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Anything Goes

Synopsis

Nothing is as pleasing as the old-age tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications which ensue, and no one puts it on stage better than ANYTHING GOES. Our hero and heroine, Billy Crocker and Hope Harcourt respectively, meet at an overcrowded party one night in the early '30s. Unfortunately, Hop slips away into the night without giving her address to Billy

This is the background for the excitement that starts at the New Yoeak sailing of the "America" bound for England. To ensure a fun-filled cruise, Reno Sweeny, famed evangelist, is on board with her four beautiful "Angels".

Into this arena arrives Billy, a young man on his way up in the Wall Street world, who is there to deliver his boss' passport. Billy, as it turns out is the same young man who fell for Hope Harcourt and who has been searching for her ever since. Hi is also a good personal friend of Reno Sweeny.

Reno greets Billy warmly and then the deck stewards begin to call, "All ashore that's going ashore". Billy starts for the gangplank when a girl appears, the splendid girl who he has not been able to get out of his mind. "Are you sailing?" she asks.. "You bet I'm sailing" is the rejoinder.

There is another celebrity sailing, but he is very much under wraps. "Moonface Martin", a onetime ship's gambler and "Public Enemy 13", is hiding on board. Billy wants Moonface's friendship by getting the FBI off his trail and Moonface joins in Reno's efforts to help Billy win Hope away from the pleasant by lame-brained English baronet, Sir Evelyn, to whom she is engaged.

Moonface is able to supply Billy with a cabin, one that a pal number "one" on the "wanted" list, had been warned against occupying. Meanwhile, Reno, in an effort to give Billy a clear field with Hope, is busy weaving a spell around Hope's intended, the titled Englishman.

Billy has just a few days to win Hope, whose mother is all for the baronet, the ship's officers are searching the ship for a man who is the occupant of the gangster's cabin, and Billy and Moonface have to resort to varied disguises to avoid being caught.

Its a wonder that all the romances are sorted out and disaster is averted but indeed they are aboard the magical ship where "Anything Goes".

Performances

The season was one week in July of 1998.

Artistic Team

Director Deborah Oates
Assistant Director Tony Cianciarulo
Musical Director Peter Burgess
Choreographer Rachelle Gianinotti
Assistant Choreographer Vanessa Isgro

Cast

Reno Sweeny Lidia Mancini
Billy Crocker Andrew Jameson
Hope Harcourt Lara Ishkan
Sir Evelyn Oaakley James Dominguez
Moonface Martin Luciano Parissi
Bonnie Adele Raymond
Mrs. Wadsworth T. Harcourt Sara Lacey
Elisha J. Whitney Anthony Ventura
The Angels:
   Purity
   Chastity
   Charity
   Virture

Vickie Zarifopoulos
Amelia van Lint
Robyn-Jane Lacey
Kylie Thompson
Captain Damien Useli
Purser Pauline Nero
Steward Matthew Spiteri
Bishop Adrian Ventura
Ching Robert Clark
Ling Jessica Isgro
Reporter Charlene May
Photographer Narelle Tanti
The Drunk Rick Sweeny
Ensemble Sandra Accari
Maria Alfonzetti
Tracey Bird
Anthony Bordon
Stewart Cooke
Rebecca Dominguez
Tara Easden
Carla Gianinotti
Chantelle Gianinotti
Renate Jameson
Royce Keirl
Mariana Kresc
Rosa Nessim
Paul Odorisio
Cathy Patullo
Melissa Renfrey
Peter Useli

Producers

The Committee of ARC for 1997/1998

President Amelia van Lint
Vice-President John Rizzotto
Secretary Sandra Rizzotto
Treasurer Pauline Nero
General Member Adrian Ventura

Production Team

Stage Manager Mark VillaRacho
Adrian Murone
Lighting Designer Serena Steward
Rehearsal Pianist Angela Beard
Costumes Amelia van Lint
Deborah Poulter
Robyn Skerry
Joanne van Lint
Logo Design Anthony Ventura
Programme Adrian Ventura
Tickets Anthony Ventura
Front of House Sandra Rizotto
Joanne van Lint
Nadia Nessim
Jane Delzoppo
Robyn Skerry
Lucille Gravina

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