| Anything Goes | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music from original Broadway production Anything Goes | |
| Music | Cole Porter |
| Lyrics | Cole Porter |
| Book | Guy Bolton P. G. Wodehouse Howard Lindsay Russel Crouse John Weidman (1987 revival) Timothy Crouse (1987 revival) |
| Productions | 1934 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 2022 UK tour |
| Awards | 1987 Tony Award for Best Revival 2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival 2011 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical |
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. Songs introduced that later became pop and jazz standards are "Anything Goes", "You're the Top", "All Through the Night", 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.[2]
- ^ 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.