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''Anything Goes'' is a
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with music and lyrics by
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. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised considerably by the team of Howard Lindsay and
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. The story concerns madcap antics aboard an
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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". 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.


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. 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,Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). ''Through The Screen Door''. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., p. 28. 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, 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". 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. Lindsay recruited press agent Russel Crouse as his collaborator, beginning a lifelong writing partnership. 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 passengers 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
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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
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* 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
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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

Notes


Musical numbers


Act I

* "
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" – 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

* "
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" – Orchestra * "Public Enemy Number One" – Captain, Purser, Company * "Let's Step Out" (only in 1962) – Bonnie and Company * "
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" (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'' Cut songs *"Waltz Down the Aisle" ropped 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


Notable productions


Broadway

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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.


West End

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, a British theatrical manager, had bought the London
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during the show's Boston run, and he produced it at the West End's
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. 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),
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as Billy Crocker, and
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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.


1962 Off-Broadway revival to 1987 Broadway revival

The production was revived in an
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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 "
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" 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. This revival was rescored for a 16-piece swing band playing on stage, in the style of early
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. 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,
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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
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s 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. To secure a place in the show's cast, Paige decided it was best she co-produced the show with her then-partner, lyricist
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. The London production opened in July 1989 at the Prince Edward Theatre. Paige starred as Reno Sweeney (she was replaced later in the run by Louise Gold). The original cast also starred
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as Billy Crocker (who was replaced later in the show's run by John Barrowman), Bernard Cribbins as Moonface, and
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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
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, lighting by
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, 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
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as Reno Sweeney, Peter Whitford as Moonface, Simon Burke as Billy Crocker,
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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
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as Billy and
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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
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with music supervision by David Chase and designs by Tony Walton. The National Theatre revived the musical, which opened at the
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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
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(who is now a TV reporter). A cast recording of this production is available.


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,
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, and Peter Kaczorowski. This revival retained much of the 1987 orchestrations by Michael Gibson with some additions from arranger
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. The show's opening night cast featured Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney,
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as Moonface Martin, Laura Osnes as Hope Harcourt, Jessica Walter as Evangeline Harcourt,
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as Billy Crocker, Adam Godley as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, John McMartin as Elisha Whitney, Jessica Stone as Erma, Robert Creighton as Purser, Andrew Cao as Luke, Raymond J. Lee as John, and Walter Charles as the Captain. The production was received generally very well by the critics and received a total of nine Tony Award nominations and ten
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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. 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.
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took over for Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney in a limited engagement (November 4–23, 2011) while Foster filmed a television pilot. Block permanently assumed the role on March 15, 2012, as Foster left the musical to take a role in a television series. The production was originally scheduled to run through July 31, 2011, and was initially extended to April 29, 2012. It was extended two more times before closing on July 8, 2012, after 521 regular performances and 32 previews.


2012 U.S. national tour

A national tour in the United States began in October 2012 at the
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in Cleveland, Ohio, which was played more than 25 other major cities. Rachel York played Reno Sweeney. Other cast-members included
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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,
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as Luke, Marcus Shane as John, Sandra Shipley as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt,
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as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and Chuck Wagner as the Captain.


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
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as Reno Sweeney and
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as Billy Crocker with
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as Moonface Martin and
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as Evangeline Harcourt until April 4, 2015, followed by Shaun Williamson and
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, 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,
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, Claire Lyon,
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, 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
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(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.


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. Previews began on July 23 and, following two extensions, the show closed on November 6, 2021. Originally set to star
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until she withdrew due to injury, Sutton Foster took over as Reno Sweeney in her London theatre debut. 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. The production received rave critical reviews, broke box office records at the Barbican, and received 9 Olivier Award nominations including Best Musical Revival the following year. During its run, the show was recorded for cinema distribution. This version was eventually shown on the '' Great Performances'' US television series on May 13, 2022. 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,
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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.


Film versions

In 1936,
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turned ''Anything Goes'' into a movie musical. It starred Ethel Merman (the original Reno), with
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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,
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, 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
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and Sammy Cahn, were substituted. A third version, directed by Ross MacGibbon and Kathleen Marshall, 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.


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
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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. This version was broadcast live on February 28, 1954, as an episode of '' The Colgate Comedy Hour'', and has been preserved on kinescope. It used five of the original songs plus several other Porter numbers and retained the shipboard setting, but it had a somewhat different plot. It has been reported that Merman and Sinatra did not get along well. This version was released on DVD in 2011.


Awards and nominations


1987 Broadway revival


1989 West End revival


2002 London revival


2011 Broadway revival


2021 London revival


Financial data

In 1934, the average ticket price for a Broadway performance was between $2.50 and $4.50 (averaging $3.30, ). 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. The show was then relocated to the nearby 46th Street Theatre (known now as Richard Rodgers Theatre), which supports 1,380 seats. Performances at this new location ran from September 30, 1935, to November 16 during the same year. There were typically eight performances each week. With this information, it can be concluded that, at 100% capacity, the gross revenue for all performances would total $1,351,152 (). If the capacity were at 80%, anticipated gross revenue would total $1,081,256 () and at 40%, the total would be $540,628 (). During the revival of the musical from 2011 to 2012, total revenue was $47,288,859 () — 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. For contextual purposes, the average yearly salary for all returns in the United States was $3,125.42 in 1934 and $42,979.61 in 2011.


Recordings

There 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
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* 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 Foster


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 ''
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'', " 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. * In the 1984 film "
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", Kate Capshaw performs the title song in Mandarin. The tune appears again later in the scene. * In the ''
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", 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 ''
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cancels a production of ''Anything Goes'' one week before opening. * 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. * 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. * John Barrowman, who starred as Billy Crocker in 1989, 2002, and 2003, titled his 2008 autobiography ''Anything Goes''. * 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
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''. * ''Anything Went'' was a parody of ''Anything Goes'', partly shown on ''
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'', 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". * A cover of the title song was released as a duet by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in July 2014. * In the film '' Passed Away'', the minister sings "You're the Top". * In the 1999 romantic comedy '' Trick'', drag performer
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references the song "Blow, Gabriel, Blow". * In 2017, the title song was used in a Toyota RAV4 commercial. * In ''The Man in the High Castle'' episode "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", Okami listens to "Anything Goes" on a record player. * 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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