‘The critics have spoken, ANYTHING GOES is ‘back and better than ever!’ (The Times)
The sold-out musical sensation, ANYTHING GOES returns to the Barbican by popular demand. The ‘musical equivalent of sipping one glass of champagne after another’ returns for a limited 7 week season this summer.
‘Thank goodness: this scintillating, toe-tapping, wisecracking Cole Porter musical from 1934 is back to save us from real life once again’ (Evening Standard)
Starring multi-award-winner Kerry Ellis (Wicked/We Will Rock You) as Reno Sweeney and Olivier Award Winner Denis Lawson (Bleak House/Star Wars) as Moonface Martin. Joining them is Olivier Award Winner Simon Callow (Christmas Carol/Midsomer Murders) as Elisha Whitney and West End Legend Bonnie Langford (EastEnders/9 to 5) as Evangeline Harcourt.
Reprising their co-starring roles in this year’s UK tour and Barbican season are Samuel Edwards (Les Misérables / Wicked) as Billy Crocker, Carly Mercedes Dyer (A Chorus Line/The Color Purple) as Erma (a role in which she is nominated for a WhatsOnStage Award this year), Nicole-Lily Baisden (The Book of Mormon / Let’s Face The Music) as Hope Harcourt, Haydn Oakley (A Christmas Carol / An American in Paris) as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.
Featuring a 50 strong cast and ensemble of the finest we have to offer on the London stage (including tap dancing sailors!) and a full-sized live orchestra, this heart-warming and hilarious production of ANYTHING GOES sold out during its last run at the Barbican.
Directed by the multi-award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall, this production for London features farcical fun and spectacular show stopping dance routines, all set to Cole Porter’s joyful score.
The season must end 3rd September, so don’t delay, book now to experience heart-warming romance, show-stopping dance routines and Cole Porter’s uplifting score, including the iconic ‘I Get A Kick Out of You’, ‘You’re the Top’, ‘Blow, Gabriel, Blow’ and of course, the breath-taking spectacle that is ‘Anything Goes’.
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It’s Bon Voyage on the SS American but it’s not all smooth sailing as they head out to sea; etiquette is cast-off through the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to find true love. Their journey proves that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing and dancing sailors, a comical disguise, a farcical blackmail, delightful double-entendres, and some timeless good fun!
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2 hours 30 minutes, including interval.
Kerry Ellis (Reno Sweeney), Denis Lawson (Moonface Martin), Simon Callow (Elisha J. Whitney), Bonnie Langford (Evangeline Harcourt), Samuel Edwards (Billy Cracker), Carly Mercedes Dyer (Erma), Nicole-Lily Baisden (Hope Harcourt), Haydn Oakley (Lord Evelyn Oakleigh), Car Au (Luke), Trev Neo (John), Billie-Kay (Charity), Selina Hamilton (Purity), Alexandra Wright (Chastity), Jessica Buckby (Virtue), Clive Hayward (Ship’s Captain), Cornelius Clarke (Ship’s Purser), Eamonn Cox (Sailor Quartet), Jacob Fisher (Sailor Quartet), Christopher Short (Sailor Quartet), Jack Wilcox (Sailor Quartet), Natalie Chua (Ensemble), Maddie Harper (Ensemble), Eu Jin Hwang (Ensemble), Sammy Kelly (Ensemble), David Kar-Hing Lee (Ensemble), Anna McGarahan (Ensemble), Perry O’Dea (Ensemble), Tom Partridge (Ensemble), Josh Barnett (Swing), George Beet (Swing), Gabrielle Cocca (Swing), Emily Ormiston (Swing).
Kathleen Marshall (Director & Choreographer), Derek McLane (Set Designer), Jon Morrell (Costume Designer), Hugh Vanstone (Lighting Designer), Jonathan Deans (Sound Designer), Stephen Ridley (Music Supervisor)
Age Recommendation: 5+
'When a musical packs this much energy and spectacle, nothing else goes!'
'Sutton Foster dazzles in fizzing tonic for our times'
'Undoubtedly a tonic for our gloomy times'
'The show of the year. I would give it six stars if I could'
'The musical equivalent of sipping one glass of champagne after another'
