MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (June 19, 2024) — Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), the premier professional summer theatre of northwest Illinois, sets sail with the delightful, Tony Award-winning Anything Goes June 27 to July 7. This splendid madcap musical comedy stars Broadway’s Heather Parcells as Reno Sweeney and Scott Cote as “Moonface” Martin in a hilarious shipboard romp wrapped in one of Cole Porter's most magical scores.
The story concerns madcap antics aboard an ocean liner bound from New York to London. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy Number 13, "Moonface" Martin, aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter include "Anything Goes," "You're the Top," and "I Get a Kick Out of You.”
Along with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, the original book is by PG Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, and Russel Crouse. The book for this 2022 version was written by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman.
TLP’s production of Anything Goes is directed by Tommy Ranieri, TLP Artistic Director. Ranieri directed last season’s successful 9 to 5: The Musical. He is joined on the creative team by Music Director Matthew W Surico, Choreographer Lauren Kadel, Scenic Designer and TLP Alumn Spencer Donovan, Costume Designer Thomas JC Gluodenis, and Lighting Designer Erik Herskowitz. Props are designed by Gabe Seplow and sound design is by Rory Shea. Kyle Simkins returns to TLP as Technical Director, Julia Grace Kelley is Production Manager, and Meg Rosenberg will assume the role of Production Stage Manager.
The cast features Heather Parcells as Reno Sweeney, Sitare Sadeghi as Hope Harcourt, Nancy Teerlinck as Mrs Harcourt, Adam Brett as Billy Crocker, Mark Woodard and Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Fred Frabota as Eli Whitney, Gabriela Hernandez as Erma, and Scott Cote as “Moonface” Martin. Also in the cast are TLP Resident Company members Caroline Lynch Desmarais, Morgan Milone, Malaika Wanjiku, Anya Katherine Jones, Gabe Seplow, Emma Theriot, Kyle Ahmeer Bethea, Sawyer Coffin, Jack Catena, Joshua Credle. Matthew Hommel, and Lucas Diego Marinetto.
Music, dance, laughs and the age-old tale of boy meets girl. . . Anything Goes is delightful, delicious, and de-lovely! Information and tickets for all Timber Lake events are available online at timberlakeplayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at (815) 244-2035. The Box Office is open 10AM-5PM and through intermission on performance days.
