The abundant silly action could have come from a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta - a cruise full of identity deception and love tangles - and made sure that at each resumption major changes were made. Suspected new hits were always imported from other Porter musicals and expanded again, where there have permanently made it into the play "Friendship" and "De-Lovely" and Hitdichte still increase -. Along with "I Get a Kick Out of you "," You're the Top "and of course the title song.
After the original production of 1934 and an off-Broadway production in 1962 came "Anything goes" in 1987 at the Broadway back - an acclaimed production which long ran over two year for 10 Tony Awards (the Broadway Oscar) was nominated and 3 won. Only in 2011 was followed by the 3rd Broadway revival, on this CD is based. Also this new production was 3 Tonies, including one for Sutton Foster in the female lead.
The version is based on the 1987 version, particularly in terms of musical numbers contained and their order. Only the Arrangement has been changed again, is now slimmer, has more speed, but it looks a bit smoother. A change is really an improvement: The finale begins with a reprise of "De-Lovely" instead of "I get a kick out of you", making the piece to a more logical conclusion comes.
Sutton Foster is a very cool, tough Reno and (especially in the title track and "Blow, Gabriel, Blow") is oriented vocally audible on the original cast Ethel Merman and their very open, hard Timbre - Like the much warmer voice of Patti LuPone in the 1987 recording better. To really appreciate Foster, I have to see it.
Colin Donnell is a young sympathetic, but at least in this shot also somewhat paler Billy - even with him I just do the optical component, its charming game. Purely acoustic convinced me of vocally expressive Howard McGillin in the earlier recording even more.
Musical legend Joel Grey makes the comic role of Moonface Martin also on CD the best. Adam Godley is a wonderfully comical Lord Evelyn, which, however, the strength in his voice for "Gypsy in me" is missing.
Also, the ensemble is not as uniform as busy in the '87er recording. And that's why the new recording is certainly a nice memory of all who have seen the play in this production. Purely acoustic, the older recording for me ahead.
