Casting is now complete for the Muny production
of Anything Goes, which will be presented August 19–25 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, Missouri.
Directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge with choreography by Jared Grimes, the cast will be led by the previously reported Jeanna de Waal as Reno Sweeney, Jay Armstrong Johnson as Billy Crocker, Kevin Chamberlin as Moonface Martin, George Abud as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Kimberly Immanuel as Hope Harcourt, Adrianna Hicks as Erma, Ann Harada as Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt, Lara Teeter as Elisha J. Whitney, Eric Jordan Young as Captain, Danny Gardner as Ship's Purser, Spencer Jones as Spit, and Joe Capstick as Dippy.
Newly announced for the final production of the summer season are ensemble members Colin Bradbury, Kristen Grace Brown, Lamont Brown, Alaman Diadhiou, C.K. Edwards, Marjorie Failoni, Kaitlyn Frank, Michael Harp, Candice Hatakeyama, Danielle Jackman, Madison Hilligoss, Ryan Lambert, Carina-Kay Louchiey, Nathaniel Mahone, John Manzari, Lauralyn McClelland, Alex Hayden Miller, Cole Newburg, and Bethany Ann Tesarck. The company will also be joined by the Muny Teen Youth Ensemble.
The 1934 musical—previously seen at the Muny in 1999, 1982, 1972,
1960, and 1940—has songs by Cole Porter and originally starred Ethel
Merman as Reno Sweeney. Subsequent Broadway Renos include Tony winners
Patti LuPone and Sutton Foster. For the Broadway revivals, Timothy
Crouse and John Weidman drew on the original Depression-era script by
P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.
Set aboard a transatlantic ocean liner, Anything Goes
features "You're the Top," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," "It's De-Lovely," "I
Get a Kick Out of You," and the toe-tapping title song, among others.
The upcoming production will also have music direction by conductor
Ben Whiteley, associate choreography by Madison Hilligoss, assistant choreography by Ian Klein, scenic design by Edward E. Haynes Jr., costume design by Tristan Raines, lighting design by Rob Denton, sound design by John Shivers and David Patridge, video design by Kylee Loera, wig design by Kelley Jordan, and production stage management by Kelsey Tippins.
The Telsey Office is the casting partner of The Muny.
The Muny artistic staff includes Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson and Associate Artistic Director Michael Baxter. The production manager is Tracy Utzmyers, and the music supervisor is Michael Horsley.
The 2024 summer season at The Muny is currently underway with In the Heights (August 9-15).
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