Dartmouth Players has assembled a stellar cast for its production of
Anything Goes. This play is filled with some of Cole Porter’s
most memorable tunes (like “You’re the Top” and “I Get a Kick Out of
You”) and they require some fine voices to sing them. Shannon Kelly
(who plays nightclub chanteuse Reno) definitely has the pipes, as does
Paolo Bozac. In fact, there doesn’t appear to be a weak voice in the
entire 24-person cast—a miracle for amateur theatre! There are also
some pretty fine comedic actors—Ian MacDermid as Moonface Martin,
Lyndsey Anderson as Bonnie and Calum MacLean as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh are
real standouts, but again, the rest of the cast are simply fantastic,
too. That’s not to say this is a perfect production, there are a few
problems with energy and pacing, but you’ll definitely leave laughing
and humming. –Kate Watson
To November 21, Dartmouth Players Theatre, 33 Crichton Street,
$15/$12
This article appears in Nov 12-18, 2009.