All Aboard For Hilarity On The High Seas

All Aboard For Hilarity On The High Seas

The Civic, THE EDGE, Auckland, 29 September - 22 October 2011

After an absence of 15 years, one of the world’s most celebrated musicals ANYTHING GOES returns to THE EDGE stage. A gloriously screwball musical that escapes into the madcap world of luxury cruising, where gangster meets priest, revivalist turns nightclub singer, and chaos ensues onboard a cruise ship sailing the high seas -- ANYTHING GOES is set to sail into Auckland in time for the Rugby World Cup 2011.

Tickets to this classic madcap musical, to be staged at Auckland’s beautiful CIVIC THEATRE from September 29, are now on sale. This is a strictly limited season brought to the Civic stage by Auckland Music Theatre in conjunction with Amici Productions – the team behind the critically acclaimed seasons of 42ND STREET, CATS and RENT.

Tickets, priced from $35*, are available NOW from:
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This hilarious, madcap musical features enduring COLE PORTER hits such as I Get A Kick Out Of You, All Through The Night, You're The Top, It's De-Lovely and Anything Goes.

Telling the age-old tale of boy-meets-girl and the complications that ensue, ANYTHING GOES will delight and intrigue every audience. Set in the early 1930s onboard a cruise liner, the S.S. American, bound from New York to London, it carries an unusual group of passengers. Included amongst them are a gangster (Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin), a wealthy debutante and her mother (Hope and Evangeline Harcourt), a nightclub singer (Reno Sweeny), and a wealthy New York businessman and his stowaway assistant (Elisha Whitney and Billy Crocker).

When Billy falls in love with heiress Hope, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, he stows away, setting off a chain reaction of comedic consequences that has passengers and crew singing and dancing their way across the Atlantic. This crazy comedy is replete with disguises and mistaken identities and, eventually, four happy couples - a perfect mix for any classic Broadway musical.

Showcasing an all New Zealand cast and full orchestra, ANYTHING GOES will treat audiences to a journey of toe-tapping fun and frivolity, featuring sublime characters and stunning, all original, sets and costumes. This all new production of the American classic will wow, young and old alike.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW
STRICTLY LIMITED SEASON
29 September - 22 October 2011
The Civic, THE EDGE - Auckland's Premier Theatre
TICKETS: $35.00* - $85.00*
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Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
Presented by Auckland Music Theatre Inc. by arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc.
Co-produced and promoted by Amici Productions Ltd

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