Musical "Anything Goes" Coming To Limestone Theatre April 26-29

Limestone College’s Department of Theatre and Music will present the Tony Award-winning musical “Anything Goes” during a four-show run April 26-29.

The start time for each show April 26-28 will be at 7:30 p.m., and a 3 p.m. performance will take place on April 29. Limestone Center Theatre is located at 130 Leadmine Street in Gaffney.

Tickets are on sale online by visiting limestone-college.ticketleap.com. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 each for seniors 65-over and non-Limestone students. Limestone faculty, staff, and students are admitted free with a valid ID. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door, while supplies last.

The cast includes 19 Limestone students, plus a four-member male quartet of students from the College.

“Anything Goes” music and lyrics were written by Cole Porter.

The musical is set aboard the ocean liner S. S. American, where nightclub singer/evangelist Reno Sweeney (played by Jessie Cantrell from Spartanburg) is en route from New York to England. Her pal Billy Crocker (J.R. Bloomer, Gaffney) has stowed away to be near his love, Hope Harcourt (Jade Alford, Gaffney), but the problem is Hope is engaged to the wealthy Lord Evelyn Oakleigh (Jamaas Britton, Fort Mill).

Joining this love triangle on board the luxury liner are Moonface Martin (Luke Holt, Columbia) and his sidekick-in-crime Erma (Autumn Krueger, Summerville). With the help of some elaborate disguises, tap-dancing sailors and good old-fashioned blackmail, Reno and Martin join forces to help Billy in his quest to win Hope’s heart.

The original “Anything Goes” book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse and was heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Since its 1934 debut at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway, the musical has been revived several times in the United States and Britain and has been filmed twice. The musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.