Initial casting has been announced for the Muny production
of Anything Goes, which will be presented August 19–25 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, Missouri.
Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge with choreography by Jared Grimes, the cast will be led by Jeanna de Waal as Reno Sweeney, Jay Armstrong Johnson as Billy Crocker, Kevin Chamberlin as Moonface Martin, George Abud as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Kimberly Immanuel as Hope Harcourt, Adrianna Hicks as Erma, Ann Harada Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, Lara Teeter as Elisha J. Whitney, Eric Jordan Young as Captain, Danny Gardner as Ship's Purser, Spencer Jones as Spit, and Joe Capstick as Dippy.
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The 1934 musical—previously seen at the Muny in 1999, 1982, 1972, 1960, and 1940—has songs by Cole Porter and originally starred Ethel Merman as Reno Sweeney. Subsequent Broadway Renos include Tony winners Patti LuPone and Sutton Foster. For the Broadway revivals, Timothy Crouse and John Weidman drew on the original Depression-era script by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse.
Set aboard a transatlantic ocean liner, Anything Goes features "You're the Top," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," "It's De-Lovely," "I Get a Kick Out of You," and the toe-tapping title song, among others.
The upcoming production will also have music direction by conductor Ben Whiteley. Additional casting and creative team members will be announced.
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The Telsey Office is the casting partner of The Muny.
The Muny artistic staff includes Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson and Associate Artistic Director Michael Baxter. The production manager is Tracy Utzmyers, and the music supervisor is Michael Horsley.
The 2024 summer season at The Muny includes Les Misérables (June 17-23), Dreamgirls (June 27-July 3), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (July 8-16), Fiddler on the Roof (July 19-25), Waitress (July 30-August 5), In the Heights (August 9-15), and Anything Goes (August 19-25).
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