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From: BigRed <bigred@aol.biz.net>
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Subject: Re: REQ- Crosby/Merman 1936 version of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes"
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:18:12 -0400
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On 2014-06-15 04:00:03 +0000, Heynonny said:
> On 2014-06-14 22:33:19 +0000, BigRed said:
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>> Just saw it at out local summer theater and would love to see the "original".
>
> If the production you saw was a faithful one, you are going to be quite
> disappointed in the 1936 film.
>
> The version I saw on TV was called "Tops Is the Limit" and it was
> pretty bad. Only a few songs from the original score and the script was
> mangled. Maybe this was edited badly for TV and the original is
> somewhat better.
>
> I've seen college productions of Anything Goes, with rank amateurs, and
> vastly preferred the experience.
Thanks for the advice. Just caught something on YouTube and and it left
a lot to be desired.
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