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Who Played John in Anything Goes

John 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!

12 actors have played John in Anything Goes.

View full cast of Anything Goes

Performer Production Opened
Eric Y.L. Chan Broadway Anything Goes 1987
Joe Deer Broadway Anything Goes 1987
Toshi Toda Broadway Anything Goes 1987
Ronald Yamamoto US Tour Anything Goes 1988
John Shin West End Anything Goes 1989
Randy B. Ballesteros Milburn, NJ (Regional) Anything Goes 2000
Eric Chan Broadway Anything Goes 2002
Yao Chin West End Anything Goes 2002
Daniel J. Edwards Broadway Anything Goes 2011
Raymond J. Lee Broadway Anything Goes 2011
Marcus Shane US Tour Anything Goes 2012
Jon Chew West End Anything Goes 2021

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

“John” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Peter Pan West End 2018
Fun Home Off-Broadway 2013
The Philanthropist Broadway 2009
The Man Who Came to Dinner Broadway 2000
The Lion in Winter Broadway 1999
Sunset Boulevard Broadway 1994
The Merry Wives of Windsor Off-Broadway 1994
Oleanna Off-Broadway 1992
Miss Saigon West End 1989
Jerome Robbins' Broadway Broadway 1989
The Philanthropist Off-Broadway 1983
Whose Life is it Anyway? Broadway 1979
A Life in the Theatre Off-Broadway 1977
Shenandoah Broadway 1975
Canterbury Tales Broadway 1969
Your Own Thing Off-Broadway 1968
Anyone Can Whistle Broadway 1964
Funny Girl Broadway 1964
Rhinoceros Broadway 1961
Finian's Rainbow Broadway 1947
Annie Get Your Gun Broadway 1946
Life With Father Broadway 1939
Sherlock Holmes Broadway 1905

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