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 “I Get a Kick out of You,” “You're the Top,“ “It's De-lovely,” and of course, “Anything Goes.”
At the same time, with no LuPone-prone camp to her capers, Foster stars - yet generously blends - with the rest of the assured cast. As the lovelorn Billy Foster, Donnell suggests a somewhat more compact Jon Hamm as a much less agonized Don Draper. Laura Osnes brings a crystalline grace to the role of debutante Hope Harcourt, pressured by her status-conscious mother (hooray for Jessica Walter) to marry into class - and money. Mama's quarry, the audience knows, is Lord Oakleigh, a prime specimen of an upper-class twit, all foppish, repressed postures. What the audience doesn't know is that British theater regular Adam Godley will, by the time he busts loose with Foster in 'The Gypsy in Me,' steal his crucial bit of the show and utterly delight the cheering house with his brilliant comic timing.
Ms. Marshall, who did so well by 'The Pajama Game' and 'Wonderful Town,' takes a while to get going this time around, perhaps because the book is stale...'Anything Goes' has the air of a safe option, a risk-free show designed to take the minimum number of chances and please the maximum number of people. That it succeeds in the latter goal is mainly due to Ms. Foster (and, of course, Cole Porter). Her Reno Sweeney is definitely worth the price of two tickets.
1934 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1935 | West End |
London Production West End |
1962 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Revival Off-Broadway |
1969 | West End |
London Revival West End |
1974 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
1987 | Broadway |
Lincoln Center Revival Broadway |
1988 | US Tour |
National Tour US Tour |
1989 | West End |
London Production West End |
2000 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2002 | Broadway |
Reunion Concert Broadway |
2002 | West End |
Royal National Theatre Production West End |
2006 | Williamstown, MA (Regional) |
Williamstown Theatre Festival Production Williamstown, MA (Regional) |
2011 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
2012 | US Tour |
Roundabout Theatre Company National Tour US Tour |
2021 | West End |
West End |
2022 | West End |
London Production West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2011 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Colin Donnell |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Kathleen Marshall |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Martin Pakledinaz |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Adam Godley |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Laura Osnes |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | 0 |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Derek McLane |
2011 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Brian Ronan |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Kathleen Marshall |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Kathleen Marshall |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Adam Godley |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | John McMartin |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Colin Donnell |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Laura Osnes |
2011 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | 0 |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Kathleen Marshall |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Martin Pakledinaz |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Kathleen Marshall |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Peter Kaczorowski |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Adam Godley |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Sutton Foster |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Todd Haimes |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Harold Wolpert |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Julia C. Levy |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Roundabout Theatre Company |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Derek McLane |
2011 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Musical | Brian Ronan |
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