Am I The Only One Who LIKES Anything Goes? — Page 2

Not a fan. It's a great score and I play the CD often, but I just can't hack sitting through it in the theatre for much the same reason that I can't sit through Mamma Mia - the 'plot' and tired jokes are cack. Good songs and nifty dancing, but I found it a loooong three hours...

I actually like it quite a bit. I first saw it on tour with a less than stellar cast [although Rip Taylor totally rocked as Moonface Martin], but I still enjoyed the show as a whole. Never did get to see the LuPone production, but the London production with Sally Ann Triplett and John Barrowman was extraordinary.

"Which is why I don't understand the argument against Wicked. Not attempting a thread jack, but is it really much different in genre?"

Anything Goes isn't pretentious. Wicked is. That's the short answer :)

A lot of people have obviously liked Anything Goes over the years. It's just about the only Cole Porter show, other than Kiss Me Kate, that is revived or revised. It's also the only show where Patti LuPone fit the character: a brazen hussy.

I'd like to see the show one day with the complete original score.

Not sure I understand the thread title. Why would you think you are the only one who likes it? I've never noticed an abundance of I HATE ANYTHING GOES threads on the boards. Seriously, I'm totally not picking on you, but did I miss something?

For the record, I adore this show, and all of those great, Broadway-baby-toe-tappin' musicals in general. I saw it in 1988 at the Vivian Beaumont and it remains one of my most enjoyable theater-going experiences.

Updated On: 8/18/06 at 10:52 AM

I much prefer the 1962 Off-Broadway version the best. It moves a lot quicker too plus I like the character of Bonnie over Erma and I feel that in general the characters are developed just a bit more. First time I did this show it was directed by John Milne, Beth Leavel's husband.

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I LOVE anything goes! My school did it for the show last year and it was SOOO much fun :) unlike Fiddler, (which we did the year before last and which I really didnt looove until we did it and I got attached to it), I loved anything goes from the very beginning. I just think its so clever and funny and the songs are fantastic. It IS in MAJOR need of a new revival and cast recording though haha. And... I have this huge obsession with the idea of Idina doing Reno.. yeah :) and um.. maybe laura benanti doing Hope? ooh yes, that would be beyond amazing

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Updated On: 8/18/06 at 11:39 AM

Although, snl89, I don't agree with your casting, i do agree that the show is ready for a revival soon - maybe within the next 5 to 7 years.

My pick for Reno, however, would be Carolee Carmello, although she may be a little old for the role.

and although it'd be risky casting a broadway revival, I have this strange desire to see Megan Mullaly do this role.

The only bad things about the 80s revival were the anorexic chorus girls who looked nothing like 1930s people and the dreadful choreography by a ballet choreographer of limited talent. If I'd been the great Patti Lupone, I'd have asked, "what do you want in 'Blow Gabriel Blow,' my voice or those dreadful dances? You can have one or the other. I won't compete with trash."

Anybody see Stratford, Canada's production from a year or two ago? It was truly fantastic. One of the best shows I've seen on ANY stage ever.