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Patti LuPone ANYTHING GOES Lincoln Center Cole Porter Musical Playbill Sept 1987
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Patti LuPone ANYTHING GOES Lincoln Center Theatre Cole Porter Musical Playbill Sept 1987This was from an early preview where the song listing was an insert owing to the daily tweaks and adjustments.
Cover, like all of
Lincoln Center Theatre productions, has the brilliant graphic artwork of James McMullan
Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 1987 Broadway revival, John Weidman and Timothy Crouse (Russel's son) updated the book and re-ordered the musical numbers, using Cole Porter songs from other Porter shows, a practice which the composer often engaged in.
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This revival was re-scored for a 16-piece swing band playing on stage, in the style of early Benny Goodman.
This production opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, in Lincoln Center, on October 19, 1987, and ran for 784 performances. It was directed by Jerry Zaks and choreography by Michael Smuin, it starred Patti LuPone as Reno Sweeney, Howard McGillin as Billy, Bill McCutcheon as Moonface, and Anthony Heald as Lord Evelyn; Leslie Uggams and Linda Hart were replacement Renos. It was nominated for ten Tony Awards (including nominations for McGillin, LuPone, McCutcheon, and Heald), winning for Best Revival of a Musical, Best featured actor (McCutcheon), and Best Choreography. The production also won the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Revival of a Musical and LuPone won the Outstanding Actress award.