By Sue Kern-Fleisher
Desert Foothills Theater (DFT), a division of the Foothills Community Foundation, continues to celebrate its 40th season with the production of Anything Goes, set for Fri., Nov. 14 through Sun., Nov. 23 on the main stage of Cactus Shadows Fine Arts Center, 33606 N. 60th Street, in North Scottsdale.
Directed by Sara Bernstein, this musical farce features singing and tap dancing to a comical plot set to music by the incredible Cole Porter. Aboard the S.S. American are Billy Crocker, a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who in turn is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer and former evangelist Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13, Moonface Martin, who is posing as a minister, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. A series of comical mistaken identities ensues as the passengers and crew sing and dance their way across the Atlantic.
Anything Goes is a shining example of classic musical theater, complete with amazing tap numbers, campy jokes, unlikely happy endings and eminently hummable Porter songs like “De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out Of You” and “Anything Goes.”
Performances for Anything Goes are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets range from $25 to $32 for adults and $15 to $20 for youth and students. Visit www.dftheater.org or call (480) 488-1981. Visit Site
Desert Foothills Theater (DFT) is a program of the Foothills Community Foundation (FCF). DFT wishes to thank its supporters, including the following sponsors: Arizona Commission on the Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Scottsdale Cultural Council, Scottsdale League for the Arts, Carefree Kiwanis and our many additional business and individual supporters!
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