Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Mitchell Theatre, 22 - 27 October, 2001 The committee were delighted to present this classic Cole Porter musical as our 2001 production. The show reunited the production partnership of Iain Fraser and Julie Ballantyne and introduced a talented new choreographer in the form of Karen Feeney. Members may recall this as the show where the impressive two storey set developed an ever weakening staircase stage left resulting in some difficult footing towards the end of the week! The active musical numbers resulted in EVERYONE learning a litle bit of tap dancing!! THE STORY The action takes place aboard the S.S. American, sailing from New York to England. On board are the beautiful American heiress Hope Harcourt, her fiance Sir Evelyn Oakleigh and Hope's mother Evangeline. Also on board is Billy Crocker making sure that his boss Mr. Elisha Whitney (who happens to be very fond of the occasional tipple) has everything he needs for the trip. Billy intends to disembark before the ship sails but when he finds out that Hope (whom he has dated and is in love with) is sailing to be married, he decides to stay aboard even though he has no ticket, passport or money! Moonface Martin (Public Enemy Number Thirteen) and the moll of his associate Public Enemy Number One - Erma - are also aboard. They are trying to escape from the FBI. Billy and Moonface team up using all sorts of disguises to avoid various people on board ship. To add to the confusion, Reno Sweeney, the former evangelist turned nightclub singer (and another of Billy's aquaintances) is also on board with her troup of dancers cum backup singers the "Angels". She tries to help Billy in his attempts to win over Hope and at the same time falls for the charms of Sir Evelyn. What ensues is something between a Marx Brothers movie and a Brian Rix farce with hilarious results! The score incorporates some of Cole Porter's best known and comical work including "I Get A Kick Out Of You", "You're The Top", "Easy To Love", "Friendship", "Deloveley", "Blow, Gabriel Blow" and "Anything Goes".

Cast List

The cast of our 2001 production of Anything Goes(in order of appearance) was as follows:

Elisha J Whitney Fred Billy Crocker Reno Sweeney Girl In Bar Sailor In Bar Captain Purser Reporters Photographer Rev Henry T Dobson Luke John Purity Chastity Charity Virtue Evangeline Harcourt Hope Harcourt Lord Evelyn Oakleigh FBI Agents Erma Moonface Martin Old Lady In Wheelchair	Les Hooper Barry Martin Alan Orr Jocelyn Nelson Susan Kerr Cameron Lowe David Sturgeon Michael Lacy Jim Munro Victoria Eadie David Brown Cameron Lowe Barry Martin David McCurrach Suzanne Lowe Gillian Sutherland Monique Alexander Karen Reilly Shona McAulay Sharon Osdin Wilson Paterson Ghyll McCallum Steven Scott Moira McLeod Mark Ridyard Dorothy Bedford

Production Team

The production team of our 2001 production of Anything Goes was as follows:

Artistic Director Musical Director Choreographer Rehearsal Pianist Stage Director Stage Manager Properties Assistant to the Director Wardrobe Prompt	Iain Fraser Julie Ballantyne Karen Feeney Guy Milford Ian Purves George Baird Eleanor Wilkins Norma Fingland Christine Hooper Dorothy Bedford

Professional Services

Our thanks to the following companies who provided services for this production:

Set Costume	Scenic and Property Hire, Wales G5, Glasgow

Show Programme

Click the links below to see excerpts from the Show Programme:

Production Team
Principal Cast
Sailors and Angels
Supporting Cast and Full Company

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