"In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking!" Cole Porter - ANYTHING GOES
Oddly enough, even though I grew up with dozens of Broadway cast albums in our home, the first version of today's title song I became familiar with was by the 1960s band, Harper's Bizarre. It wasn't till I was in high school that I ended up hearing the entire score for the first time when I had to sing "You're the Top" in a musical review. I was hooked on Cole Porter immediately.
Though the show is nearly 100 years old now, with songs that have become standards and used many times over in films, TV productions and more. The jazzy arrangements and clever lyrics make terrific songs and an overall "feel good" entertainment - something most of us need about now.
As we come into the home stretch of our 35th season, we are busy planning next season and hope to have that announced very soon. I can guarantee that it will be a FANTASTICK season for all you GUYS AND DOLLS! :-)
In the meantime, we're extremely excited to have the star of the recent Broadway production of FUNNY GIRL - Julie Benko - coming back to CT and Curtain Call where she starred in our 2007 production of BABY!
She and her husband, jazz artist Jason Yeager will headline a fundraising concert for us at the Norwalk Concert Hall on Saturday, May 31. This will be our biggest fundraiser of the year, so I hope you can join us. Our website will be updated with details this weekend. We'll have a special offer for our current Flex Pass Subscribers as well.
Also, thank you all for your support in our legislative actions and on Giving Day!
FOR NOW, ENJOY THIS FABULOUS COLE PORTER SCORE!
ANYTHING GOES
Original Book by
P.G. WODEHOUSE & GUY BOLTON and
HOWARD LINDSAY & RUSSEL CROUSE
Music and Lyrics by
COLE PORTER
New Book by
Timothy Crouse & John Weidman
This version of ANYTHING GOES was adapted from the 1987 Broadway revival, originally produced by Lincoln Center Theater
Production Stage Manager | Costume Design Helen Adams |
(in order of appearance)
Elisha Whitney
William Squier
Fred, a bartender
Andres Moledo
Billy Crocker
Chris Balestriere
Reno Sweeney
Anne Cavaliere
Captain
Rick Harrington
Ship’s Purser
Amy Morris
Sailors
Eric Hu, John Lazzara, Andres Moledo
A Reporter
Libby Whitely Scherer
A Photographer
Veronique Shaftel
Henry T. Dobson, a minister
Chris Woodside
Spit
Chris Nardi
Dippy
Anthony Lazlo
Angels
Purity
Anna Yanisko
Chastity
Renata Montalto
Charity
Regan Flynn
Faith
Lauren Braconi
Temperance
Kelly Nayden
Virtue
Jenna Colavito
Hope Harcourt
Samantha Van Nostrand
Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt
Jean Carucci
Lord Evelyn Oakeigh
David Anctil*, Bruce Crilly**
FBI Agent
Jim Hisey
Erma
Alexis Fabricant
Moonface Martin
Tommy DeSalvo+, Dan Travers ++
Ship’s Passengers
Alyssa Cook, Jim Hisey, Eric Hu,
John Lazzara, Kaitlyn Moccia, Andres Moledo, Amy Plent,
Libby Whitely Scherer, Veronique Shaftel, Lauren Sugantino,
Aranka Vitarius, Chris Woodside
DeLovely Couples
Eric Hu & Alyssa Cook, John Lazzara & Lauren Sugantino,
Andres Moledo & Veronique Shaftel
ALTERNATE PERFORMANCES:
* 4/4, 4/5, 4/17, 4/18, 4/19, 4/24
** 4/6, 4/11, 4/12, 4/13. 4/25, 4/26
+ 4/4, 4/5, 4/6, 4/11, 4/12, 4/17, 4/18, 4/26
++ 4/13, 4/19, 4/24, 4/25
The year is 1934
Act One
Overture
Scene 1: A Manhattan Bar
“I Get A Kick Out of You”
Reno Sweeney
Scene 2: The Deck of an Ocean Liner
“There’s No Cure Like Travel”
Captain, Purser & Sailors
“Bon Voyge”
Passengers & Crew
Scene 3: On Deck, that evening
“You’re The Top”
Reno Sweeney & Billy Crocker
“Easy To Love”
Billy Crocker
Reprise: ”Easy To Love”
Hope Harcourt
Scene 4: Whitney’s Stateroom/Moon’s Adjacent Cabin
“The Crew Song”
Elisha Whitney
Scene 5: On Deck, mid-morning
“There’ll Always Be A Lady Fair”
Captain, Purser & Sailors
“Friendship”
Reno Sweeney & Moonface Martin
Scene 6: Evelyn’s Stateroom
Scene 7: On Deck, at twilight
“It’s DeLovely”
Billy Crocker & Hope Harcourt
Scene 8: On Deck, early the following morning
“Anything Goes”
Reno Sweeney, Angels, Passengers & Crew
Act Two
Entr’Acte
Scene 1: The Ship’s Nightclub
“Public Enemy Number One”
Captain, Purser & Passengers
“Blow, Gabriel, Blow”
Reno Sweeney, Angels & Passengers
“Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye”
Hope Harcourt
Scene 2: The Ship’s Brig
“Be Like The Blue Bird”
Moonface Martin
“All Through The Night”
Billy Crocker, Hope Harcourt, Sailors, Captain & Purser
Scene 3: On Deck, later that night
“The Gypsy In Me”
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh & Reno Sweeney
Scene 4: The Ship’s Brig
Scene 5: On Deck
“Buddie Beware”
Erma & Sailors
“Finale”
Full Company
THE USE OF ANY PHOTGRAPHIC AND RECORDING DEVICES IS STRICTLY PROHIBTED
Producer
Lou Ursone
Director
Gordon Casagrande
Music Director
Matt Stolfi
Choreographer
Karen Casagrande
Set Design
Peter Barbieri, Jr.
Lighting Design
Peter Petrino
Costume Design
Helen Adams
Production Stage Manager
Jan Ursone
Technical Director
Wayne Yeager
Assistant Stage Managers
Amy Ayala, Lisa Strom
Production Assistant
Meghan Connolly
Dance Captain
Kelly Nayden
ORCHESTRA
CONDUCTOR / KEYBOARD - MATT STOLFI
BASS - NICK MACRI
PERCUSSION - BRIAN CORALIAN
REEDS - ANTHONY PELLEGRINI, KATE TESTANI
TRUMPET - MARK DENNIS
TROMBONE - ELI ROSADO
