76 years ago this month, Anything Goes appeared on Broadway for the first time. With the anniversary of its opening night - November 21 - drawing near, how about a poll to celebrate the fact? Enjoy!

1. What do you like about Anything Goes? Or, if you're not a fan, what makes it unmemorable for you?

2. Pick your favourite song in Anything Goes and tell us why it's your favourite?

3. Cole Porter is famous for his lyrics. What is your favourite lyric in Anything Goes?

4. Got a number you just can't stand? Tell us why.

5. Which version of Anything Goes do you like best?

6. What are your feelings about Anything Goes on film?

7. Which is your favourite cast recording of Anything Goes?

8. Who is your favorite character in Anything Goes?

9. Who is your favourite Anything Goes-related performer?

10. How do you feel about the forthcoming 2011 Broadway revival of the show?

1. What do you like about Anything Goes? Or, if you're not a fan, what makes it unmemorable for you? the porter score, the classy witty script

2. Pick your favourite song in Anything Goes and tell us why it's your favourite? Gypsy in Me. its very clever and worsk both for hope in the original and Lord Evelyn in the 1987 revival.

3. Cole Porter is famous for his lyrics. What is your favourite lyric in Anything Goes?

"so worth the yearning for
so swell to keep every homefire burning for.
we'd be so grand at the game
so carefree together
that it does seem a shame
that you can't see
your future with me
for you'd be oh, so easy to love."


4. Got a number you just can't stand? Tell us why. nothing from the original score. but even Cole Himself wasnt fond of the rather trite 'Lets Step Out" which adds nothing to the 1962 revival.

5. Which version of Anything Goes do you like best? 1987 revival

6. What are your feelings about Anything Goes on film? I liked having Merman in the 1936 film but its a shame they cut all but 4 of Porter's songs.

7. Which is your favourite cast recording of Anything Goes? 1936 london or 1987 Broadway revival

8. Who is your favorite character in Anything Goes? Lord Evelyn

9. Who is your favourite Anything Goes-related performer? William Gaxton

10. How do you feel about the forthcoming 2011 Broadway revival of the show? its not neeeded with other Portr shows like DuBarry Was a Lady,Silk Stocking,and Out of this World NEVER having had a revival yet!

1. What do you like about Anything Goes? Or, if you're not a fan, what makes it unmemorable for you?
- - -Cole Porter <3
2. Pick your favourite song in Anything Goes and tell us why it's your favourite?
- - - - - Heaven Hop/Delovely sooooo adorbs
3. Cole Porter is famous for his lyrics. What is your favourite lyric in Anything Goes?
- Youre the nose on the great durante b/c our Billy had the biggest nose ever
4. Got a number you just can't stand? Tell us why.
- Bon Voyage. the amount of times i have heard that number is innumberable
5. Which version of Anything Goes do you like best?
1966
6. What are your feelings about Anything Goes on film?
- not very good
7. Who is your favorite character in Anything Goes?
- - Bonnie
8. How do you feel about the forthcoming 2011 Broadway revival of the show?
- to excited for my own good

uhm..there was no 1966 version.


there was as follows..

1934- original broadway
1936- London
1936- film
1957- film (not the same plot)
1962- off broadway revisal
1964-london version of that revisal
1987- broadway revival
2002 (?) - london revival

1. What do you like about Anything Goes? Or, if you're not a fan, what makes it unmemorable for you?
The score.

2. Pick your favourite song in Anything Goes and tell us why it's your favourite?
De-Lovely or I Get A Kick Out Of You

3. Cole Porter is famous for his lyrics. What is your favourite lyric in Anything Goes?
"This verse I've started seems to be/The Tinpanthithesis of melody" - just so freaking clever!

4. Got a number you just can't stand? Tell us why.
Friendship is waaaaaaay too long.

5. Which version of Anything Goes do you like best?
1987

6. What are your feelings about Anything Goes on film?
Have to admit to not having seen either version...

7. Which is your favourite cast recording of Anything Goes?
There are bits of the 1987 recording I love and bits of the 2004 National Theatre recording I love

8. Who is your favorite character in Anything Goes?
Erma

9. Who is your favourite Anything Goes-related performer?
John Barrowman wins that one hands down!

10. How do you feel about the forthcoming 2011 Broadway revival of the show?
Unnecessary - there are other shows which should have been revived first.