at the Wayback Machine playbillvault com July 8 2012 Viagas Robert June 13 2011 Anything Goes Extends on Broadway and Plans U S Tour Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Jones Kenneth December 12 2011 Anything Goes Will Embark on National Tour in Fall 2012 Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Jones Kenneth March 27 2012 Anything Goes Tour Will Get a Kick Out of Rachel York as Reno Sweeney Playbill Retrieved July 26 2021 Rosky Nicole August 7 2012 Erich Bergen Joyce Chittick Alex Finke Join Cast of ANYTHING GOES Tour BroadwayWorld Archived from the original on August 17 2012 Retrieved August 7 2012 Jacobson Aileen 2016 05 27 Review Joyous Energy Fills Anything Goes at Gateway Playhouse The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on 2016 06 02 Retrieved 2016 07 26 Gans Andrew 2020 11 20 Megan Mullally and Robert Lindsay to Star in London Revival of Anything Goes Playbill Retrieved 2020 11 21 Gans Andrew 2021 08 04 Sutton Foster Is Reno Sweeney in London s Anything Goes Opening August 4 at the Barbican Playbill Retrieved 2021 09 25 Sullivan Lindsay 2021 08 04 Anything Goes Starring Sutton Foster Extends Run in London Broadway Retrieved 2021 09 25 Moynihan Caitlin May 14 2021 Sutton Foster to Replace Megan Mullally in London s Anything Goes Broadway com Retrieved May 15 2021 Sullivan Lindsay 2021 09 24 Rachel York to Step in for Sutton Foster in London s Anything Goes Broadway com Retrieved 2022 02 04 Read the Reviews for London s New Anything Goes Starring Sutton Foster Playbill Retrieved 2022 03 09 Anything Goes breaks Barbican box office record WhatsOnStage www whatsonstage com Retrieved 2022 03 09 Olivier Awards 2022 nominees announced including Eddie Redmayne Jessie Buckley and Stephanie McKeon WhatsOnStage www whatsonstage com Retrieved 2022 03 09 Anything Goes to be shown in cinemas next month WhatsOnStage Whatsonstage com Retrieved 2021 10 08 ANYTHING GOES Starring Sutton Foster Comes to US Cinemas in March broadwayworld com January 13 2022 GREAT PERFORMANCES Anything Goes 11 May 2022 Wood Alex 4 February 2022 Anything Goes revival cast to include Kerry Ellis Bonnie Langford Simon Callow and Denis Lawson Whatsonstage com Retrieved 5 February 2022 Gans Andrew 2022 02 02 Kerry Ellis Denis Lawson Simon Callow Bonnie Langford Will Star in London Return of Anything Goes Playbill Retrieved 2022 03 06 GREAT PERFORMANCES Anything Goes 11 May 2022 Anything Goes on DVD Television Academy Foundation s Archive of American Television Archived from the original on 2014 11 03 Retrieved 2011 09 06 Anything Goes 1954 Colgate Comedy Hour production at IMDb Mandelbaum Ken October 5 2005 DVDs Bing Sails Again Broadway com Archived from the original on August 25 2007 Hetrick Adam March 24 2011 Anything Goes With Ethel Merman and Frank Sinatra Will Be Released on DVD Playbill Best Musical Theater Album National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Dec 2 2011 Archived from the original on 2011 12 04 Retrieved 2 Dec 2011 Nominees for 22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced Whatsonstage com Retrieved 24 January 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Heights High on HBO Three Roles One Man in Character The New York Times 1 dead link Yanez Rodrigo Pablo 2018 You re Getting to be a Habit with Me Diegetic Music Narrative and Discourse in Bioshock The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association Anything Goes autobiography John Barrowman Official Site Johnbarrowman com Futterman Erica September 21 2011 Glee Recap Season Three Off to a Strong Start Rolling Stone September 2014 The Daily Hatch Anything Goes Lyrics Tony Bennett amp Lady Gaga Themusicallyrics com Akalin Ozgun March 20 2015 Anything Goes Sinatra and Bennett TheFrankSinatra com Trick 1999 Beliefnet com Toyota says anything goes even a boot full of goats AdNews Adnews com au March 10 2016 The Man in the High Castle Hitler Has Only Got One Ball TV Episode 2019 IMDb com retrieved 2020 08 26 Sources Edit Davis Lee 1993 Bolton and Wodehouse and Kern The Men Who Made Musical Comedy 1st ed New York City James H Heineman Inc pp 6 332 ISBN 978 0870081453 Wikiquote has quotations 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