Preview of 'Anything Goes' at Musicals at Richter

Musicals at Richter opens 30th Season with Anything Goes June 27th

Directed and Choreographed by Jeri Kansas ( Roxbury CT )   

Musical Direction by Melissa Jones ( Brewster NY )

We start our summer journey aboard the S.S. American in the Cole Porter classic Anything Goes.  This show combines madcap antics, a romantic love story, and a hilarious cast of characters.

Set on the deck of a Trans-Atlantic ocean liner S. S. American, where nightclub singer/evangelist Reno Sweeney ( Janina Gonzalez - Brewster NY ) is en route from New York to England . Her pal Billy Crocker ( Robert Bria – Redding CT ) has stowed away to be near his love, Hope Harcourt ( Stephanie Sands – Brewster NY ), but the problem is Hope is engaged to the wealthy Lord Evelyn Oakleigh ( Michael Wright – Newtown CT ). Joining this love triangle on board the luxury liner are Public Enemy #13, Moonface Martin ( Ted Schwartz – Brookfield CT ) and his sidekick-in-crime Erma ( Lauren Nicole Sherwood – Stamford CT ). With the help of some elaborate disguises, dancing sailors and good old-fashioned blackmail, Reno and Martin join forces to help Billy in his quest to win Hope’s heart.

Anything Goes is a shining example of classic musical theater, complete with amazing tap numbers, campy jokes, unlikely happy endings and eminently hummable songs like “De-Lovely,”  “I Get a Kick Out Of You” and “Anything Goes”.

Now in its 30th season, Musicals at Richter is Connecticut ’s longest-running outdoor theater. Performances are at the Richter Arts Center , 100 Aunt Hack Road , in Danbury . Performances are given outdoors under the stars and audience members can picnic on lawn chairs and blankets while they watch the show. A fun, family-friendly way to spend a beautiful summer evening! Nestled in the hills of Western Connecticut, the Richter Arts Center stage has served as the scenic backdrop for over 80 musicals produced by Musicals at Richter, as well as a professional springboard for hundreds of up-and-coming performers. Musicals at Richter is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. For tickets and for more information, visit the website at www.musicalsatrichter.org, or e-mail info@musicalsatrichter.org.