Photo Flash: ANYTHING GOES Begins Tonight at Lakewood Theatre Company

It's De-Lightful, It's De-Lovely, It's ANYTHING GOES, opening tonight, September 11, at Lakewood Theatre Company. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in costume below!

ANYTHING GOES features music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book is by Guy Bolton & P.G. Wodehouse and the revised 1962 book for Lakewood's production is by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse. Memorable Cole Porter tunes include "It's De-Lovely," "Friendship," "I Get a Kick Out Of You," "All Through The Night," "ANYTHING GOES," "You're The Top," "Take Me Back To Manhattan," "Let's Misbehave," and "Blow, Gabriel, Blow."

With stage direction by Joe Theissen, musical direction by Alan D. Lytleand choreography by Sara Mishler Martins, the cast of ANYTHING GOESstars Brian Demar Jones as Billy, Amy Jo Halliday as Reno Sweeney, Shawn Rogers as Moonface Martin, Darius Pierce as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh and Malia Davis as Hope Harcourt. The production also featuresMegan Misslin as Bonnie, Lisa Knox as Mrs. Harcourt, Mark Pierce as Elisha Whitney and Doug Zimmerman as the Captain.

Set in 1928, Billy Crocker (Brian Demar Jones), a young love-sick Wall Street broker, stows away on the S.S. American in hopes of winning the heart of his beloved Hope Harcourt (Malia Davis). His boss, Yale graduate Elisha J. Whitney (Mark Pierce), is also on board. He plans to relax before making an important business deal in England. Hope is on her way to England to be married to Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (Darius Pierce), a stuffy, hapless British nobleman. Also on the boat are "Moonface" Martin (Shawn Rogers), a second-rate gangster on the lam labeled "Public Enemy #13," and his friend Bonnie (Megan Misslin). He disguises himself as a minister and she poses as a regular passenger after mistakenly leaving behind their leader, "Snake Eyes" Johnson, Public Enemy #1. On board, Crocker runs into his friend, Reno Sweeney (Amy Jo Halliday), an evangelizing nightclub singer, who resolves to help Billy win over Hope, to the dismay of Hope's mother, Mrs. Harcourt (Lisa Knox).

Others in the cast include Christine Greenhalgh, Laura Hiszczynskyj, Ecaterina Lynn, Erin Shannon, Anthony Chan, Justin Canfield, Joey Klei, Alexander Salazar, Samson Syharath, Jeremy Garfinkel, Aja Hicks, Jack Hestand, Liora Lahav, Zoe Randol, Susie Schenk, andWilliam Shindler.

The creative team includes director Joe Theissen, musical director Alan D. Lytle, choreographer Sara Mishler Martins, scenic designer Ryan Nicolai, costume and hair designer Jessica Carr, lighting designer Kurt Herman, sound designer Marcus Storey, prop design by Felix Kelsey, stage manager Seth M. Renne, assistant stage manager Addie Underwood, and producers Kay Vega and Steve Knox.

Performances continue through October 18, 2015, playing Thursday,Friday, and Saturday nights at 7:30 PM, two Wednesday performances (Sept. 23, Oct 7) at 7:30 PM, Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM (Sept. 13, 20, 27), and Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM (Sept. 20, Oct 4, 11 and 18). The theatre is located at Lakewood Center for the Arts, 368 S. State St. in Lake Oswego. Ticket prices are $37/adults and $35/seniors. Other discounts are available for students and groups. For additional information and tickets, call the Lakewood Box Office at (503) 635-3901 or order online at www.lakewood-center.org.

Photo Credit: Triumph Photography

To post a comment, you must register and login.