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Scott, radiant as Reno Sweeney, her voice commanding, rich and luscious, and Mr. Whitney (Kingsley Leggs) the gangster Moonface Martin (Stephen DeRosa) and his sexy companion, Erma (Desireé Davar). Others aboard the vessel include evangelist-turned-nightclub-singer Reno Sweeney (Rashidra Scott) Billy’s boss, the businessman and proud Yale alumnus Elisha J.

American, a steamship bound for London, as a stowaway after falling for Hope Harcourt (Hannah Florence), a debutante who is in love with Billy but engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh (Benjamin Howes). The Wall Street broker Billy Crocker (David Harris) is lured aboard the S.S. It’s a stem-to-stern voyage of perfection that boasts impeccable casting, brilliant performances, adrenaline-pumping tap dancing, a bold, innovative set, superior musicianship and an infectious nightcap of sheer joy.Ī big musical with a big cast - including Trixie, the adorable Connecticut Humane Society rescue dog playing the role of Cheeky - “Anything Goes” features tangled narratives curling like strands of spaghetti from the boy-eventually-gets-forbidden-girl plotline. The production of “Anything Goes” that opens the 2016 season is not simply a matter of perfect timing. Only in the last few years has it embraced big, beloved shows like “ Fiddler on the Roof,” “Show Boat” and “ Hello, Dolly!” The theater has built its reputation by presenting new works and reviving older, obscure musicals. American and Goodspeed’s perch on the Connecticut River make “Anything Goes” a natural on this stage. If the title song and hit numbers like “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” weren’t temptation enough, the musical’s references to Porter’s alma mater, Yale University, and the nautical interplay between the show’s setting aboard the S.S. It is surprising that Goodspeed Musicals is only now taking its maiden voyage with the 1934 Cole Porter classic “Anything Goes.”