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{{Short description|1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter}}
{{about|the 1930s musical}}
{{Infobox musical
| name        = Anything Goes
| image       = Anything Goes original 1934 sheet music.jpg
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = Sheet music from original Broadway production 
| music       = [[Cole Porter]]
| lyrics      = Cole Porter
| book        = [[Guy Bolton]] <br /> [[P. G. Wodehouse]] <br /> [[Howard Lindsay]] <br /> [[Russel Crouse]] <br /> [[John Weidman]] (1987 revival) <br /> [[Timothy Crouse]] (1987 revival)
| basis       = 
| productions = 1934 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br /> 1935 [[West End Theatre|West End]] <br /> 1987 Broadway [[revival (theatre)|Revival]] <br /> 1989 West End revival <br /> 2003 West End revival <br /> 2011 Broadway revival <br /> 2012 US tour <br /> 2015 UK tour <br /> 2021/2022 London revival <br /> 2022 UK tour
<!-- Please do not include production-specific (acting, directing, etc.) awards -->| awards     = 1987 [[Tony Award for Best Revival]]<br />2002 [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival]]<br />2011 [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical]]
}}

'''''Anything Goes''''' is a [[musical theater|musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Cole Porter]]. The original [[Musical theatre#Book musicals|book]] was a collaborative effort by [[Guy Bolton]] and [[P. G. Wodehouse]], revised considerably by the team of [[Howard Lindsay]] and [[Russel Crouse]].{{sfn|Davis|1993|page=6}} The story concerns madcap antics aboard an [[ocean liner]] bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. [[Nightclub singer]] Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, "Moonface" Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. Songs introduced that later became [[standard (music)|pop and jazz standards]] are "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]", "[[You're the Top]]", "[[All Through the Night (Cole Porter song)|All Through the Night]]", and "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]".

Since its November 21, 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre (now known as the [[Neil Simon Theatre]]) on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]], the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain. It has been adapted for film three times (in [[Anything Goes (1936 film)|1936]], [[Anything Goes (1956 film)|1956]] and a filmed version of a stage production in 2021), and adapted for television also three times (in 1950, 1954 and 1962). The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.<ref>''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' reported in its May 26, 2008,issue, p. 51, that this musical tied (with ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'') as the tenth most frequently produced musical by U.S. high schools in 2007.</ref>

==History==
The original idea for a musical set on board an ocean liner came from producer [[Vinton Freedley]], who was living on a boat, having left the US to avoid his creditors.<ref>{{cite book  | last = Schwartz  | first = Charles  | title = Cole Porter: A Biography  | publisher = Da Capo Press  | year = 2004  | location = New York  | pages = [https://archive.org/details/coleporterbiogra00schw/page/132 132] | isbn = 0-306-80097-7  | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/coleporterbiogra00schw/page/132}}</ref> He selected the writing team, P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, and the star, [[Ethel Merman]]. The first draft of the show was called ''Crazy Week,'' which became ''Hard to Get,'' and finally ''Anything Goes.'' The original plot involved a bomb threat, a shipwreck, and human trafficking on a desert island,<ref name=Hischak>Hischak, Thomas S. (2004). ''Through The Screen Door''. Lanham, Maryland: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., p. 28. {{ISBN|0-8108-5018-4}}</ref>  but, just a few weeks before the show was due to open, a fire on board the passenger ship [[SS Morro Castle (1930)|SS ''Morro Castle'']] caused the deaths of 138 passengers and crew members. According to one version,<ref name="Jasen">{{cite book  | last = Jasen  | first = David A  | title = P G Wodehouse: A Portrait of a Master  | publisher = Garnstone Press  | year = 1975  | location = London  | pages = 143  | isbn = 0-85511-190-9}}</ref> Freedley judged that to proceed with a show on a similar subject would be in dubious taste, and he insisted on changes to the script. However, theatre historian Lee Davis maintains that Freedley wanted the script changed because it was "a hopeless mess".{{sfn|Davis|1993|page=332}}  Bolton and Wodehouse were in England at the time and were thus no longer available, so Freedley turned to his director, Howard Lindsay, to write a new book.<ref name=Hischak/> Lindsay recruited press agent Russel Crouse as his collaborator, beginning a [[Lindsay and Crouse|lifelong writing partnership]].<ref name=Hischak/> The roles of Billy Crocker and Moonface Martin were written for the well-known comedy team [[William Gaxton]] and [[Victor Moore]], and Gaxton's talent for assuming various disguises was featured in the libretto.

== Plot summary ==
Five versions of the libretto of ''Anything Goes'' exist: the original 1934 libretto, the 1962 off-Broadway revival libretto, the 1987 revival libretto, the 2011 revival libretto, and the 2022 revised libretto. The story has been revised, though all involve similar romantic complications aboard the SS ''American'' and feature the same major characters. The score has been altered, with some songs cut and others reassigned to different scenes and characters, and augmented with various Porter songs from other shows.

===Original version (1934)===

====Act I====
Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker, has fallen in love with a beautiful girl he met at a party and spent the evening in a taxi. His boss, Elisha J. Whitney, is preparing to make a business deal and is going to travel to London aboard the SS ''American''. Evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney will be traveling aboard the same ship. Billy sees Reno as a friend, but she obviously has feelings for him ("I Get a Kick Out of You"). Billy goes to the dock to say farewell to his boss and Reno ("Bon Voyage"), and glimpses the mysterious girl again. He learns that she is heiress Hope Harcourt and, escorted by her mother, Mrs. Harcourt, is on her way to England with her fiancé Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, a handsome but stuffy and hapless British nobleman. Billy stows away on the ship with a plan of winning Hope's heart. "Moonface" Martin, a second-rate [[gangster]] labeled "Public Enemy 13", and his girlfriend, Bonnie, have disguised themselves as a minister and a missionary and, innocently aided by Billy, board the ship under their assumed identities, stranding the ship's real chaplain back at the port. Moonface and Bonnie mistakenly leave behind their leader, "Snake Eyes" Johnson, Public Enemy 1.

To thank him, Bonnie and Moonface let Billy have Snake Eyes Johnson's passport and ticket without telling him to whom they belong. Billy cons Evelyn into leaving him alone with Hope, by convincing him he is very ill. When he goes to get some air, Billy and Hope meet again, and it turns out she has been unable to stop thinking about him as well ("All Through the Night"). Though Hope prefers Billy, she insists she must marry Evelyn, though she gives no reason. Unbeknownst to Billy, her family's company is in financial trouble and a marriage to Evelyn would promote a merger and save it. The ship's crew gets a cable from New York saying that Public Enemy 1 is on board. Moonface admits his true identity to Billy and he and Bonnie conspire to disguise Billy as a crew member since he is now presumed to be Snake Eyes Johnson.

A quartet of lovelorn sailors comfort themselves with the thought of romance when they reach shore ("There'll Always Be a Lady Fair"). On deck, Bonnie lures the sailors to her ("Where Are the Men?"), then steals the clothes of one of the men for Billy.

Hope discusses her impending marriage with Evelyn and discovers that he is not particularly pleased with the engagement either. Billy asks Reno to help separate Evelyn and Hope, and she agrees. Billy and Reno reaffirm their friendship ("It's Friendship"). Reno tries to charm Evelyn, she succeeds, and he invites her for a drink in his cabin. She and Moon plot that Moon should burst into the cabin and discover Reno half-naked in Evelyn's arms, providing sufficient reason for breaking off the engagement. However, when Moon breaks into the room, machine gun in tow, he instead sees Reno fully dressed and Evelyn nearly undressed. Moon tries to invent some indecent explanation for the situation, but Evelyn insists that he would be quite pleased by any rumor depicting him as a passionate lover, especially if Hope heard it. Moon admits that the plot has failed.

The crew discover that Billy is not a sailor, and Moon and Reno create a new disguise for him from a stolen pair of trousers, a jacket taken from a drunken passenger, and hair cut from Mrs. Harcourt's Pomeranian and made into a beard. Reno tells Billy that Evelyn has kissed her, and she is sure she will be Lady Oakleigh soon, since love moves so quickly these days ([[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|"Anything Goes"]]). Mrs. Harcourt, recognizing her dog's hair, angrily pulls off Billy's beard and the crew and passengers realize he must be the wanted man. As Snake Eyes Johnson, Billy is an instant celebrity.

====Act II====
Billy is honored by both crew and passengers as "Public Enemy Number One". He tells the Captain that Moon (who is still disguised as a minister) is helping him reform from his wicked ways. Moon is asked to lead a revival in the ship's lounge. The passengers confess their sins to the "Reverend", and Lord Evelyn admits to a one-night stand with a young Chinese woman, Plum Blossom. Hope is not impressed with Billy's charade, and to please her, he confesses to everyone that he is not really Snake Eyes Johnson. Moon attempts to compensate by revealing that he is not a minister; he is Public Enemy Number Thirteen. The captain sends them both to the brig. Reno restores the mood of the Revival ("Blow, Gabriel Blow").

Moon tries to cheer Billy up ("Be Like the Bluebird"). Billy doubts he will ever see Hope again; he and Moon cannot leave their cell until they return to America. Their card-playing Chinese cellmates Ching and Ling, imprisoned for conning all the third class passengers out of their money, will be put ashore in England. Moon and Billy challenge them to a game of strip poker, win their clothes, and disguise themselves again.

Billy, Moon, and Reno show up at the Oakleigh estate in Chinese garb. Billy and Moon tell Oakleigh's uncle that they are the parents of "Plum Blossom" and threaten to publicize Evelyn's indiscretion if he does not marry her. Oakleigh offers to buy them off and Moon gleefully accepts the cash, much to Billy and Reno's chagrin.

Billy and Reno find Hope and Evelyn, who are both unhappy with the prospect of their matrimony. Hope declares that she desperately wants to marry Billy ("The Gypsy in Me"). Billy spots Whitney and finally learns that Evelyn and Hope's planned marriage is really an awkward business merger. Billy realises that Oakleigh is manipulating them all; Hope's company is really worth millions and Billy informs Whitney of that fact. Whitney offers to buy the firm from Hope at an exorbitant price, and she accepts. The marriage is called off since a merger is now impossible. Billy and Hope get married, as do Reno and Evelyn. A cable from the U.S. government fixes Billy's passport problems and declares Moon "harmless". Moon indignantly pockets Oakleigh's check and refuses to return it.

===Current version (1987, with minor changes in 2011)===

====Act I====

Young Wall Street broker Billy Crocker helps his boss Elisha J. Whitney prepare for his trip to London. Eli tells Billy the next morning he is to make a huge sale of a sinking asset. Billy then runs into his friend; evangelist turned night club singer Reno Sweeney who is leaving on the same ship to London. Reno tries to convince Billy to join her, but he refuses and she laments her unrequited love for him ("I Get A Kick Out Of You"). Billy then reveals to Reno he has fallen in love with someone else and she berates him, believing he led her on before sadly reaffirming her feelings for him after he leaves ("I Get A Kick Out Of You - Reprise").

The next morning the crew of the SS ''American'' prepare to set sail ("There's No Cure Like Travel") as Reno and the other passengers board. Among them is debutante Hope Harcourt, the subject of Billy's infatuation. She is joined by her wealthy English fiancé Lord Evelyn Oakleigh and her mother Evangeline, who has set her daughter up to be married in order to solve their family's recent financial struggles. Billy comes aboard to give Eli his passport and spots Hope. Upon hearing that she is to be wed, he stays on the ship in order to pursue her. Also sneaking on to the ''American'' is Public Enemy No. 13 Moonface Martin, who is disguised as a priest. He is joined by Erma, the promiscuous girlfriend of Public Enemy #1 Snake Eyes Johnson, who is nowhere to be found. Billy inadvertently helps Moonface evade the FBI. Moonface returns the favor by giving Billy Snake Eyes' ticket as the ship leaves the dock ("Bon Voyage").

Later that night, Billy bumps into an apologetic Reno who encourages him to go after his real love. When Billy starts to express insecurities about being with Hope, Reno builds up his confidence while playfully putting herself down, and he returns the favor ("You're The Top"). Billy then scares off a seasick Evelyn so he can court Hope away from him ("So Easy To Love"). Though she returns Billy's feeling, Hope insists on maintaining her duty and marrying Evelyn. Once alone though, she repeats his romantic words ("So Easy To Love - Reprise").

Eli drunkenly sings about his excitement for the trip, reminisces on his days in Yale, and unsuccessfully invites Hope's mother, Evangeline, to spend the night with him ("The Crew Song"). In the next room over, Moonface and Erma are visited by Billy, who hides when the ship's captain comes in and reveals that Billy is believed to be Snake Eyes Johnson. The next morning a quartet of sailors sing about the joy of seeing women as they come ashore ("There'll Always Be a Lady Fair") while Erma steals another seaman's clothes to disguise Billy from the crew and his boss. Reno then encounters her old friend Moonface, shortly after which Evelyn approaches her and reveals himself to be a huge fan. Evelyn invites Reno for tea in his room, which Moonface convinces her to accept so she can seduce Evelyn, which they'll use to blackmail him and break up his engagement. Reno agrees to his plan and they sing about what great friends they are, only to descend into bickering ("Friendship").

The attempted extortion proves to be a failure, with Reno and Evelyn instead finding themselves utterly charmed by each other. Billy and Moonface then try to frame Evelyn as a mad man to Evangeline only for Hope to step in and expose Billy's identity. The crew pursues him while Reno reprimands Hope for ignoring her own happiness and chasing away the man she loves. Hope breaks into tears before Billy returns to serenade her, with her now reciprocating ("It's Delovely"). However, the next morning Hope struggles to tell her mother of her real love and shortly afterwards Billy is apprehended by the crew. The captain then releases Billy to satisfy the celebrity crazed passengers, and he basks in the fame of being a gangster whilst Moonface blows his cover to do the same. An upset Hope walks away whilst an onlooking Reno leads the ship in a tap dance and remarks that nowadays, "Anything Goes".

====Act II====

The whole ship has gathered to honor Billy as "Public Enemy No. 1". After unsuccessfully trying to get him and Hope back together, Reno begins her performance for that night. She starts out with a sermon asking passengers to confess their sins. In his confession, Evelyn tells everyone of the time he had casual sex with a Chinese woman named Plum Blossom. Reno then performs a lively gospel number with everyone else joining in ("Blow, Gabriel, Blow") at which point she declares "they've seen the light". The passengers then convince Billy to make a confession, and he reveals that he is not Snake Eyes Johnson and apologizes to Hope. Moonface tries and fails to defend him, and both are thrown in the brig. Reacting to this development, Evangeline moves the wedding up to the next morning on the ship and a heartbroken Hope realizes her chance at true love is over ("Goodbye  Little Dream, Goodbye").

In the brig, Moonface attempts to cheer up a depressed Billy by telling him to "Be Like The Bluebird". Erma visits them to deliver a letter from Hope where she confesses her feelings for Billy, at which point they both — on separate parts of the ship — express their love ("All Through The Night"). Reno then meets Evelyn on the deck where he admits that he doesn't love Hope and hints that he has fallen for her instead. Despite this, his sense of honor and family code causes him to keep the engagement. Reno then notes that his one night stand in China contradicts this. At her prodding, Evelyn reveals his Romani ancestry and the wild side he'd previously tried to keep hidden. He shows his true feelings for her, she requites them, and they have a passionate tango dance ("Gypsy In Me").

Two Chinese passengers are thrown into the brig with Billy and Moonface for gambling. Reno then comes to tell her friends that she and Evelyn have fallen in love with each other. Knowing that the Chinese passengers will be let out in an hour, the three then steal their clothes to get Billy and Moonface out in time to stop the wedding. On the deck, Erma is proposed to by all the sailors she's slept with during the cruise. She warns them if they start a relationship, she won't be easily pleased ("Buddy Beware").

The wedding starts but is interrupted when Reno, Billy, and Moonface run in wearing Chinese garb. They claim that Reno is Plum Blossom, who is actually a Chinese princess that Evelyn dishonored when he slept with her. The ruse is almost ruined when Moonface accepts Eli's bribe to leave, but Hope intervenes by saying the only way for Evelyn to right his wrong is if he offers her to Plum Blossom's relative. Evelyn goes along with this, giving Hope away to Billy, and then proposing to Reno who accepts as she unmasks herself. Evangeline is distraught over the idea of becoming poor, but Eli proposes to her, bragging that his recent Wall Street sale has made him rich. Their mutual delight is cut short when Billy unveils his identity and informs his boss that he never made the sale. Evangeline prepares to leave Eli immediately but before she can do so, a wire comes in saying that the stock that wasn't sold has gone through the roof making him even richer than he imagined. All three couples now together sing to each other as they're married and the whole ship celebrates ("Finale").

==Characters==
* Reno Sweeney — a sultry [[evangelism|evangelist]] turned nightclub singer and an old friend of Billy
* Billy Crocker — a young Wall Street broker in love with Hope
* Moonface Martin  — a second-rate [[gangster]], "[[Public enemy|Public Enemy]] No. 13"
* Hope Harcourt — an American [[debutante]]
* Lord Evelyn Oakleigh — Hope's wealthy and eccentric English fiancé
* Bonnie/Erma — Moonface's girlfriend <small>(1934 original)</small>, Snake Eyes' girlfriend and Moonface's friend <small>(2011 revival)</small>
* Elisha J. Whitney — an [[Ivy League]] [[Wall Street]] banker, Billy's boss
* Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt  — Hope's haughty and overbearing mother
* Captain, steward, purser on the ship
* Ching and Ling <small>("Luke" and "John" in the 1987 revival and 2002 concert)</small> — two Chinese "converts" and reformed gamblers who accompany Bishop Henry T. Dobson
* Ritz Quartette <small>(1934 original)</small> / Lady Fair Quartet <small>(1987 revival)</small>
* The Right Reverend Bishop Henry T. Dobson
* Reno's Angels (Purity, Chastity, Charity and Virtue) <small>(1934 original and 1962 revival / 2002 concert and 2011 revival)</small> — Reno's backing singers
* Ship's crew, passengers, reporters, photographers and F.B.I. agents

==Notable casts==
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Character
!Broadway
!West End<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes London Production 1935|at=Performers|url= https://ovrtur.com/production/2882407/credits|access-date=2021-12-29|website=ovrtur.com}}</ref>
!Off-Broadway Revival
!First Broadway Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes – Broadway Musical – 1987 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/anything-goes-4483#OpeningNightCast|access-date=2020-08-19|website=IBDB}}</ref>
!First U.S. National Tour
!First West End Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes Original West End Cast - 1989 West End|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/cast.php?showid=3241|access-date=2020-08-19|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>
!Second U.S. National Tour
!Second West End Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cole Porter / Anything Goes (2002 National Theatre Revival)|url=http://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/anything02uk.html|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Sondheimguide.com}}</ref>
!Second Broadway Revival<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes – Broadway Musical – 2011 Revival|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/anything-goes-488371#OpeningNightCast|access-date=2020-08-19|website=IBDB}}</ref>
!Third U.S. National Tour<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes – Broadway Musical – Tour|url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/anything-goes-503240#OpeningNightCast|access-date=2020-08-19|website=IBDB}}</ref>
!First UK National Tour<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes (Closed February 07, 2015) {{!}} Wimbledon|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/shows/wimbledon-theatre/anything-goes_44830|access-date=2020-08-19|website=Whatsonstage.com}}</ref>
!Third London Revival<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 23, 2021|title=Sutton Foster Reprises Her Role in ANYTHING GOES at London's Barbican Theatre Beginning Tonight|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sutton-Foster-Reprises-Her-Role-in-ANYTHING-GOES-at-Londons-Barbican-Theatre-Beginning-Tonight-20210723|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>
!Second UK Tour<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 4, 2022|title=Kerry Ellis & More Board the London Return of Anything Goes|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201842/kerry-ellis-more-board-the-london-return-of-anything-goes/|website=Broadway.com}}</ref> 
|-
!<small>1934</small>
!<small>1935</small>
!<small>1962</small>
!<small>1987</small>
!<small>1988</small>
! colspan="2" |<small>1989</small>
!<small>2002</small>
!<small>2011</small>
!<small>2012</small>
!<small>2015</small>
!<small>2021</small>
!<small>2022</small>
|-
!Reno Sweeney
|[[Ethel Merman]]
|[[Jeanne Aubert]]
|[[Eileen Rodgers]]
|[[Patti LuPone]]
|[[Leslie Uggams]]
|[[Elaine Paige]]
|[[Mitzi Gaynor]]
|[[Sally Ann Triplett]]
|[[Sutton Foster]]
|[[Rachel York]]
|[[Debbie Kurup]]
|[[Sutton Foster]]
|[[Kerry Ellis]]
|-
!Billy Crocker
|[[William Gaxton]]
|[[Jack Whiting (actor)|Jack Whiting]]
|[[Hal Linden]]
|[[Howard McGillin]]
|[[Rex Smith]]
|[[Howard McGillin]]
|Scott Stevensen
|[[John Barrowman]]
|[[Colin Donnell]]
|[[Erich Bergen]]
|[[Matt Rawle]]
|colspan='2' align=center|Samuel Edwards
|-
!Moonface Martin
|[[Victor Moore]]
|[[Sydney Howard]]
|Mickey Deems
|[[Bill McCutcheon]]
|[[Rip Taylor]]
|[[Bernard Cribbins]]
|[[Robert Nichols (actor)|Robert Nichols]]
|[[Martin Marquez]]
|[[Joel Grey]]
|[[Fred Applegate (actor)|Fred Applegate]]
|[[Hugh Sachs]]
|[[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]
|[[Denis Lawson]]
|-
!Hope Harcourt
|Bettina Hall
|[[Adele Dixon]]
|Barbara Lang
|Kathleen Mahony-Bennett
|Rebecca Baxter
|Ashleigh Sendin
|Donna English
|[[Mary Stockley]]
|[[Laura Osnes]]
|Alex Finke
|Zoë Rainey 
|colspan='2' align=center|Nicole-Lily Baisden
|-
!Lord Evelyn Oakleigh
|Leslie Barrie
|[[Peter Haddon]]
|[[Kenneth Mars]]
|[[Anthony Heald]]
|Paul V. Ames
|[[Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]]
|Richard Sabellico
|[[Simon Day]]
|[[Adam Godley]]
|[[Edward Staudenmayer]]
|Stephen Matthews
|colspan='2' align=center|Haydn Oakley
|-
!Bonnie/Erma{{Efn|The name of Moonface's girlfriend's character has changed throughout the production's history|name=|group=}}
|Vera Dunn
|Betty Kean
|[[Sheldon Harnick|Margery Gray]]
|[[Linda Hart]]
|Susan Terry
|[[Kathryn Evans]]
|Dorothy Kiara
|Annette McLauglin
|[[Jessica Stone]]
|Joyce Chittick
|Alex Young
|colspan='2' align=center|[[Carly Mercedes Dyer]]
|-
!Elisha J. Whitney
|Paul Everton
|Richard Clarke
|Warren Wade
|[[Rex Everhart]]
|[[Gordon Connell (actor)|Gordon Connell]]
|[[Harry Towb]]
|[[Gordon Connell (actor)|Gordon Connell]]
|[[Denis Quilley]]
|[[John McMartin]]
|Dennis Kelly
|[[Simon Rouse]]
|[[Gary Wilmot]]
|[[Simon Callow]]
|-
!Evangeline Harcourt
|May Abbey
|Diana Wilson
|Mildred Chandler
|[[Anne Francine]]
|Julie Kurnitz
|Ursula Smith
|Evelyn Page
|Susan Tracy
|[[Jessica Walter]]
|Sandra Shipley
|[[Jane Wymark]]
|[[Felicity Kendal]]
|[[Bonnie Langford]]
|-
!Captain
|John C. King
|Henry Thompson
|Neal Patrick
|David Pursley
|Kenneth Kantor
|David Bacon
|Kenneth Kantor
|Paul Grunert
|[[Walter Charles]]
|[[Chuck Wagner]]
|Bob Harms
|colspan='2' align=center|Clive Hayward
|-
!Purser
|Val Vestoff
|Lance Lister
|D. Bruce Rabbino
|Gerry Vichi
|Dale O'Brien
|David Bexon
|Dale O'Brien
|Robin Soans
|Robert Creighton
|Jeff Brooks
|Adam Dutton
|Martin Callaghan
|Cornelius Clarke
|-
!Bishop Dobson
|Pacie Ripple
|Frank Foster
|Neal Patrick
|Richard Korthaze
|George Riddle
|Brian Ellis
|David Beckett
|Anthony Cable
|William Ryall
|Gary Lindemann
|Rohan Richards
|Marc Akinfolarin
|Eu Jin Hwang
|-
!Ching / Luke
|Richard Wang
|Ley On
|Jeff Siggins
|Stanford Egi
|[[Alan Muraoka]]
|Hi Ching
|Marc C. Oka
|Raymond Chai
|Andrew Cao
|[[Vincent Rodriguez III]]
|Nick Len
|Alistair So
|Carl Au
|-
!Ling / John
|Charlie Fang
|Ah Woo Sing
|Martin J. Cassidy
|Toshi Toda
|Ronald Yamamoto
|John Shin
|[[Alan Muraoka]]
|Vao Chin
|Raymond J. Lee
|Marcus Shane
|Andy Yau
|Jon Chew
|Trev Neo
|}
'''Notes'''
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==Musical numbers==
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===Act I===
* "[[Overture]]" – Orchestra
* "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" <small>(follows "Friendship" in 1962)</small> – Reno Sweeney
* "There's No Cure Like Travel <small>(reinstated for 1987, 2011)</small> / Bon Voyage" – Sailor, Girl and Ship's Crew and Company
* "[[All Through the Night (Cole Porter song)|All Through the Night]]" <small>(follows "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" in 1962 and "Be Like The Bluebird" in 1987, 2011)</small> – Billy Crocker, Hope Harcourt and Men
* "[[It's De-Lovely]]" <small>(added in 1962, follows "Friendship" in 1987, 2011)</small> – Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt
* "[[You'd Be So Easy to Love|Easy to Love]]" <small>(reinstated for 1987, 2011)</small> – Billy Crocker
* "Easy to Love (Reprise)" <small>(added in 1987, 2011)</small> - Hope Harcourt
* "I Want to Row on the Crew (The Crew Song)" <small>(added in 1987, 2011)</small> – Elisha J. Whitney
* "Sailor's Shanty (There'll Always Be A Lady Fair)" <small>(cut in 1962, precedes "Friendship" in 1987, 2011)</small> – The Foursome
* "Where Are the Men?" <small>(only in 1934)</small> – Bonnie and Girls
* "Heaven Hop" <small>(only in 1962)</small> - Bonnie and Girls
* "[[You're the Top]]" <small>(precedes "Bon Voyage" in 1962 while following it in 1987, 2011)</small> – Reno Sweeney and Billy Crocker
* "Sailor's Shanty (Reprise)" <small>(only in 1934)</small> - The Foursome
* "[[Friendship (Cole Porter song)|Friendship]]" <small>(added in 1962, no Billy in 1987, 2011)</small> – Reno Sweeney, Moonface Martin, and Billy Crocker
* "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]" – Reno Sweeney, the Foursome and Company
* "You're the Top (Reprise)" <small>(only in 1934)</small> - Reno Sweeney, Moonface Martin, and Billy Crocker
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===Act II===
* "[[Entr'acte]]" – Orchestra
* "Public Enemy Number One" – Captain, Purser, Company
* "Let's Step Out" <small>(only in 1962)</small> – Bonnie and Company
* "[[Let's Misbehave]]" <small>(only in 1962)</small> – Reno Sweeney and Lord Evelyn Oakleigh
* "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" – Reno Sweeney and Company 
* "Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye" <small>(added in 1987, 2011)</small> – Hope Harcourt
* "Be Like the Bluebird" – Moonface Martin
* "All Through the Night (Reprise)" <small>(cut in 1987, 2011)</small> – Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt
* "I Get a Kick Out of You (Reprise)" <small>(only in 1934)</small> - Reno Sweeney
* "The Gypsy in Me" <small>(cut in 1962, sung by Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in 1987, 2011)</small> – Hope Harcourt and Girls
* "Take Me Back to Manhattan" <small>(only in 1962)</small> – Reno Sweeney and Angels
* "Buddie, Beware" <small>(reinstated for 1987, 2011)</small> – Erma Latour and Sailors
* "Finale (You're the Top / Anything Goes)" <small>("You're the Top" replaced by "I Get a Kick Out of You" in 1987 and "It's De-Lovely" in 2011)</small> – Reno Sweeney and Ensemble
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;''This chart shows all songs that were performed; placement of the songs varied. Source: Internet Broadway Database listing''<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/Show.asp?id=1640 Internet Broadway Database for "Anything Goes"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050114114434/http://www.ibdb.com/show.asp?ID=1640 |date=2005-01-14}} ibdb.com</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="90%"
|-
! width="30%"| 1934 Original
! width="30%"| 1962 off-Broadway Revival
! width="30%"| 1987 and 2011 Revivals
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]"
|-
| Reno expresses her love to Billy in the bar at the beginning of Scene 1, reprised later near the show's end.
| The song is sung towards the end of Act 1, when Reno realizes she is in love with Evelyn.
| Same as 1934.
|-
! colspan="3"| "(There's No Cure Like Travel) Bon Voyage"
|-
| The Sailors and guests board the ship, ready to depart, singing the "Bon Voyage" section of the song, but with no "There's No Cure Like Travel" portion.
| Same as 1934.
| The complete song is sung. ("There's No Cure Like Travel" was written for 1934, but later cut).
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[You'd Be So Easy to Love]]"
|-
| Written for 1934, but cut during rehearsals.
| {{n/a}}
| Here, Billy makes an advance on Hope. Although she turns him away, she secretly agrees with him.
|-
! colspan="3"| "The Crew Song"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for a 1914 college show, ''Paranoia''. Elisha J. Whitney prepares for a date with Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt and sings about his Yale days.
|-
! colspan="3"| "Sailor's Chanty (There'll Always Be A Lady Fair)"
|-
| Sung by sailors during a scene change, and later reprised.
| {{n/a}} (however, an instrumental version of the song can be heard in the overture)
| Same as 1934, with fewer verses and no reprise.
|-
! colspan="3"| "Heaven Hop"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''Paris'', Bonnie attracts a group of sailors.
| {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="3"| "Where Are the Men?"
|-
| Bonnie attracts a group of sailors.
| Replaced by "Heaven Hop".
| {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[You're the Top]]"
|-
| Billy convinces Reno to help him win Hope's heart (where "Friendship" would go in the revivals). There is also an encore of the song, totaling approximately six minutes.
| Sung at the beginning of the show in place of "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" with fewer verses.
| Sung as a pep-talk from Reno to a discouraged Billy.
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[Friendship (Cole Porter song)|Friendship]]"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''[[DuBarry Was a Lady]]''; Reno, Billy, and Moonface sing about their strong bond
| Similar to 1962, but only Reno and Moonface sing, and some alternate lyrics
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[It's De-Lovely]]"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''[[Red, Hot and Blue]]''; Billy and Hope have a romantic moment where "All Through the Night" was in 1934 and "[[You'd Be So Easy to Love]]" was in 1987. They are joined by the sailors and women of the ship.
| Sung later in the musical, near the Act I Finale. The sailors and women do not join in, and there is an extended dance sequence in the middle.
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]"
|-
| Sung by Reno before the Act I Finale when she considers marrying Evelyn.
| Ended Act I and sung about Billy as Snake Eyes, as well as Evelyn. Contained alternate lyrics.
| Similar to 1962, but only about Billy as Snake Eyes, with more alternate lyrics. The 2011 version adds a verse not heard since 1962: "They think he's gangster number one, so they've made him their favorite son, and that goes to show: Anything Goes!"
|-
! colspan="3"| "Act I Finale"
|-
| Whereas the revivals ended the act with "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]", the 1934 original had a scene where Hope rejects Billy, who is posing as Snake Eyes. Reno and Moonface try to cheer him up with a reprise of "[[You're the Top]]", to no avail. Billy is the hero of the ship to everyone but the girl he really wants.
| Replaced by "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]".
| Replaced by "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]".
|-
! colspan="3"| "Public Enemy Number One"
|-
| After a marching-style intro by the sailor quartet, the song turns into a mock-hymn to Billy.
| The opening verse is cut, leaving only the hymn, sung [[a cappella]] style with no instrumentals, unlike the other versions.
| The introduction is back, sung by the Captain and Purser instead of the sailors, and also shortened a bit.
|-
! colspan="3"| "Let's Step Out"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''[[Fifty Million Frenchmen]]''. Bonnie arouses the passengers after the "Public Enemy Number One" with a dance number.
| {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[Let's Misbehave]]"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''Paris''; realizing Billy is beyond her reach Reno sets her sights on Evelyn as he realizes he's not in love with Hope.
| {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="3"| "Blow, Gabriel, Blow"
|-
| Sung by Reno to cheer everyone up after Billy is arrested as an impostor.
| Same as 1934.
| Sung before Billy is arrested, as part of Reno's "sermon".
|-
! colspan="3"| "Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''[[Born to Dance]]'', dropped from ''[[Red, Hot and Blue]]'', first appears in ''O Mistress Mine''. Sung by Hope after Billy is arrested, in which she realizes she's in love too late.  An introductory verse absent in the 1987 revival was reinstated for the 2011 revival.
|-
! colspan="3"| "Be Like the Bluebird"
|-
| Sung by Moonface to cheer up Billy in the brig.
| Same as 1934 (missing a verse), but sung after "All Through the Night".
| Same as 1934 (missing a verse).
|-
! colspan="3"| "[[All Through the Night (Cole Porter song)|All Through the Night]]"
|-
| Sung by Billy and Hope on deck early in the show, where "[[It's De-Lovely]]" and "[[You'd Be So Easy to Love]]" went in revivals, with a chorus. Reprised when Hope visits Billy in the brig.
| Same as the 1934 reprise.
| Same as 1962, but with only Billy singing, complete with chorus.
|-
! colspan="3"| "The Gypsy in Me"
|-
| Sung by Hope, letting her wild side out after Reno tells her that Billy will fight for her.
| {{n/a}}
| Now sung by Evelyn to Reno, turning into a comedic song and dance number, wooing her with his wild side, and adding to the plot about his family's disturbing secret.
|-
! colspan="3"| "Take Me Back to Manhattan"
|-
| {{n/a}}
| Originally written for ''[[The New Yorkers]]''. Sung by a homesick Reno and her Angels.
| {{n/a}}
|-
! colspan="3"| "Buddie Beware"
|-
| Sung by Reno during a scene change about her problems with men, replaced in later runs with a reprise of "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]".
| {{n/a}}
| Sung by Erma to the sailors who are in love with her. Fewer verses.
|-
! colspan="3"| "Finale"
|-
| Reprises of "[[You're the Top]]" and "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]".
| Same as 1934
| Reprises of "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" and "[[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)|Anything Goes]]". In the 2011 revival, the cast sings reprises of "[[It's De-Lovely]]" and "Anything Goes".
|}

'''Cut songs'''
*"Waltz Down the Aisle" [dropped before the Boston tryout, later reworked by Porter as "Wunderbar" for ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]''] - Sir Evelyn and Hope Harcourt
*"What a Joy to Be Young" [dropped before the New York opening; alternate title: "To Be in Love and Young"] - Hope Harcourt
*"Kate the Great" [unused] - Reno Sweeney and Angels <ref>{{cite web |title=Anything Goes Original Broadway Production |url=http://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/anything.html |website=Sondheim Guide |access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref>

==Notable productions==
===Broadway===
The official Broadway debut was at the [[Neil Simon Theatre|Alvin Theatre]] on November 21, 1934. It ran for 420 performances, becoming the fourth longest-running musical of the 1930s, despite the impact of the [[Great Depression]] on Broadway patrons' disposable income. The opening production was directed by [[Howard Lindsay]] with choreography by [[Robert Alton]] and sets by [[Donald Oenslager]]. Today, the show remains a frequently-revived favorite.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wollman |first=Elizabeth L. |title=A Critical Companion to the American Stage Musical |date=2017 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-1-472-51048-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=elgyDwAAQBAJ&q=anything+goes+ran+for+420+performances%2C+becoming+the+fourth+longest-running+musical+of+the+1930s&pg=PA98}}</ref>

===West End===
[[Charles B. Cochran]], a British theatrical manager, had bought the [[London]] [[Author's rights|performance rights]] during the show's Boston run,<ref name="Jasen" /> and he produced it at the West End's [[Palace Theatre, London|Palace Theatre]]. The musical opened on June 14, 1935, and ran for 261 performances. The cast included [[Jeanne Aubert]] as Reno Sweeney (the name changed to Reno La Grange, to suit Aubert's French background), [[Jack Whiting (actor)|Jack Whiting]] as Billy Crocker, and [[Sydney Howard]] as Moonface Martin. [[P. G. Wodehouse]] was engaged to replace the specifically American references in the book and lyrics with references more appropriate to an English audience.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Day |first=Barry |title=The Complete Lyrics of P G Wodehouse |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2004 |location=[[Lanham, Maryland]] |pages=407&ndash;414 |isbn=0-8108-4994-1}}</ref>

=== 1962 Off-Broadway revival to 1987 Broadway revival ===
The production was revived in an [[Off-Broadway]] production in 1962, opening on May 15, 1962, at the [[Orpheum Theatre (Manhattan)|Orpheum Theatre]]. It was directed by [[Lawrence Kasha]] with a cast that included [[Hal Linden]] as Billy Crocker, [[Kenneth Mars]] as Sir Evelyn, and [[Eileen Rodgers]] as Reno Sweeney. For this revival, the script was revised to incorporate several of the changes from the movie versions. Most changes revolved around the previously minor character Bonnie. This revision was also the first stage version of ''Anything Goes'' to incorporate several songs from other Porter shows: "Take Me Back to Manhattan" from ''The New Yorkers'', 1930, "[[It's De-Lovely]]" from ''[[Red, Hot and Blue]]'', 1934, "[[Friendship (Cole Porter song)|Friendship]]" from ''[[Du Barry Was a Lady]]'', 1939, and "[[Let's Misbehave]]" from ''[[Paris (1928 musical)|Paris]]'', 1928.

For the 1987 Broadway revival, John Weidman and Timothy Crouse (Russel's son) updated the book and re-ordered the musical numbers, using Cole Porter songs from other Porter shows, a practice which the composer often engaged in.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} This revival was rescored for a 16-piece swing band playing on stage, in the style of early [[Benny Goodman]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Holden|first=Stephen|date=October 18, 1987|title=THEATER; A glimpse of the olden days, via Cole Porter|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/18/theater/theater-a-glimpse-of-olden-days-via-cole-porter.html|access-date=29 September 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref> This production opened at the [[Vivian Beaumont Theater]], in [[Lincoln Center]], on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances. Directed by [[Jerry Zaks]] and choreographed by [[Michael Smuin]], it starred [[Patti LuPone]] as Reno Sweeney, [[Howard McGillin]] as Billy, [[Bill McCutcheon]] as Moonface, and [[Anthony Heald]] as Lord Evelyn; [[Leslie Uggams]] and [[Linda Hart]] were replacement Renos. It was nominated for ten [[Tony Awards]] (including nominations for McGillin, LuPone, McCutcheon, and Heald), winning for Best Revival of a Musical, Best Featured Actor (McCutcheon), and Best Choreography. The production also won the [[Drama Desk Award]]s for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and Outstanding Actress (for LuPone).

===1989 West End revival and Australia===
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[[Elaine Paige]], a British actress and singer, heard of the success of the 1987 Broadway production and made sure to attend a performance. After seeing the production herself, she was determined to bring it to London.<ref>{{cite web|title=ANYTHING Goes London|url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/anything-goes-original-london-theatre-134391337|access-date=30 September 2019|website=Worthpoint.com}}</ref> To secure a place in the show's cast, Paige decided it was best she co-produced the show with her then-partner, lyricist [[Tim Rice]]. The London production opened in July 1989 at the [[Prince Edward Theatre]]. Paige starred as Reno Sweeney<ref name="times">{{Cite web|last=Trucco|first=Terry|date=July 25, 1989|title=A London Accent for 'Anything Goes'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/25/theater/a-london-accent-for-anything-goes.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623184115/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/25/theater/a-london-accent-for-anything-goes.html|archive-date=June 23, 2017|website=The New York Times}}</ref> (she was replaced later in the run by [[Louise Gold]]). The original cast also starred [[Howard McGillin]] as Billy Crocker<ref name=times/> (who was replaced later in the show's run by [[John Barrowman]]),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Webb|first=Paul|date=October 7, 2003|title=John Barrowman Chats About Return to ''Anything Goes'' Role in London|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/john-barrowman-chats-about-return-to-anything-goes-role-in-london-com-115616|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408023629/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/john-barrowman-chats-about-return-to-anything-goes-role-in-london-115616|archive-date=April 8, 2015|website=Playbill}}</ref> [[Bernard Cribbins]] as Moonface, and [[Kathryn Evans]] as Erma. The other principals included Ursula Smith, [[Martin Turner (actor)|Martin Turner]], and Ashleigh Sendin.

Jerry Zaks again directed the production, with scenic and costume design by [[Tony Walton]], lighting by [[Paul Gallo]], and sound by Tony Meola. The musical director was [[John Owen Edwards]] and the choreographer [[Michael Smuin]].

The show transferred to Australia the same year and played in both Sydney and Melbourne, starring [[Geraldine Turner]] as Reno Sweeney, [[Peter Whitford]] as Moonface, [[Simon Burke]] as Billy Crocker, [[Marina Prior]] as Hope Harcourt, and [[Maggie Kirkpatrick]] as Evangeline Harcourt.

===2002–2003 Concert, London, and West End revivals===
In April 2002, a one-night-only concert performance of the show was performed at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. [[Patti LuPone]] played Reno with [[Howard McGillin]] as Billy and [[Boyd Gaines]] as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. LuPone and Gaines would later star together in the 2008 Broadway revival of ''[[Gypsy (musical)|Gypsy]]''. The performance was directed and choreographed by [[Robert Longbottom]] with music supervision by David Chase and designs by Tony Walton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/perfect-blendship-anything-goes-concert-reunites-lupone-mcgillin-april-1-com-104783|title=Perfect Blendship: Anything Goes Concert Reunites LuPone & McGillin, April 1|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=April 1, 2002|website=Playbill|access-date=2019-09-30}}</ref>

The [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] revived the musical, which opened at the [[Olivier Theatre]] on December 18, 2002, and closed on March 22, 2003. The production then transferred to the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]], running from September 26, 2003 (in previews), through August 28, 2004. Directed by [[Trevor Nunn]], it starred [[Sally Ann Triplett]], [[John Barrowman]], and [[Yao Chin]] (who is now a TV reporter). A cast recording of this production is available.<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Anything%20Goes%20(NT) "Archive, 'Anything Goes'"]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917111453/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Anything%20Goes%20%28NT%29 |date=September 17, 2010 }} albemarle-london.com</ref>

===2011 Broadway revival===
A revival of the 1987 Broadway rewrite opened on April 7, 2011, at the [[Stephen Sondheim Theatre]], produced by the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]. Previews began on March 10, 2011. This production was directed and choreographed by [[Kathleen Marshall]] with musical supervision by [[Rob Fisher (conductor)|Rob Fisher]], dance arrangements by David Chase, and designs by [[Derek McLane]], [[Martin Pakledinaz]], and [[Peter Kaczorowski]]. This revival retained much of the 1987 orchestrations by [[Michael Gibson (musician)|Michael Gibson]] with some additions from arranger [[Bill Elliott (musician)|Bill Elliott]].

The show's opening night cast featured [[Sutton Foster]] as Reno Sweeney, [[Joel Grey]] as Moonface Martin, [[Laura Osnes]] as Hope Harcourt, [[Jessica Walter]] as Evangeline Harcourt, [[Colin Donnell]] as Billy Crocker, [[Adam Godley]] as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, [[John McMartin]] as Elisha Whitney, [[Jessica Stone]] as Erma,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=74951 | publisher = The Broadway League | work = Internet Broadway Database | title = Jessica Stone | access-date = 8 June 2013 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130629053827/http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=74951 | archive-date = 29 June 2013 }}</ref> Robert Creighton as Purser, Andrew Cao as Luke, Raymond J. Lee as John, and [[Walter Charles]] as the Captain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=December 7, 2010|title=Colin Donnell, Adam Godley, Laura Osnes, John McMartin Are Passengers in ''Anything Goes''|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/colin-donnell-adam-godley-laura-osnes-john-mcmartin-are-passengers-in-anything-goes-com-174226|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Jessica|date=December 7, 2010|title=Osnes, Stone et al. Join Foster & Grey in ANYTHING GOES; Full Cast Announced|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Osnes-Stone-et-al-Join-Foster-Grey-in-ANYTHING-GOES-Full-Cast-Announced-20101207|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210162333/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Osnes_Stone_et_al_Join_Foster_Grey_in_ANYTHING_GOES_Full_Cast_Announced_20101207|archive-date=December 10, 2010|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref> The production was received generally very well by the critics and received a total of nine [[Tony Awards|Tony Award]] nominations and ten [[Drama Desk Award]] nominations, including Best Actress in a Musical, Best Director of a Musical, and Best Revival of a Musical. The revival won the Drama Desk Awards and Tony Awards for Best Revival and Best Choreography, and Foster won the Drama Desk and Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Musical.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=June 13, 2011|title=''War Horse'', ''Book of Mormon'', ''Anything Goes'', ''Normal Heart'' Win 2011 Tony Awards|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/war-horse-book-of-mormon-anything-goes-normal-heart-win-2011-tony-awards-com-179738|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>

A cast recording of this production became available as a digital download on August 23, 2011, and it arrived in stores on September 20, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=August 17, 2011|title=''Anything Goes'' Cast Album In Stores Sept. 20, Earlier Via Digital Services|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/anything-goes-cast-album-in-stores-sept-20-earlier-via-digital-services-com-181851|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>

[[Stephanie J. Block]] took over for Sutton Foster as Reno Sweeney in a limited engagement (November 4–23, 2011) while Foster filmed a television pilot.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lewis|first=Jessica|date=October 19, 2011|title=Sutton Foster Takes ANYTHING GOES Hiatus in Nov. for TV Pilot; Stephanie J. Block Steps in|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sutton-Foster-Takes-ANYTHING-GOES-Hiatus-in-Nov-for-TV-Pilot-Stephanie-J-Block-Steps-in-20111019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122182602/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Sutton-Foster-Takes-ANYTHING-GOES-Hiatus-in-Nov-for-TV-Pilot-Stephanie-J-Block-Steps-in-20111019|archive-date=November 22, 2011|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=October 31, 2011|title=Stephanie J. Block Will Fill in for Sutton Foster in Broadway's ''Anything Goes'' Starting Nov. 4|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/stephanie-j-block-will-fill-in-for-sutton-foster-in-broadways-anything-goes-starting-nov-4-com-184093|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> Block permanently assumed the role on March 15, 2012, as Foster left the musical to take a role in a television series.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=February 23, 2012|title=Times Have Changed! Stephanie J. Block Is New 'Reno' of Broadway's ''Anything Goes''|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/times-have-changed-stephanie-j-block-is-new-reno-of-broadways-anything-goes-com-187776|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref>

The production was originally scheduled to run through July 31, 2011, and was initially extended to April 29, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=September 19, 2011|title=Voyage Extended: ''Anything Goes'' Will Steam Into April 2012, With Sutton Foster on the Bow|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/voyage-extended-anything-goes-will-steam-into-april-2012-with-sutton-foster-on-the-bow-com-182779|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> It was extended two more times before closing on July 8, 2012, after 521 regular performances and 32 previews.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Hetrick|first1=Adam|last2=Jones|first2=Kenneth|date=July 8, 2012|title=Tony-Winning Revival of ''Anything Goes'', With Stephanie J. Block and Joel Grey, Sails Into the Sunset July 8|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winning-revival-of-anything-goes-with-stephanie-j-block-and-joel-grey-sails-into-the-sunset-july-8-com-195396|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>[http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13711/Anything-Goes "Anything Goes"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529035836/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13711/Anything-Goes |date=May 29, 2012 }} playbillvault.com, July 8, 2012</ref>

===2012 U.S. national tour===
A national tour in the United States began<ref>{{Cite web|last=Viagas|first=Robert|date=June 13, 2011|title=''Anything Goes'' Extends on Broadway and Plans U.S. Tour|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/anything-goes-extends-on-broadway-and-plans-us-tour-com-329648|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Blank|first=Matthew|date=March 27, 2012|title=''Anything Goes'' Tour Will Get a Kick Out of Rachel York as Reno Sweeney|url=https://playbill.com/article/photo-call-rachel-york-erich-bergen-fred-applegate-set-sail-in-anything-goes-national-tour-com-198813|access-date=June 14, 2024|website=Playbill}}</ref> in October 2012 at the [[Playhouse Square]] in Cleveland, Ohio, which was played more than 25 other major cities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=October 17, 2012|title=PHOTO CALL: Rachel York, Erich Bergen, Fred Applegate Set Sail in ''Anything Goes'' National Tour|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/anything-goes-will-embark-on-national-tour-in-fall-2012-com-185451|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> [[Rachel York]] played Reno Sweeney.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jones|first=Kenneth|date=March 27, 2012|title=''Anything Goes'' Tour Will Get a Kick Out of Rachel York as Reno Sweeney|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/anything-goes-tour-will-get-a-kick-out-of-rachel-york-as-reno-sweeney-com-188846|access-date=July 26, 2021|website=Playbill}}</ref> Other cast-members included [[Fred Applegate (actor)|Fred Applegate]] as Moonface Martin, Erich Bergen as Billy Crocker, Jeff Brooks as Purser, Joyce Chittick as Erma, Alex Finke as Hope Harcourt, Dennis Kelly as Elisha Whitney, [[Vincent Rodriguez III]] as Luke, Marcus Shane as John, Sandra Shipley as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, [[Edward Staudenmayer]] as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, and [[Chuck Wagner]] as the Captain.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosky|first=Nicole|date=August 7, 2012|title=Erich Bergen, Joyce Chittick, Alex Finke Join Cast of ANYTHING GOES Tour|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Erich-Bergen-Joyce-Chittick-Alex-Finke-Join-Cast-of-ANYTHING-GOES-Tour-20120807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817013447/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Erich-Bergen-Joyce-Chittick-Alex-Finke-Join-Cast-of-ANYTHING-GOES-Tour-20120807|archive-date=August 17, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012|website=BroadwayWorld}}</ref>

===2015 U.K. tour===
The critically acclaimed [[Sheffield Theatres]] production directed by [[Daniel Evans (actor)|Daniel Evans]] began a UK and Ireland tour at the [[New Wimbledon Theatre]] on January 29, 2015, and was scheduled to visit 32 venues in its nine-month run. The production starred [[Debbie Kurup]] as Reno Sweeney and [[Matt Rawle]] as Billy Crocker with [[Hugh Sachs]] as Moonface Martin and [[Jane Wymark]] as Evangeline Harcourt until April 4, 2015, followed by [[Shaun Williamson]] and [[Kate Anthony]], respectively, from April 6, 2015. The tour was cut short and ended at the [[Grand Opera House, Belfast]] on May 30, 2015.

===2015 Australian revival===
An Australian revival was announced in September 2014 with the cast led by [[Caroline O'Connor (actress)|Caroline O'Connor]] as Reno Sweeney and featuring [[Todd McKenney]], [[Alex Rathgeber]], Claire Lyon, [[Wayne Scott Kermond]], and [[Alan Jones (talkback host)|Alan Jones]]. Jones was replaced in the role of the Captain by [[Gerry Connolly]] in Melbourne and Brisbane. The revival, directed by Dean Bryant, played in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, sequentially, running from June until November.

=== 2021 London revival and tour ===
A revival directed and choreographed by [[Kathleen Marshall]], based on the 2011 Broadway production, opened for a limited season at the [[Barbican Centre|Barbican Theatre]] in [[London]] on August 4, 2021. The production repurposed the previous Broadway set designs by [[Derek McLane]], sound design by Simon Baker, lighting design by [[Neil Austin (lighting designer)|Neil Austin]] and musical direction/supervision by Stephen Ridley.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2020-11-20 |title=Megan Mullally and Robert Lindsay to Star in London Revival of ''Anything Goes'' |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/megan-mullally-and-robert-lindsay-to-star-in-london-revival-of-anything-goes |access-date=2020-11-21 |website=Playbill}}</ref> Previews began on July 23 and, following two extensions, the show closed on November 6, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=2021-08-04 |title=Sutton Foster Is Reno Sweeney in London's Anything Goes, Opening August 4 at the Barbican |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/sutton-foster-is-reno-sweeney-in-londons-anything-goes-opening-august-4-at-the-barbican |access-date=2021-09-25 |website=Playbill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sullivan|first=Lindsay| date=2021-08-04| title=Anything Goes, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Run in London|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201085/anything-goes-starring-sutton-foster-extends-run-in-london/|access-date=2021-09-25|website=Broadway}}</ref>

Originally set to star [[Megan Mullally]] until she withdrew due to injury, [[Sutton Foster]] took over as Reno Sweeney in her [[West End theatre#London's non-commercial theatres|London theatre]] debut.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moynihan |first=Caitlin |date=May 14, 2021 |title=Sutton Foster to Replace Megan Mullally in London's ''Anything Goes'' |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/200781/sutton-foster-to-replace-megan-mullally-in-londons-anything-goes/ |access-date=May 15, 2021 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> It also starred [[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]] as Moonface Martin, [[Gary Wilmot]] as Eli Whitney and [[Felicity Kendal]] as Mrs. Harcourt. Foster and Kendal departed the production in October, and were replaced by [[Rachel York]] and [[Haydn Gwynne]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Lindsay |date=2021-09-24 |title=Rachel York to Step in for Sutton Foster in London's Anything Goes |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/201310/rachel-york-to-step-in-for-sutton-foster-in-londons-anything-goes/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Broadway.com}}</ref> The production received rave critical reviews,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Read the Reviews for London's New Anything Goes, Starring Sutton Foster |url=https://playbill.com/article/read-the-reviews-for-londons-new-anything-goes-starring-sutton-foster |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Playbill |language=en}}</ref> broke box office records at the Barbican,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anything Goes breaks Barbican box office record {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/anything-goes-breaks-barbican-box-office-record_55252.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |date=2 November 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and received 9 [[Laurence Olivier Awards|Olivier Award]] nominations including [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival|Best Musical Revival]] the following year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Olivier Awards 2022 nominees announced including Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley and Stephanie McKeon {{!}} WhatsOnStage |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/olivier-awards-2022-nominees_56052.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.whatsonstage.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> During its run, the show was recorded for cinema distribution.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anything Goes to be shown in cinemas next month {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/anything-goes-to-be-shown-in-cinemas-next-month_55083.html|access-date=2021-10-08|website=Whatsonstage.com|date=8 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/ANYTHING-GOES-Starring-Sutton-Foster-Comes-to-US-Cinemas-in-March-20220113 "ANYTHING GOES Starring Sutton Foster Comes to US Cinemas in March"] broadwayworld.com, January 13, 2022</ref> This version was eventually shown on the ''[[Great Performances]]'' US television series on May 13, 2022.<ref name="GREAT PERFORMANCES: Anything Goes">{{cite web | url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/2022/05/11/great-performances-anything-goes | title=GREAT PERFORMANCES: Anything Goes | date=11 May 2022 }}</ref>

After concluding its run at the Barbican, a UK and Ireland tour from April 2022 and a limited return to the Barbican from July 2022 were announced. The new cast featured [[Kerry Ellis]] as Reno Sweeney, [[Denis Lawson]] as Moonface Martin, [[Simon Callow]] as Eli Whitney, and [[Bonnie Langford]] as Mrs. Harcourt. Nicole-Lily Baisden, Samuel Edwards, [[Carly Mercedes Dyer]] and Hadyn Oakley reprised their performances from the London run.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Alex|date=4 February 2022|title=Anything Goes revival cast to include Kerry Ellis, Bonnie Langford, Simon Callow and Denis Lawson|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/anything-goes-revival-cast-to-include-kerry-ellis-_55867.html|access-date=5 February 2022|website=Whatsonstage.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=2022-02-02|title=Kerry Ellis, Denis Lawson, Simon Callow, Bonnie Langford Will Star in London Return of Anything Goes|url=https://playbill.com/article/kerry-ellis-denis-lawson-simon-callow-bonnie-langford-will-star-in-london-return-of-anything-goes|access-date=2022-03-06|website=Playbill}}</ref>

===Regional revivals===
A high-profile co-production between [[Gateway Playhouse]] (Bellport, New York) and [[Ogunquit Playhouse]] starred [[Andrea McArdle]] as Reno Sweeney and [[Sally Struthers]] as Mrs. Harcourt. The production, which ran in May to June 4, 2016, featured the [[Derek McLane]] sets and Martin Pakledinaz costumes that were created for the 2011 Broadway revival, which was produced by the [[Roundabout Theatre Company]]. The production was directed by Jayme McDaniel and choreographed by [[Jason Wise]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/nyregion/review-joyous-energy-fills-anything-goes-at-gateway-playhouse.html|title=Review: Joyous Energy Fills 'Anything Goes,' at Gateway Playhouse|last=Jacobson|first=Aileen|date=2016-05-27|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-07-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602111557/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/29/nyregion/review-joyous-energy-fills-anything-goes-at-gateway-playhouse.html|archive-date=2016-06-02}}</ref>

In August 2024, there was a revival at [[The Muny]]. It starred [[Jeanna de Waal]] as Reno, [[Jay Armstrong Johnson]] as Billy, [[Kevin Chamberlin]] as Martin, [[George Abud]] as Lord Evelyn, Kimberly Immanuel as Hope, [[Adrianna Hicks]] as Erma, [[Ann Harada]] as Evangeline, [[Lara Teeter]] as Elisha, and Eric Jordan Young as the Captain. [[Marcia Milgrom Dodge]] will direct with choreography by Jared Grimes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/its-anything-goes-at-the-muny-beginning-august-19-jeanna-de-waal-jay-armstrong-johnson-adrianna-hicks-ann-harada-star|author=Andrew Gans|title=It's Anything Goes at the Muny Beginning August 19: Jeanna de Waal, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Adrianna Hicks, Ann Harada Star|website=Playbill|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

==Film versions==
{{main|Anything Goes (1936 film)|Anything Goes (1956 film)}}

In 1936, [[Paramount Pictures]] turned ''Anything Goes'' into a movie musical. It starred [[Ethel Merman]] (the original Reno), with [[Bing Crosby]] in the role of Billy Crocker. Other cast members included [[Ida Lupino]], [[Charles Ruggles]], [[Arthur Treacher]], and [[Grace Bradley]]. The director was [[Lewis Milestone]]. Among those contributing new songs were [[Hoagy Carmichael]], [[Richard A. Whiting]], [[Leo Robin]], and [[Friedrich Hollaender]].

The book was drastically rewritten for a second film version, also by Paramount, released in 1956. This movie again starred Crosby (whose character was renamed), and [[Donald O'Connor]]. The female leads were [[Zizi Jeanmaire]] and [[Mitzi Gaynor]]. The script departed significantly from the original story and was written by [[Sidney Sheldon]]. The lesser-known Porter songs were cut, and new songs, written by [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] and [[Sammy Cahn]], were substituted.

A third version, directed by Ross MacGibbon	and Kathleen Marshall, filmed live on stage during a performance of the 2021 London revival, follows the 2011 Broadway revival. This version was eventually shown on US television on [[PBS]]' ''[[Great Performances]]'' on May 13, 2022.<ref name="GREAT PERFORMANCES: Anything Goes"/>

==Television versions==
In 1950, the premiere episode of ''[[Musical Comedy Time]]'' featured a televised version of ''Anything Goes'' starring [[Martha Raye]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gould |first1=Jack |title='ANYTHING GOES' REVIVED ON VIDEO; Martha Raye Takes Merman's Role While Billy Lynn Fills Victor Moore's Part |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1950/10/03/archives/anything-goes-revived-on-video-martha-raye-takes-mermans-role-while.html |access-date=10 January 2025 |work=The New York Times |date=3 October 1950}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Taves |first1=Brian |title=P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood : screenwriting, satires, and adaptations |date=2006 |publisher=McFarland & Co. |location=Jefferson, NC |page=108 |isbn=978-0-7864-2288-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/pgwodehouseholly0000tave/ |access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
 
In 1954, [[Ethel Merman]], at the age of forty-six, reprised her role as Reno in a specially adapted live [[television]] version of the musical, co-starring [[Frank Sinatra]] as the hero, now renamed Harry Dane; Merman's good friend [[Bert Lahr]] (who had co-starred with her on Broadway in ''[[DuBarry Was a Lady]]'') as Moonface Martin; and [[Sheree North]].<ref>{{cite web  |title=Anything Goes! on DVD  |url=http://emmytvlegends.org/anything-goes-on-dvd  |publisher=Television Academy Foundation's Archive of American Television  |url-status=dead  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103223718/http://emmytvlegends.org/anything-goes-on-dvd  |archive-date=2014-11-03  |access-date=2011-09-06  }}</ref> This version was broadcast live on February 28, 1954, as an episode of ''[[The Colgate Comedy Hour]]'', and has been preserved on [[kinescope]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} It used five of the original songs plus several other Porter numbers and retained the shipboard setting, but it had a somewhat different plot.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mandelbaum|first=Ken|date=October 5, 2005|title=DVDs: Bing Sails Again|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/?ci=519047|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825100930/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=519047|archive-date=August 25, 2007|website=Broadway.com}}</ref> It has been reported that Merman and Sinatra did not get along well. This version was released on DVD in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hetrick|first=Adam|date=March 24, 2011|title=''Anything Goes'', With Ethel Merman and Frank Sinatra, Will Be Released on DVD|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/anything-goes-with-ethel-merman-and-frank-sinatra-will-be-released-on-dvd-com-177556|website=Playbill}}</ref>

In 1962, a [[Norway|Norwegian]] language television movie adaptation starring [[Per Asplin]] and [[Anita Thallaug]] aired as part of the [[NRK]] series ''{{interlanguage link|Lommeoperetten|no}}''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Anything Goes (1962, Lommeopperetten) |url=https://tv.nrk.no/serie/lommeoperetten/sesong/1962/episode/FUHA62000962 |website=NRK |access-date=10 January 2025}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==

===1987 Broadway revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="21" align="center"| 1988
| rowspan="10"| [[Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Revival|Best Revival]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Howard McGillin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Patti LuPone]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Bill McCutcheon]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Anthony Heald]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]]
| [[Jerry Zaks]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| [[Michael Smuin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Best Scenic Design]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Tony Walton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]]
| Paul Gallo
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="11"| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical|Outstanding Revival of a Musical]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Howard McGillin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Patti LuPone]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Bill McCutcheon]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Anthony Heald]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical|Outstanding Director of a Musical]]
| [[Jerry Zaks]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]]
| [[Michael Smuin]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestrations|Outstanding Orchestrations]]
| [[Cole Porter]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design|Outstanding Costume Design]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Tony Walton]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design|Outstanding Set Design]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design|Outstanding Lighting Design]]
| Paul Gallo
| {{nom}}
|}

===1989 West End revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| align="center"| 1989
| [[Laurence Olivier Award]]
| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Elaine Paige]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2002 London revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| align="center"| 2002
| [[Laurence Olivier Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival|Outstanding Musical Production]]
| {{won}}
|}

===2011 Broadway revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="28" align="center"| 2011
| rowspan="9"| [[Tony Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Sutton Foster]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Adam Godley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical|Best Direction of a Musical]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Kathleen Marshall]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Scenic Design|Best Scenic Design]]
| [[Derek McLane]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Costume Design in a Musical|Best Costume Design]]
| [[Martin Pakledinaz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Lighting Design|Best Lighting Design]]
| [[Peter Kaczorowski]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Tony Award for Best Sound Design|Best Sound Design]]
| Brian Ronan
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="10"| [[Drama Desk Award]]
| colspan="2"| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical|Outstanding Revival of a Musical]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Colin Donnell]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Sutton Foster]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical]]
| [[Adam Godley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical]]
| [[Laura Osnes]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical|Outstanding Director of a Musical]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Kathleen Marshall]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography|Outstanding Choreography]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design|Outstanding Costume Design]]
| [[Martin Pakledinaz]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design|Outstanding Sound Design]]
| Brian Ronan
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design|Outstanding Set Design]]
| [[Derek McLane]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="8"| [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]
| colspan="2"| Best Revival of a Musical
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actress in a Musical
| [[Sutton Foster]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| Best Featured Actor in a Musical
| [[Adam Godley]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Colin Donnell]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[John McMartin]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Featured Actress in a Musical
| [[Laura Osnes]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|Best Direction of a Musical
| rowspan="2"| [[Kathleen Marshall]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Choreography
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Astaire Award]]
| Best Dancer on Broadway
| [[Sutton Foster]]
| {{won}}
|-
| align=center|2012
| [[Grammy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Musical Theater Album|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=19|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=2 Dec 2011|date=Dec 2, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204195353/http://www.grammy.com/nominees?year=2011&genre=19|archive-date=2011-12-04}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album|Best Musical Show Album]]
| {{nom}}
|}

===2021 London revival===
{| class="wikitable" width="95%"
|-
! width="5%"| Year
! width="20%"| Award
! width="45%"| Category
! width="20%"| Nominee
! width="10%"| Result
|-
| rowspan="13" align=center| 2022
| rowspan="9" |[[Laurence Olivier Awards|Laurence Olivier Award]]
| colspan="2" |[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival|Best Musical Revival]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]]
|[[Robert Lindsay (actor)|Robert Lindsay]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]]
|[[Sutton Foster]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical]]
|[[Gary Wilmot]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical|Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical]]
|[[Carly Mercedes Dyer]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|rowspan=2|[[Kathleen Marshall]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer|Best Theatre Choreographer]]
| {{won}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Design]]
|Jon Morrell
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Original Score or New Orchestrations|Best Original Score or New Orchestrations]]
|David Chase, [[Bill Elliott (musician)|Bill Elliott]] and Rob Fisher
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[WhatsOnStage Awards|WhatsOnStage Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/nominees-for-22nd-annual-whatsonstage-awards_55507.html|title=Nominees for 22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced |website=Whatsonstage.com|date=9 December 2021 |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>
| colspan="2" | Best Musical Revival
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
| Robert Lindsay
| {{nominated}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
| Carly Mercedes Dyer
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Choreography
| Kathleen Marshall
| {{nominated}}
|}

==Recordings==
There are many popular cast recordings of the show, including:
* 1935 Original London cast
* 1936 Studio cast
* 1950 Studio recording with [[Mary Martin]]
* 1953 Studio cast
* 1954 Television cast
* 1956 Film cast
* 1962 Off Broadway revival cast [[Hal Linden]]
* 1969 London revival cast [[Marion Montgomery]]
* 1987 Broadway revival cast with [[Patti LuPone]] and [[Howard McGillin]]
* 1988 Studio cast with [[Kim Criswell]] conducted by [[John McGlinn]]
* 1989 Australian revival cast
* 1989 London revival cast with [[Elaine Paige]]
* 1995 Studio cast with [[Louise Gold]]
* 2003 London revival cast
* 2011 Broadway revival cast with [[Sutton Foster]]

==In popular culture==
{{in popular culture|date=May 2022}}
:{{More citations needed|date=April 2021}}''For more information about the title song and references to it in popular culture, see [[Anything Goes (Cole Porter song)]]''
* Title song was used for [[PBS]]' ''[[American Experience]]'' documentary of President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] because of the last verse of the song.
* In the 1972 film ''[[What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'', the song "[[You're the Top]]" is sung for the opening and closing credits by [[Barbra Streisand]]. [[Ryan O'Neal]] joins her for the closing credits, and this marks his only on-screen singing in a movie. The movie uses at least two other tunes from this musical as background music: "Anything Goes" and "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" are heard during the first hotel-lobby scene.
* In the 1974 [[Mel Brooks]] film ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'', "[[I Get a Kick Out of You]]" is performed in a comedic manner by [[Cleavon Little]] and the other actors portraying black railroad workers, complete with a full harmony arrangement.
* "You're The Top" was used in the film ''[[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)|Evil Under the Sun]]'', performed by [[Diana Rigg]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/05/movies/evil-under-sun-new-christie.html|title='Evil Under Sun,' New Christie|first=Vincent|last=Canby|date=March 5, 1982|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> 
* In the 1984 [[Steven Spielberg]] film ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'', [[Kate Capshaw]] performs the title song in Mandarin. The tune appears again later in the scene.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 11, 2014|title=INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM – John Williams|url=https://moviemusicuk.us/2014/09/11/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-doom-john-williams/|website=Movie Music UK}}</ref>
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "[[Saving Private Brian]]", the Sergeant trainer claims ''Anything Goes'' to be one of his most favorite shows. Also, in "[[Brian: Portrait of a Dog]]", Lois wants to sing showtunes in the car. She begins to sing "Anything Goes".
* In an episode of ''[[Summer Heights High]]'', [[Mr G]] cancels a production of ''Anything Goes'' one week before opening.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/arts/television/12vinc.html|title='Summer Heights High' on HBO: Three Roles, One Man in Character|first=Elisabeth|last=Vincentelli|date=October 10, 2008|website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* In the play ''[[Dancing at Lughnasa]]'' by Irish playwright [[Brian Friel]], the song "Anything Goes" is played on the radio and sung by Gerry Evans to Aggie and Chris. The song basically sums up the entire concept of the play: times changing and people changing with them.
* In an episode of ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', "You're the Top" is sung with slight lyrical changes.<ref>[https://www.gilmorenews.com/2007/05/10/emily-richards-song/ gilmorenews.com] {{dead link|date=January 2022}}</ref>
* The song "Anything Goes" is played on Galaxy News Radio, a fictional radio station, in the post-apocalyptic video game ''[[Fallout 3]]'', as well as the next installment, ''[[Fallout 4]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaur |first=Tessa |date=2024-04-17 |title=The Key To Amazon Prime's Fallout Is Its Use Of Music |url=https://www.thegamer.com/key-amazon-prime-fallout-show-music-jazz/ |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref>
* During the latter half of ''[[BioShock]]'', "You're The Top" can be heard playing from a Rapture radio.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yanez|first=Rodrigo Pablo|date=2018|title='You're Getting to be a Habit with Me': Diegetic Music, Narrative, and Discourse in 'Bioshock'|url=https://www.academia.edu/15906612|journal=The Journal of the Canadian Game Studies Association}}</ref>
* [[John Barrowman]], who starred as Billy Crocker in 1989, 2002, and 2003, titled his 2008 autobiography ''Anything Goes''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.johnbarrowman.com/books/agbio.shtml|title=Anything Goes autobiography - John Barrowman Official Site|website=Johnbarrowman.com}}</ref>
* In an episode of ''[[Married... with Children]]'' called "Can't Dance, Don't Ask Me", Steve teaches Kelly to tap dance to "Anything Goes".
* In the ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' episode "The Fortune" (from the 1988 revival series), the movie was the favorite film of Luis Barazon—one of the targets. Further, the segment of the movie where the title song is performed is "the part he likes the best". Also, the phrase "Anything Goes" was the second level password needed to access Barazon's financial records so that the money the Barazons stole from their country's treasury could be returned.
* "Anything Goes" was used in a [[Mashup (music)|mash-up]] with "[[Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)|Anything You Can Do]]" (from ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'') in the [[The Purple Piano Project|third-season premiere]] of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[Musical film|musical]] television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Futterman|first=Erica|date=September 21, 2011|title='Glee' Recap: Season Three Off to a Strong Start|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/glee-recap-season-three-off-to-a-strong-start-173852/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>
* ''Anything Went'' was a parody of ''Anything Goes'', partly shown on ''[[Mathnet]]'', the rest being left to the viewer's imagination. This episode featured veteran Broadway performer [[Tammy Grimes]] portraying fictional hammy veteran Broadway performer Lauren Bacchanal.
* In an episode of ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', Richie sings "You're the Top", replacing the words "Mona Lisa" with "Mommy Lisa".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thedailyhatch.org/2014/09/|title=September 2014|website=The Daily Hatch}}</ref>
* A cover of the title song was released as a duet by [[Tony Bennett]] and [[Lady Gaga]] in July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.themusicallyrics.com/t/322-tony-bennett-a-lady-gaga-lyrics/3047-anything-goes-lyrics.html|title=Anything Goes Lyrics Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga|website=Themusicallyrics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Akalin|first=Ozgun|date=March 20, 2015|title=Anything Goes - Sinatra and Bennett|url=http://www.thefranksinatra.com/articles/anything-goes-sinatra-bennett|website=TheFrankSinatra.com}}</ref>
* In the 1992 film ''[[Passed Away (film)|Passed Away]]'', the minister sings "You're the Top".
* In the 1999 romantic comedy ''[[Trick (1999 film)|Trick]]'', drag performer [[Miss Coco Peru|Coco Peru]] references the song "Blow, Gabriel, Blow".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beliefnet.com/entertainment/2000/02/trick-1999.aspx|title=Trick (1999)|website=Beliefnet.com}}</ref>
* In 2017, the title song was used in a [[Toyota RAV4]] commercial.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 10, 2016|title=Toyota says anything goes - even a boot full of goats|url=https://www.adnews.com.au/campaigns/toyota-says-anything-goes-even-a-boot-full-of-goats|website=Adnews.com.au}}</ref>
* In [[The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|''The Man in the High Castle'']] episode "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball", Okami listens to "Anything Goes" on a record player.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
* In ''[[Disney Sing-Along Songs]] Volume 11: Friend Like Me'', [[Wayne Allwine]], [[Bill Farmer]], and [[Tony Anselmo]] (the voices of Mickey, Goofy, and Donald, respectively) perform the song "Friendship."
* In the American remake of [[Ghosts (American TV series)|''Ghosts'']] episode "A Star Is Dead" [[Rose McIver]] as Sam auditions for the play and performs the title song.

==References==
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===Sources===
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* {{cite book|title=Bolton and Wodehouse and Kern: The Men Who Made Musical Comedy|first=Lee|last=Davis|publisher=James H. Heineman, Inc.|location=[[New York City]]|year=1993|isbn=978-0870081453|edition=1st|pages=6, 332}}

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==External links==
* https://anythinggoesmusical.co.uk/home
* {{IBDB title|9382|Anything Goes|(1934 original production)}}
* {{IOBDB title|4392|Anything Goes {{noitalics|(1962 production)}}}}
* {{IBDB title|4483|Anything Goes|(1987 production)}}
* {{IBDB title|13405|Anything Goes|(2002 concert production)}}
* {{IBDB title|488371|Anything Goes|(2011 production)}}
* [http://www.tamswitmark.com/musicals/anything87.html Tams-Witmark listing for 1987 production]
* [http://www.tamswitmark.com/musicals/anything62.html Tams-Witmark listing for 1962 production]
* [http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/music/anything-goes-1962-broadway-revival-cast/ Anything Goes 1962 Broadway revival cast recording album on Masterworks Broadway]
* {{Playbill production|anything-goes-alvin-theatre-vault-0000000954|''1934 original production''}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120527053146/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/954/Anything-Goes archive])
* {{Playbill production|anything-goes-vivian-beaumont-theatre-vault-0000013044|''1987 revival''}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120527041552/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13044/Anything-Goes archive])
* {{Playbill production|anything-goes-stephen-sondheim-theatre-vault-0000013711|''2011 revival''}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120529035836/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/13711/Anything-Goes archive])

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