  anything goes is a musical with music and lyrics by cole porter. the original book was a collaborative effort by guy bolton and p.g. wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of howard lindsay and russel crouse. the story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from new york to london. billy crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress hope harcourt, who is engaged to lord evelyn oakleigh. nightclub singer reno sweeney and public enemy #13 moonface martin aid billy in his quest to win hope. the musical introduced such songs as "anything goes", "you're the top", and "i get a kick out of you." since its 1934 debut at the alvin theatre (now known as the neil simon theatre) on broadway, the musical has been revived several times in the united states and britain and has been filmed twice. the musical has long been a popular choice for school and community productions.time magazine reported in its may 26, 2008 issue, p. 51, that this musical tied (with guys and dolls) as the tenth most frequently produced musical by u.s. high schools in 2007. ==history== the original idea for a musical set on board an ocean liner came from producer vinton freedley, who was living on a boat, having left the us to avoid his creditors.  he selected the writing team, p. g. wodehouse and guy bolton, and the star, ethel merman. the first draft of the show was called crazy week, which became hard to get, and finally anything goes. the original plot involved a bomb threat, a shipwreck, and hijinks on a desert island,hischak, thomas s. (2004). through the screen door. lanham, maryland: the scarecrow press, inc., p. 28. isbn 0-8108-5018-4 but, just a few weeks before the s
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