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Tap-Dancing Musical “Anything Goes” Runs April 17-19


The Tower Hill Theater Department’s production of Anything Goes runs April 17-19, with reserved seating tickets available online

The time-honored musical follows the story of Wall Street broker Billy Crocker’s quest to steal the heart of heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to a British nobleman. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and gangster Moonface Martin help Crocker aboard an ocean liner en route from New York to London.
 
“It’s all about hijinks and mistaken identity,” Director Rachel Marlowe said. “But at the core of it, there are a couple different love stories going on that really give it genuine heart and soul.”

The spectacular set features a two-story ship designed and constructed by Technical Director Matt Kator to hold the orchestra pit on the upper deck. Band students and music faculty members Eric Perkins, Scott Zeplin and Zerrin Martin will accompany singers in performing Big Band-era standards written for the musical by Cole Porter, including “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” “It’s De-Lovely,” and “Anything Goes.” 

“The audience will be humming and tapping along to the songs that they know,” Marlowe said.

The production brings tap dancing back to Tower Hill for the first time since 1987. Marlowe taught students tap dancing for show’s choreography, with most cast members having never attempted the genre before.
 
“They have been incredible at picking it up,” she said. “I think the audience will be pretty impressed that their athletes, star students and musicians are tapping on stage.”

Show Times

Friday, April 17, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m.
 
Tickets purchased online: Students $12, Adults $15
All tickets purchased at the door: $18

Cast List
 
RENO SWEENEY: Whitney Polich
 
HER ANGELS:
            Purity: Josephine Thrasher
            Charity: Kalee Kennedy
            Chastity: Maddie Stern
            Serenity: Melody Young
            Virtue: Becca Pettinaro
 
BILLY CROCKER: Spencer Johnson
 
MOONFACE MARTIN: George Gianforcaro
 
SIR EVELYN OAKLEIGH: Henry Mette
 
ELIJAH J. WHITNEY: Graham Bright
 
EVANGELINE HARCOURT: Caroline DeSantis
 
HOPE HARCOURT: Lexi Longo
 
ERMA: Annie Abramczyk
 
RUTH: Emily Katz
 
JOAN: Alexandra Caimi
 
BISHOP HENRY T. DOBSON/SAILOR: Ethan Yao
 
CAPTAIN: Mark Cordell
 
SHIP’S PURSER: Luke Solacoff
 
SAILOR SOLOIST: Chris Schorn
 
PASSENGER SOLOIST: Natalie Hobbs
 
BARTENDER/PASSENGER: Cameron Cucuzzella
 
PHOTOGRAPHER/PASSENGER: Alexis Wrease
 
REPORTER/PASSENGER: Samantha Silvers
 
OLD WOMAN/PASSENGER: Brooke Hayman
 
FBI AGENTS/GROUPIES/PASSENGERS:
            Alexis Burns
            Janel Hall
            Ariel Zhang
            Landon Reese
 
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