Jump aboard a lavish cruise ship, The S.S. American, and escape into a world of tap dancing, physical comedy, romance, timeless themes and tunes. Anything Goes runs April 3rd-4th at 7 pm and April 5th at 2 pm and 7 pm.
The story features Billy Crocker, a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh.
Aiding Billy in his quest to win Hope's heart are nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, aka "Moonface" Martin. Follow the madcap antics that take place on an ocean journey that starts in New York and ends in London.
Tickets for this delightful musical are $10 for students and $20 for adults. Get your tickets while you can at YHSTheatre.org/tickets-shows starting Wednesday, Feb 26th.
*Please consider adding a CAPPIE ticket to help Yorktown offset the cost of reserving 70 seats for our CAPPIE student critics, which in turn make is possible for students to gain valuable art journalism experience and allows Yorktown High School to compete in the widely-respected CAPPIE award competition.
Written by Cole Porter in 1934 many of the showtune lyrics featured humorous references to various figures of scandal and gossip in high society of the day, which subsequent versions of the musical have inserted modern references.
Many songs introduced in 'Anything Goes' are now recognized as pop and jazz standards including ''You're the Top,' 'I Get a Kick Out of You,' and 'All Through the Night.' Fun Fact: Audiences may recall hearing 'Anything Goes' in the film Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and on radio stations within hit video games Fallout 3 & Fallout 4.
Bring your friends and neighbors to this classic performance!