Auditions Announced for ANYTHING GOES at Cotuit Center for the Arts

Open auditions for Anything Goes by P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay with music and lyrics by Cole Porter will be held on January 22 and 23 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm with callbacks scheduled for Tuesday, January 25 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at Cotuit Center for the Arts, 4404 Rte. 28 in Cotuit. Both director Michele Colley and musical director Patricia Anderson seek actors of all ages and abilities with a willingness to dance and sing. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, and a short dance & music audition. If interested in lead roles, please come with a prepared music piece. An accompanist will be provided. Performance dates are slated for May 26 - June 12, 2011. Character descriptions may be viewed at www.ArtsOnTheCape.com. For more information please email daniel@cotuitcenterforthearts.org.

The age-old tale of Boy-Meets-Girl and the complications that ensue intrigue every audience, and no musical puts it on stage better than Anything Goes. This show is an amusing story wrapped around one of Cole Porter's magical scores. The S.S. American, sailing from New York to England, carries an unusual group of passengers. Included amongst them are a gangster (Moonface Martin), a wealthy debutante and her mother (Hope and Evangeline Harcourt), a nightclub singer (Reno Sweeny), and a wealthy New York businessman and his stowaway assistant (Elisha Whitney and Billy Crocker). It turns out that Hope is Billy's long-lost love. Unfortunately, she is now engaged to a wealthy Englishman, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. After a series of comedic happenings, Billy manages to win back Hope. Meanwhile, Billy's friend, Reno, manages to seduce and win Lord Evelyn. All this happens while Moonface Martin attempts to escape the law and Hope's mother strives to maintain her social status.

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