‘Anything Goes’ launches 47th TOBB season June 22
ALPINE – Cole Porter’s musical classic, “Anything Goes,” launches the 47th season of the Theatre of the Big Bend, with weekend performances June 22-July 8.
Show times are 8:15pm Friday-Sunday at the Kokernot Outdoor Theatre in Alpine. Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for seniors and children. A special holiday performance is scheduled Thursday, July 5. Advanced tickets are on sale now at www.sulross.edu/theatre or by calling 888-722-SRSU.
Featuring famous Cole Porter hits such as, It’s Delovely, Friendship, I Get a Kick Out of You and the title song, Anything Goes, the Theatre of the Big Bend’s summer musical is a classic American spectacle the entire family will enjoy. Directed by Gregory M. Schwab and choreographed by Dona W. Roman, “Anything Goes” is filled with fun, mayhem, song and dance. Musical direction is by Donald Callen Freed and Chris Dobbins, and technical direction by guest artist Jeff Wisor.
The entire action takes place aboard the “S.S. American” sailing from New York to England. Among the passengers are beautiful American Heiress Hope Harcourt (played by Laura Ashley Anderson); her foppish British fiance Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (Timothy Wright) and Hope’s mother, Mrs. Wadsworth T. Harcourt (Michelle Selk).
(photo by DANA C. .JONES) Cast members rehearse a scene from the musical “Anything Goes.”
Other travelers are Bishop Dobson (Chris Ritzi); his two Chinese converts Ching (Catherine Ritzi) and Ling (Westin Huffman); and Elisha J. Whitney (Joseph Rosco), grandiose Wall Street broker. Reno Sweeney (Raven Thrasher), ex-evangelist turned nightclub singer, and her quartet of not-so-angelic Angels: Purity (Missy Embrey); Chastity (Laura Ocanas); Charity (Mandy Mata) and Virtue (Kayla Perkins) are also passengers.
Next we meet Billy Crocker (Julian Johnson) who is, as he later admits, “a broken-down broker.” Billy has not planned to sail, but when he learns that Hope Harcourt (a dear friend) is planning to marry Sir Evelyn Oakleigh, he decides to stay aboard as a stowaway and somehow plan to break up the proposed marriage. Moonface Martin (Gregory Gonzales), Public Enemy Number 13 and his moll Bonnie (Ashley Page) are also on board.
Additional cast members include: Michael Gallardo (Reporter #!, Sailor #2); Antonio Castro (Steward); Roger Siglin (Cameraman); Hannah Machado (Girl #1); Brook Siler (Girl #2); Jay Sawyer (Captain); Brandy and Tony Snyder (Couple #1); Martiza Mata (Daughter of Couple #1); Jackie and Roger Siglin (Couple #2); Eddie Molinar (Purser); and Trevor Priest (Sailor #1).
Musicians are: Mark Sexton, Christine Cavazos and Kasey Campa (flute); Karla Villasenor (violin); Kasey Campa (saxophone); Heather Dobbins (bassoon); Chuck Wilson and Sue Zukowski (trumpet).
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