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ANYTHING GOES [musical show]

Title

ANYTHING GOES [musical show]

Opening Date

November 21, 1934

Genre

musical show

Production and Recordings Information

1934 medley. COND: Paul Whiteman. VOCALS: Ramona Davies, Peggy Healy, John Hauser, Bob Lawrence. (78/Vic 36141, ALB-49, ALB-2091)

1935 medley by Jack Hylton Orch. Vocals uncredited. (78/HMV(E) C-2757)

1935 records by Bing Crosby of 1936 film cast. MUSIC & WORDS: Various. COND: George Stoll. "Sailor Beware" (78/Dec 631, ALB-1115, ALB-1970) "My Heart and I" (78/Dec 631, ALB-1454, ALB-1970) "Moonburn" (78/Dec 617, ALB-1160, ALB-1203, ALB-1454, ALB-1574) (All the above are on Dec 10" 6009, with Two for Tonight; CD/Dec B-0001933-02, with the 1956 film prod; ALB-319.)

1935 records by members of 1935 London prod. COND: Francis Collinson. Jack Whiting, Jeanne Aubert: "You're the Top" (78/Col(E) DX-697, ALB-156, ALB-300, ALB-513, ALB-801, ALB-1460, ALB-1571, ALB-2030, ALB-2146, ALB-2295) Whiting: "All through the Night" (78/Col(E) DX-698, ALB-156, ALB-300, ALB-513, ALB-801, ALB-1374, ALB-1559, ALB-1571, ALB-2030, ALB-2146, ALB-2295) Whiting, Sydney Howard: Scene "In the Ship's Cell" (78/Col(E) DX-698, ALB-300, ALB-513, ALB-2146, ALB-2295) Howard: "Be like the Bluebird" (78/Col(E) DX-698, ALB-300, ALB-513, ALB-801, ALB-2030, ALB-2146, ALB-2295) Aubert, the Four Admirals: "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" (78/Col(E) DX-698, ALB-300, ALB-513, ALB-801, ALB-1571, ALB-2030, ALB-2146, ALB-2295) "Anything Goes" Aubert: "I Get a Kick Out of You" (78/Col(E) DX-697, ALB-300, ALB-801, ALB-1571, ALB-2030, ALB-2146, ALB-2295)

1948 radio prod. COND: Carmen Dragon. CAST: Gordon MacRae, Margaret Whiting, & Victor Moore (of orig cast). (CD/Redmond Nostalgia 1072)

1950 album by Mary Martin & chorus. ORCH: Ted Royal. COND: Lehman Engel. (Col 10" CL-2582; CD/DRG 19022, with The Band Wagon. Excerpts: Overture, Finale (ALB-2295) "All through the Night" (ALB-1420, ALB-1527, ALB-2250, ALB-2295) "Anything Goes," "I Get a Kick Out of You" (ALB-1774, ALB-2250, ALB-2295) "You're the Top" (ALB-2250).)

1953 album. COND: Milton Rosenstock. VOCALS: Helen Gallagher, Jack Cassidy. (RCA 10" LPM-3157, with Kiss Me Kate)

1954 TV prod, with interpolated Porter songs. ORCH: Buddy Bregman. COND: Al Goodman. CAST: Ethel Merman of orig cast; Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr, Sheree North, chorus. (Larynx 567 (ALB-407), with Panama Hattie. Excerpts: Merman, Lahr: "Friendship" (ALB-1180, ALB-1559) Merman: "Anything Goes" (ALB-2295).)

1956 album (incl soundtrack) by members of 1956 film prod. MUSIC & WORDS: Cole Porter, James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn. COND: Joseph Lilley. CAST: Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Zizi Jeanmaire, Mitzi Gaynor. (Dec 8318; CD/Dec B-0001933-02, with three songs from the 1936 film prod. Incomplete: ALB-26. Excerpts: "I Get a Kick Out of You," "You're the Top" (ALB-2295).)

1962 prod, with songs interpolated from other Porter shows. ORCH: Julian Stein. COND: Ted Simons. CAST: Eileen Rodgers, Hal Linden, Mickey Deems, Margery Gray, Barbara Lang, Kenneth Mars, Kay Norman. (Epic FLS-15100; CD/Epic EK-15100. Excerpts: Rodgers: "I Get a Kick Out of You" (ALB-935) Rodgers, Linden: "You're the Top" (ALB-1420, ALB-1424).)

1969 London prod. ORCH & COND: Alfred Ralston. CAST: Marian Montgomery, James Kenney, Michael Segal, Michael Malnick, Valerie Verdon, Janet Mahoney, Bernard Sharpe, Peter Honri. (Dec(E) SKL-5031; That's Entertainment(E) 1080. Excerpt: Montgomery: "Take Me Back to Manhattan" (ALB-1800).)

1987 prod with songs dropped from the orig prod & other Porter songs interpolated. ORCH: Michael Gibson. COND: Edward Strauss. CAST: Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin, Bill McCutcheon, Rex Everhart, Linda Hart, Anthony Heald, Kathleen Mahony-Bennett. (CD/RCA 7769-2-RC. Excerpts: Orchestra: "Prelude" LuPone, McCutcheon: "Friendship" LuPone: "I Get a Kick Out of You" (ALB-1377) "Anything Goes" (ALB-1678).)

1989 Australian prod, with interpolations of Porter songs. ORCH: Michael Gibson. COND: Dale Ringland. CAST: Geraldine Turner, Simon Burke, Peter Whitford, Grant Dodwell, Marina Prior, Barry Rugless, Jacqui Rae. (CD/EMI(Australia) CDP-792103)

1989 London prod of 1987 New York version. ORCH: Michael Gibson. COND: John Owen Edwards. CAST: Elaine Paige, Bernard Cribbens, Howard McGillin (also of 1987 prod), Harry Towb, Kathryn Evans, Martin Turner, Ashleigh Sendin. (CD/First Night(E) CAST-CD18; plus different versions of Paige: "Anything Goes," "I Get a Kick Out of You" (45/First Night(E) SCORE-18). Excerpt: Paige: "Blow Gabriel Blow" (ALB-1986).)

1989 studio prod, based on orig prod. ORCH: Robert Russell Bennett, Hans Spialek. COND: John McGlinn. CAST: Kim Criswell, Cris Groenendaal, Jack Gilford, Frederica von Stade, chorus. (CD/EMI CDC-7-49848-2)

1993 performances by Patti LuPone of 1987 prod, rec live. "Anything Goes," "I Get a Kick Out of You" (ALB-1511)

1998 performance by Marian Montgomery of 1969 London prod. "I Get a Kick Out of You" (With Laurie Holloway: ALB-1848)

2002 London prod. ORCH: Michael Gibson. COND: Gareth Valentine. CAST: Sally Ann Triplett, John Barrowman, Martin Marquez, Robin Soans, Paul Grunert, Denis Quilley, Mary Stockley. (CD/First Night(E) CASTCD-90. Excerpts (fragmentary) on promo record: "Anything Goes," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "You're the Top," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" (CD/Exallshow mx DEW-182703).)

2003 studio prod, with two interpolations. ORCH: Michael Gibson. COND: John Owen Edwards. CAST: Louise Gold & Matt Zimmerman (replacements in 1989 London prod); Gregg Edelman (replacement in 1987 prod); Tara Hugo, Paul Manuel, Katrina Murphy. (CD/Jay(E) 1374)

Records by Cole Porter, vocal & piano. MUSIC & WORDS: Cole Porter. "You're the Top" (1934: 78/Vic 24766, ALB-18, ALB-182, ALB-513, ALB-539, ALB-711, ALB-978, ALB-1113, ALB-1186, ALB-1187, ALB-1352, ALB-1377, ALB-1420, ALB-1566, ALB-1825, ALB-2004, ALB-2088, ALB-2146, ALB-2172 (overdubbed), ALB-2168) (1934, radio: ALB-1135) "Be like the Bluebird" (1935: 78/Vic 24843, ALB-182, ALB-340, ALB-513, ALB-1113, ALB-1377, ALB-2088, ALB-2146, ALB-2295) "Anything Goes" (1934: 78/Vic 24825, ALB-182, ALB-321, ALB-340, ALB-513, ALB-563, ALB-1113, ALB-1187, ALB-1352, ALB-1374, ALB-1377, ALB-1418, ALB-1420, ALB-1424, ALB-1566, ALB-1575, ALB-2004, ALB-2088, ALB-2124, ALB-2172 (overdubbed), ALB-2146)

Records by members of orig cast. Ethel Merman: "You're the Top" (1934: 78/Bruns 7342, ALB-3A

Soundtrack of 1936 film, with addl songs not by Porter. CAST: Ethel Merman of orig cast, Bing Crosby, chorus. (Caliban 6043, with Every Night at Eight; plus Merman: "I Get a Kick Out of You" on ALB-655 and Crosby: "Sailor Beware" on ALB-769. Excerpts: Merman, Crosby: "The Shanghai-de-ho" (ALB-334, ALB-1563, ALB-1970) Merman, Crosby, Ruggles: "You're the Top" (ALB-655) (Incomplete: ALB-334, ALB-1447, ALB-1563, ALB-1672, ALB-1970) Crosby, uncredited men: "There'll Always Be a Lady Fair" (ALB-655) Crosby: "Moonburn" (ALB-1970).)

Note

From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond

DigitalID

loc.natlib.smor.19341121

Last Updated: 08-23-2012