Further casting for tour and Barbican run of Anything Goes

Further casting has been revealed for the upcoming tour and London run of the new Anything Goes revival, which makes a return after its award-winning opening last summer.

as previously announced West End star Kerry Ellis will lead the production as nightclub evangelist Reno Sweeney, with Dennis Lawson as Moonface Martin, Simon Callow as Eli Whitney, and Bonnie Langford as Mrs. Hope Harcourt.

Returning to the show will be Samuel Edwards (Les Misérables) as Billy Crocker, Carly Mercedes Dyer (A Chorus Line) as Erma, Nicole-Lily Baisden (The Book of Mormon) as Hope Harcourt and Haydn Oakley (A Christmas Carol) as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh with Carl Au as Luke, Trev Neo as John, Clive Hayward as Ship's Captain and Cornelius Clarke as Ship's Purser.

The ensemble will include Jessica Buckby, Natalie Chua, Eamonn Cox, Jacob Fisher, Selina Hamilton, Maddie Harper, Eu Jin Hwang, David Kar-Hing Lee, Billie-Kay, Sammy Kelly, Anna McGarahan, Perry O'Dea, Tom Partridge, Christopher Short, Jack Wilcox and Alexandra Wright and swings Josh Barnett, George Beet, Gabrielle Cocca and Emily Ormiston.

The show has added a number of weeks to its London run and will now commence performances from Saturday 25 June rather than Friday 15 July. It opens on tour at Bristol Hippodrome on 11 April before visiting Liverpool, Edinburgh, Dublin and Manchester.

Casting for new Anything Goes Tour

Initial casting has been announced for the new tour  of ANYTHING GOES.

West End star Kerry Ellis will lead the  production as nightclub evangelist Reno Sweeney, with Dennis Lawson as Moonface Martin, Simon Callow as Eli Whitney, and Bonnie Langford as Mrs. Harcourt.

Returning to the  tour will be Samuel Edwards (Les Misérables) as Billy Crocker, Carly Mercedes Dyer (A Chorus Line) as Erma, Nicole-Lily Baisden (The Book of Mormon) as Hope Harcourt and Haydn Oakley (A Christmas Carol) as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Further casting will be announced soon

New Tour of Anything Goes

Stage Entertainment, in association with Sheffield Theatres, has just announced  a new UK and Ireland tour of Cole Porter’s classic musical comedy, Anything Goes . Following its run at the Crucible theatre in Sheffield (28 November 2014 – 17 January 2015), the tour will open at the New Wimbledon Theatre on  29th January before visiting Aylesbury. Stoke, Bromley, Bradford, Liverpool, Eastbourne, Southampton, Manchester, Glasgow, Dartford,  Northampton, High Wycombe, Belfast, York, Plymouth, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Cardiff, Wolverhampton, Aberdeen, Dublin, Torquay, Bournemouth, Woking, Oxford, Birmingham,  Milton Keynes, Sunderland and Bristol Hippodrome where it currently ends on 10th October. Full  casting details to follow shortly.

 Directed by Daniel Evans and choreographed by Alistair David, this brand new production of Cole Porter’s classic, multi-award winning musical comedy,  transports you to the magical age of tap dancing and high society.When Billy Crocker discovers that his heart’s desire, debutante heiress Hope Harcourt is engaged to an English aristocrat, he stows away aboard the S.S. American to win her back. Aided by a string of eccentric passengers on board the luxurious transatlantic liner, can this web of love be untangled before they reach Southampton?

 Featuring  a live orchestra and a  cast of 26, Cole Porter’s uplifting masterpiece of song and dance features standard songs  I Get A Kick Out of You, You’re the Top, It’s De-Lovely and Anything Goes.