Anything Goes - 1988 Tony Awards

Patti Lupone with the 1987 revival cast in Anything Goes on the Tony Awards.

Anything Goes is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. 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 musical introduced such songs as "Anything Goes," "You're the Top," and "I Get a Kick Out of You."

For the 1987 Broadway revival, John Weidman and Timothy Crouse (Russel's son) updated the book and re-ordered the musical numbers, using Cole Porter songs from other Porter shows, a practice which the composer often engaged in.The music was rescored for a 16-piece swing band, in the style of early Benny Goodman, instead of the earlier 28-piece orchestrations. This production opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre, in Lincoln Center, on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances. With direction by Jerry Zaks and choreography by Michael Smuin, it starred Patti LuPone as Reno Sweeney, Howard McGillin as Billy, Bill McCutcheon as Moonface, and Anthony Heald as Lord Evelyn. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards (including LuPone, Heald and McGillin), winning for Best Revival of a Musical, Best featured actor (McCutcheon), and Best Choreography. The production also won the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and LuPone won the Outstanding Actress award. Leslie Uggams and Linda Hart were replacement Renos.

On a side note, the song "Anything Goes" is played on Galaxy News Radio, a fictional radio station, in the post-apocalyptic video game Fallout 3.

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[KeepItGayStageNazi]

Why can't we all just love Patti and Sutton equally. I sure as hell do when it comes to Anything Goes.

[betchitty]

Patty Lupone and Sutton Foster are both brilliant. Why does one have to be better than the other? It's all about opinion and which version of the character you like better. Those who are saying their opinion is better because the other person knows nothing about broadway, seriously get over yourself.

[ddd8170]

@ruthiehenshalllesmiz you clearly don't know anyting about the theatre or performers

[29kyne]

The awkward moment when the female extras are dressed sluttier in the 80's than today

[legocontrollerjr]

fallout 3 and indiana jones and the temple of doom. DOUBLE WHAMMY BABY!

[Alexriraf]

Is there any major female musical role Patti Lupone hasn't played!? Eva Peron, Nancy (Oliver!), Fantine, Reno Sweeney, Norma Desmond, Annie (Get Your Gun) Mrs Lovett and Mamma Rose. Freaking frak..

[granda13]

I saw them both and they were BOTH great!!!!

[ruthiehenshalllesmiz]

Don't insult LuPone by mentioning her in the same sentence as that overrated starlet SF with the squeaky voice, hammy acting, and mediocre dancing skills!

[OpponentsOfMeism]

Patty LuPone has one powerful voice...that lady probably doesn't even need a microphone.

[Kelso016]

Wow 1988 I was born this year :p I'm so glad they revisit these musicals and share then with the world that was once unaware of them existing.

[xxleadinglifexx]

@abb9211 So since you don't think Sutton will still be around when she's 60, she won't be, and therefore is worse than Patti? And diction when singing is actually really hard for a lot of people. And you're referring to someone as ignorant and immature because of their opinion? That's pretty narrow-minded. Both are great singers, and it's just a matter of opinion from there.