Anything Goes
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter Book by Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, P. G. Wodehouse & Russel Crouse
Anything Goes is a splashy, upbeat musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. 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 #13, Moonface Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The tap dance filled musical introduced such songs as Anything Goes, You’re the Top, and I Get a Kick Out of You.