Murfreesboro, TN - The Center for the Arts will present Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, directed by Denis Pessar, beginning September 9^th through the 25^th on Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm.

Weigh the anchor and blow the whistle ‘cause Cole Porter’s Anything Goes is coming to the Center for the Arts stage! Come travel the high seas on this romantic and hilarious cruise aboard the S.S. American. Rollicking antics, laughable disguises, and good old-fashioned blackmail make this show one that simply can’t be missed!

Anything Goes follows four mismatched lovers on a cruise aboard the S.S. American sailing from New York to England. Evangelist turned nightclub singer, Reno Sweeney, dreams of love with the ship’s stowaway Billy Crocker, but he follows the engaged heiress Hope Harcourt around the ship in hopes of winning her love. The plot gets more interesting as gangster Moonface Martin and his sidekick Bonnie try to disguise their identities on the ship by dressing as a minister and missionary. It’s a tangled mess of love and comedy on the S.S. American! On this ship, anything goes!

A Tony-award winning Broadway musical by Cole Porter, Anything Goes features songs such as “I Get A Kick Out of You,” It’s De-Lovely,” and “Anything Goes.”  In 1936, a film version was introduced that starred Ethel Merman and Bing Crosby. Cole Porter is also famous for his musicals Kiss Me Kate, Can-Can, and Fifty Million Frenchmen.

Anything Goes will play at The Center for the Arts September 9^th -25^th Fridays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. Tickets start at $14.00 for adults, $12.00 for seniors, students, and military, and $10.00 for children. Tickets for all performances may be purchased online at www.boroarts.org, by phone at 615-904-2787, or in person at The Center for the Arts, 110 W. College Street, one block off the historic Murfreesboro square. Groups of 10 or more may reserve discounted tickets by calling The Center for the Arts office at 615-904-2787.