Merman, Sinatra's ANYTHING GOES Gets 3/29 DVD Release

In 1954, Ethel Merman, at the age of fifty, reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted television version of the musical, co-starring Frank Sinatra as the hero, now renamed Harry Dane, and Merman's good friend Bert Lahr (who had co-starred with her on Broadway in DuBarry Was a Lady) as Moonface Martin.

This version was shown as an episode of the Colgate Comedy Hour, and has been preserved on kinescope. This version used five of the original songs plus several other Porter numbers, retained the shipboard setting, but had a somewhat different plot.

Now the production will be relased on DVD by the Archive of American Television Presents, on March 29.

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In other news, Anything Goes is currently in previews in Broadway's Stephen Sondheim Theatre. The production stars Tony® Award winner Sutton Foster as "Reno Sweeney" and Tony® and Academy® Award winner Joel Grey as "Moonface Martin." Anything Goes is directed & choreographed by Tony® Award winner Kathleen Marshall.

The cast also features Colin Donnell as "Billy Crocker", Adam Godley as "Lord Evelyn Oakleigh," Laura Osnes as "Hope Harcourt," Jessica Stone as "Erma," Walter Charles as "Captain," Robert Creighton as "Purser," Andrew Cao as "Luke," Raymond J. Lee as "John," with John McMartin as "Elisha Whitney" and Jessica Walter as "Evangeline Harcourt." Additional cast members include Clyde Alves, Ward Billeisen, Joyce Chittick, Nikki Renée Daniels, Margot De La Barre, Kimberly Fauré, Josh Franklin, Justin Greer, Daniel J. Edwards, Tari Kelly, Shina Ann Morris, Linda Mugleston, Kevin Munhall, Adam Perry, William Ryall, Jennifer Savelli, Anthony Wayne, Kristen Beth Williams.

Music & lyrics by Cole Porter; original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse; New book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman.

ALL ABOARD for this saucy and splendid new production of Cole Porter's musical romp across the Atlantic. When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love... proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail. Peppering this hilariously bumpy ride are some of musical theater's most memorable standards, including "You're the Top," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," "It's De-Lovely," "I Get A Kick Out of You," and "Anything Goes."

Tickets are available by calling Telecharge.com at (212)239-6200 / (800)432-7250 or online at www.roundabouttheatre.org. Ticket prices range from $87-$137.
Tickets are also available at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre Box Office (124 W. 43rd St).