Anything Goes: Youth Edition

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Anything Goes: Youth Edition

Short Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

A one-hour adaptation of the hilarious shipboard rcomedy, specially tailored for elementary and middle school-aged actors.

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Anything Goes: Youth Edition

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Three 1988 Tony Awards, including Best Revival
    Winner! Three 1988 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival
    Winner! Three 2011 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival
    Winner! Five 2011 Drama Desk Awards, including Best Revival
Anything Goes: Youth Edition
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Anything Goes (1962)
Anything Goes (2022 Revision)

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Summary

Anything Goes: Youth Edition is a one-hour adaptation of Anything Goes, specially tailored for elementary and middle school-aged actors. The materials have been prepared to help your school or organization mount the best possible production and to give your young cast and crew an exciting and rewarding experience.

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Anything Goes is a wacky shipboard farce featuring romance, intrigue, colorful characters and a glorious score from Cole Porter. Highlights include: "You’re The Top," "It’s De-Lovely," "Friendship," "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," and the title number.

History

Anything Goes premiered on Broadway on November 21, 1934 at the Alvin Theatre, where it ran for 420 performances, becoming the fourth longest-running musical of the 1930s. A revised version of the show opened Off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theatre on May 15, 1962, starring Eileen Rodgers as Reno Sweeney and Hal Linden as Billy Crocker. In 1987, Lincoln Center Theater produced an updated version of the show. Opening at Broadway's Vivan Beaumont Theater on October 19, 1987, the show starred Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin and Bill McCutcheon, won the Tony Award for Best Revival, and played for 784 performances.

In 2011, the Beaumont version was revived at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre on Broadway, starring Sutton Foster and Joel Grey. Once again, Anything Goes won the Tony for Best Musical Revival, and the production ran for 521 performances.

Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting The S. S. American, a luxury liner sailing from New York to London, 1934.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“If you’re looking for sheer escape, this is your ticket!” – Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post

“Reno Sweeney may get no kick from champagne, but the audience can't be blamed for drinking it all up.” – Frank Rich, The New York Times

“The score to the shenanigans-at-high-seas story includes a bevy of old-school delights, including the messianic barn-burner 'Blow, Gabriel, Blow,' the whimsically romantic 'It's De-lovely' and the unstoppable title tune.” – Catey Sullivan, Chicago Tribune

“Anything Goes exists to put a daffy grin on your face... if you’re looking for sheer escape, this is your ticket!” – Nelson Pressley, The Washington Post

“Cole Porter songs and tap-dancing sailors? What’s not to love?... The show is so packed with daffy physical shtick, comical dialogue and those still dazzlingly clever Cole Porter lyrics that it’s impossible not to surrender.” – David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter

“Anything Goes is Cole Porter at his best.” – Susan Brall, DC Metro Arts

Videos

  • Anything Goes - 65th Annual Tony Awards youtube thumbnail

    Anything Goes - 65th Annual Tony Awards

  • Anything Goes - Sizzle Reel youtube thumbnail

    Anything Goes - Sizzle Reel

  • Anything Goes - Highlights youtube thumbnail

    Anything Goes - Highlights

  • Anything Goes - 1988 Tony Awards youtube thumbnail

    Anything Goes - 1988 Tony Awards

  • "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" on Letterman youtube thumbnail

    "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" on Letterman

  • "You're The Top" - Rosie Show youtube thumbnail

    "You're The Top" - Rosie Show

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Music

Music Samples

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsModerate
  • Chorus Size Large

Licensing & Materials

  • PLEASE BE ADVISED: There are multiple versions of this title. Before you proceed, please double-check to ensure that you are applying for the version you want. We will not be able to refund rental or shipping fees if you pay for the wrong version.

    Both ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION) and ANYTHING GOES (1962) have multiple orchestra package options. These orchestrations are significantly different, so please choose carefully.

    If you’re not sure which version best suits your needs, you may purchase a perusal for each available version.

    ANYTHING GOES (1962)

    ANYTHING GOES (2022 REVISION)

    ANYTHING GOES: YOUTH EDITION

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Authors

Cole Porter

Cole Porter

Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891 and died in Hollywood 73 years later. In between, he wrote some of the most memorable songs ever heard on stage or screen, among them “Night and Day,” “Begin the Beguine,” “You’re The Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Love For Sal ...

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P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) and Guy Bolton (1884-1979) were both born in England. They were introduced by Jerome Kern, and he suggested they all work together. They did, tirelessly, and in the beginning of their collaboration wrote nearly one show per month: the famed Princess ...

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Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton

Guy Bolton (1884-1979) was born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England, on November 23, 1884. Bolton famously collaborated with Jerome Kern and P.G. Wodehouse on a series of buoyant musicals for the 299-seat Princess Theatre, including Have A Heart; Oh, Boy!; Leave It To Jane; ...

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Howard Lindsay

Howard Lindsay

Howard Lindsay (1889-1968) was an actor, stage manager, director and playwright before teaming up with Russel Crouse. Lindsay and Crouse's partnership stands today as the longest collaboration of any writers in theatrical history, lasting for more than 28 years. The two men f ...

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Russel Crouse

Russel Crouse

Russel Crouse (1893-1966) was a newspaperman, a press agent for the Theatre Guild, the author of several books and a librettist before partnering with Howard Lindsay. Lindsay and Crouse's partnership stands today as the longest collaboration of any writers in theatrical histo ...

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Timothy Crouse

Timothy Crouse

Timothy Crouse has been a contributing editor of Rolling Stone and The Village Voice, as well as the Washington columnist for Esquire, writing numerous articles for these other publications, including the New Yorker. He is the author of The Boys on the Bus, a classic account ...

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John Weidman

John Weidman

John Weidman wrote the book for Pacific Overtures (Tony nominations, Best Book and Musical), score by Stephen Sondheim, produced and directed by Harold Prince. He co-authored the Tony Award-winning 1987 revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes and wrote the book for Assassins, ...

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