Following two preview sessions over the weekend, Anything Goes is set to hold its Queensland Opening Night at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) this evening. This event closely follows the Australian production winning three Helpmann Awards last night – with Caroline O’Connor taking home Best Female Actor in a Musical, Alex Rathgeber winning Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role and Andrew Hallsworth taking away the award for Best Choreography in a Musical.
On the successes of the Anything Goes performers at the Helpmann Awards and the show launching in Brisbane, Opera Australia Artistic Director Lyndon Terracini AM and Australian theatre producer John Frost AM had this to say: “We are extremely proud of Anything Goes, and very happy for this well-deserved recognition for Caroline, Alex and Andrew. The show was acclaimed by critics and audiences alike in Melbourne, and we can’t wait to open to Brisbane audiences tonight.“
Anything Goes is set to be performed at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre for a strictly three week period, starting today and concluding on August 16 2015. Although tickets are very limited, there are still some available for tonight’s session which begins at 7:00PM. Tickets are priced at between $69.90 and $129.90, depending on day of the week, time, seat preference and concession status.
This most recent Australian production of Anything Goes features Caroline O’Connor as evangelist turned nightclub singer Reno Sweeney. Todd McKenney plays Lord Evelyn Oakleigh; Alex Rathgeber is young Wall Street broker Billy Crocker; Claire Lyon is American debutante Hope Harcourt, and Carmen Duncan in her musical theatre debut plays Evangeline Harcourt; Wayne Scott Kermond is second-rate gangster Moonface Martin; Debora Krizak is Moonface’s girlfriend Erma; Bartholomew John is Wall Street banker Elisha J. Whitney; while Gerry Connolly plays the Captain of the S.S. American.
Bookings to see Anything Goes can be made via the official QPAC website.
