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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
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production of “Anything Goes” is bound to inspire a sense of déjà vu<B
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: arial"><FONT face=Georgia>After all,
the show has been thrice revived on Broadway since its 1934 premiere, has been
on a national tour that came through Playhouse Square in 2012, and – as a
thoroughly wonderful piece of escapist entertainment – is the go-to musical for
local amateur and professional theaters w<SPAN style="COLOR: ">henever desperate
times call for diversionary measures.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Georgia>“Anything Goes” offers silly scenarios easily resolved, witty
conversation shared by enchanting and simply drawn characters, a stage full of
willful nonsense performed by a large ensemble, and absolutely delightful
music.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: arial"><FONT face=Georgia>The show’s
music and lyrics by Cole Porter are memorable in their own right, but are made
even more so considering that many – like “It’s De-lovely” and “Easy to Love” –
have been used in other popular musicals that pre-date or follow “Anything
Goes,” and are so good that they have been covered by numerous recording artists
the likes of Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Lady Gaga.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: arial"><FONT face=Georgia>The
current production of the show at Porthouse Theatre is particularly familiar
because it was also performed in 2008.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: ; mso-bidi-font-family: arial"><FONT face=Georgia>Yes,
Porthouse’s “Anything Goes” is déjà vu all over again.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>But it is a musical theater experience
worth repeating.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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