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 Anything Goes
from New York City to England. The majority of the characters were American, all going to England for different reasons. Only one of the lead characters, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, was actually British.
Bonnie. Bonnie is Moonface's sidekick. She is always after men, and sings the songs "Heaven Hop" and "Let's Step Out". In the revival, her name was changed to Erma.
Public Enemy Number One. Snake Eyes Johnson is America's most dangerous criminal, who was supposed to be on the ship with Moonface and Bonnie, but never made it on. During much of the play Billy is mistaken for Snake Eyes, leading to many chases. James Hill was the alibi Snake Eyes held.
Thirteen. He hopes to get up to six or seven.
Let's Misbehave. The meaning of this song is pretty obvious. It's my favorite in the play! "Take Me Back to Manhattan" and "Blow Gabriel Blow" are both sung by Reno and the chorus, and "De-Lovely" is sung by Billy and Hope.
Plum Blossom. There is an absolutely hilarious scene at the end involving her.
Bon Voyage. "Bon Voyage" is a short song, but a fun one to sing. It is also a full chorus number, along with all of the leads, where as many of the songs with leads do not include all of the lead characters.
November 21, 1934. "Anything Goes" also turned out to be the fourth longest running musical of the 1930s.
Anything Goes. In the end of the reprise version of "Anything Goes", it is sung by the entire cast.
"And though I'm not a great romancer, I know that you're bound to answer when I propose ANYTHING GOES!"
S.S. American. In the song Public Enemy Number One, sung by the chorus the words sung are the following:
"Thank thee heartily loyal man
For saving the liner AMERICAN."
Referring to Snake Eyes Johnson, Public Enemy Number One, one of the largest parts in the play, yet he is never seen.
| Can you fill in the blank for in this line from the "Anything Goes" song, "Blow, Gabriel, Blow"?
"Oh, I was _________ Gabriel ________." | "Anything Goes" Musical
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low. Said in "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" during the church scene on the boat, right after Moony is escorted to the prison with Billy because they revealed that they were not a minister or Snake Eyes.
The song line goes:
"Oh, I was low Gabriel, low.
Mighty low, Gabriel, low." Tricky :)
Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Frank Sinatra sang this song too, as many people know, although he changed some of the lyrics so as to avoid the mention of cocaine. In the play, Reno Sweeney sings it about Evelyn Oakleigh.
Reno Sweeny. Although the others are leads, Reno is in most cases the 'main' lead in this musical. She appears in every song except for "Be Like the Bluebird", "Heaven Hop", and "It's Delovely".
| In "Anything Goes", which character said the following:
"I'm not even public enemy 13 anymore!"? | "Anything Goes" Musical
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Moony. He was upset because he was made a fool of in front of the entire ship, and got his gun taken away from him by the Purser and the Captain. He screamed like a baby for Bonnie, one of the last true lines in the musical to which Bonnie replies, "That doesn't matter Moony" and then starts singing "You're the Top".
Tap. Tap is used in the songs "Friendship", "The Heaven Hop", "Blow, Gabriel, Blow", and of course the biggest tap number of all, "Anything Goes"!
Reno, Billy, and Moonface. They sing it randomly about keeping the big secret that Billy should not be on the boat, and he is not really Snake Eyes Johnson, and in order to keep Moonface Martin a secret. It is a song reflecting on their friendship, hence the name of the song.
Cole Porter. Cole Porter also wrote much of the story, he did such a wonderful job. The music in the play is great and sometimes difficult to sing and/or play. He made the songs "I Get a Kick out of You", "Friendship", and "Anything Goes" famous. Sorry it was not Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald, it was good old Cole Porter!
| In the song "Blow Gabrielle Blow", who was everyone yelling at to stay away from them? | "Anything Goes"
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Satan. "Satan you stay away from me cause you're not the man I want to see!"
This is one of the songs where most of the people on board are singing and dancing. Except of course, Billy and Moonface because they've just been taken to the ship's jail.
his glasses. "I'm blind without my glasses!" This was a very funny scene.
two Chinese men. They dress up, and go to the wedding. They also dress Reno up to make her look like Plum Blossom, someone Evie had a "romp in the rice" with.
crew member. He makes an offensive gesture to Hope, who then realizes it's Billy. This is before the song "De-Lovely".
Billy, I do love you!. Billy-"She does love me!"
Moonface--"Oh, that's nice."
Thats pretty funny.
Public Enemy Number One, Let's Step Out!. Bonnie stops the passengers singing praises to Snake Eyes Johnson, Public Enemy Number One, and starts dancing with other passengers singing "Let's Step Out".
yes. It's weird how they all wear the same color scheme throughout the play. You can tell because they hold up the life perserver with Mr. and Mrs. Moonface Martin. It also depends on the school or the production if anyone gets married. The others who get married are Reno and Everlyn and Hope and Billy.
Martin. Moonface Martin, Public Enemy Number Thirteen, although he wants to someday be 6 or 7.
Mickey Mouse. In the song "You're The Top", Mickey Mouse is used to praise Billy. Also it mentions cellophane, I thought that was weird.
Ethel Merman. Ethel Merman is recognized as one of the most talented actresses of the early 1900's. Merman got her big break with a very successful run of the Gershwin brothers' musical "Girl Crazy". She is most noted for her rendition of "I Got Rhythm." She starred in the original "Anything Goes" as the leading lady, Reno Sweeney, and also went on to star in the movie production as well.
Billy. At the beginning of the show, Reno is in love with Billy, who has just been fired from his job as a stock broker's office manager. Reno begs him to join her on the voyage to England, but he sadly declines. Sadly, Reno states it makes a difference that he won't be there.
Bonnie. Bonnie is a gangster moll, and although she might not seem too formidable, she always seems to have a way of getting Moon and Billy out of whatever situation they're stuck in.
The main characters individually contribute to the song. Unlike the other two versions, this version of "Bon Voyage" is far more geared towards the main characters, who indulge in brief solo lines throughout (although the lyrics remain basically the same through all three versions). Moonface begins the song by mispronouncing the term "bon voyage"; Billy proclaims that he just can't say goodbye to Hope, Hope looks forward to watching the sea, Evelyn hopes there will be tea involved, and Mrs. Harcourt corrects everyone's French throughout.
Reno and Sir Evelyn. "Let's Misbehave" is a duet that occurs between Reno and Sir Evelyn only in the off Broadway revival version. The song's title stems from the fact that Evelyn is engaged to marry Hope, even though he has clearly fallen in love with Reno, who is not complaining about the Englishman's decision.
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