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Who Played Captain in Anything Goes

Captain is a role in Anything Goes, a musical that opened US Tour in 2012.

Roundabout Theatre Company will present the national tour of ANYTHING GOES, the 2011 Tony� Award winning Broadway musical theatre masterpiece. Roundabout Theatre Company�s ANYTHING GOES sets sail at Cleveland�s PlayhouseSquare in October 2012. Following its opening in Cleveland, Roundabout Theatre Company�s ANYTHING GOES will cruise into more than 25 other cities during the 2012/2013 season including the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Winner of three 2011 Tony Awards� including Best Revival of a Musical and Choreography, Roundabout Theatre Company�s ANYTHING GOES continues on Broadway with Sutton Foster and Joel Grey at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre. Director and choreographer Kathleen Marshall won the 2011 Tony Award� for Best Choreography. Roundabout Theatre Company�s ANYTHING GOES features music and lyrics by Cole Porter; original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse; and new book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. Cole Porter�s roundup of nostalgic hits in the production include �You�re the Top,� �Friendship,� �I Get a Kick Out of You,� �It�s De-Lovely,� �Blow, Gabriel, Blow� and, of course �Anything Goes.� When the S.S. American heads out to sea, etiquette and convention head out the portholes as two unlikely pairs set off on the course to true love� proving that sometimes destiny needs a little help from a crew of singing sailors, an exotic disguise and some good old-fashioned blackmail!

15 actors have played Captain in Anything Goes.

View full cast of Anything Goes

Performer Production Opened
John C. King Broadway Anything Goes 1934
Neal Patrick Off-Broadway Anything Goes 1962
Neal Patrick Off-Broadway Anything Goes 1962
Stanley Beard West End Anything Goes 1969
David Pursley Broadway Anything Goes 1987
Robert Kellett Broadway Anything Goes 1987
Steve Steiner Broadway Anything Goes 1987
Kenneth Kantor US Tour Anything Goes 1988
David Bacon West End Anything Goes 1989
Dimitri Christy Milburn, NJ (Regional) Anything Goes 2000
John Jellison Broadway Anything Goes 2002
Paul O'Brien (i) Williamstown, MA (Regional) Anything Goes 2006
Mark Ledbetter Broadway Anything Goes 2011
Walter Charles Broadway Anything Goes 2011
William Ryall Broadway Anything Goes 2011
Chuck Wagner US Tour Anything Goes 2012

Other Roles in Anything Goes

Role Production Opened
Billy Crocker US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Captain US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Charity US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Chastity US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Elisha Whitney US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Ensemble US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Erma US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Hope Harcourt US Tour Anything Goes 2012
John US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Luke US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Moonface Martin US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Purity US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Purser US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Reno Sweeney US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Sir Evelyn Oakleigh US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Swing US Tour Anything Goes 2012

“Captain” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Swept Away Broadway 2024
King Lear Broadway 2004
Little Me Broadway 1982
Macbeth Broadway 1982
Music Is Broadway 1976
Much Ado About Nothing Broadway 1959
Candide Broadway 1956
Carousel Broadway 1945
Hamlet Broadway 1936

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