Sutton Foster replaces Megan Mullally for London revival of ANYTHING GOES — Page 2

Although I won't be in the UK or have the chance to see the show, I'm curious to hear if there will be major changes to the racially insensitive stereotypes of Asian people...

Also, just noticed it's Kathleen Marshall directing and choreographing. That's nice! Wonder if it'll be similar staging or not. Sutton has still got the moves a decade later, I'm sure.

Updated On: 5/13/21 at 08:54 PM

I had also assumed that it would be a remount of the 2011 revival, and it does seem to be, at least in part. When trying to figure out if something is a true remount, I usually look at the director first, followed by the set designer, followed by the rest of the designers. Because I figure if the set and director are the same, then the staging is effectively the same. I looked at the website, and it looks like it's the same set designer, HOWEVER, the rest of the designers are all different - new costumes, new lighting, and new sound design. So I guess it's more of a "soft remount" (a term I think I invented, but maybe I heard it somewhere once). Also worth noting that they have a new musical supervisor, and that could be significant, since Anything Goes has a long history of having different versions of the score, arrangements, song order, etc.

jo said: "It looks like Sutton and Hugh will be both busy from summer to early fall.

Sutton will be in the London revival of Anything Goes...

and Hugh is filming a movie called THE SON ( part of the Florian Zeller trilogy of plays, now being adapted for movies - The Father was the first one) in the summer.

Maybe that was why they were shown already rehearsing some of the dance routines for The Music Man.

https://www.instagram.com/p/COsMfKxjmzu/

Updated On: 5/13/21 at 11:55 PM

EDIT: Never mind - misunderstood the post above

Updated On: 5/14/21 at 12:25 AM

I deleted my post like 20 minutes before you responded - did my edit not go through? It's showing up as edited for me.

Anyway, I thought jo was talking about Anything Goes, but caught my mistake pretty quickly.

How can she do that if Sutton is in Music M?

imeldasturn said: "Owen22 said: "Just got tickets for Oct 1!

Been holding off buying anyting because I was waiting for the Old Vic to announce it's new season dates as I had tickets for Timothee Chalamet and Eileen Atkinson in 4,000 Miles last April and then covid hit so I was hoping it would be rescheduled but they announced earlier in the week and apparently it has not been. So now I'm free."

They announced it won't be happening before summer 2022"

Please share the direct source -- because unless your info superseded Baz Bamigboye's update report on Anything Goes, it looks like Sutton will be with the show until October 10 ( when she has to return to NYC for presumably the start of rehearsals for TheMusicMan)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9577375/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-Yes-injury-scuppers-leading-lady-Sutton-Foster-steps-in.html?fbclid=IwAR3kj0QcjfYyocmmaegetfbtvrbXdEPkK6vV8DM_KYrV9fqlsnYH-nNnjXE

Sorry - I thought the reference was for ANYTHING GOES

Wish I could cross the pond for this.

Sutton Foster IS Reno Sweeney!

Wonder if this ends up getting recorded

SouthernCakes said: "Is it the same as the Roundabout staging?"

Same choreography. At least for what we've seen of the title number.

I wonder if Sutton will be blonde again for this production. I really loved her dark hair with the costume in the video.