Anything Goes

Grosh Backdrops and Drapery offers the best backdrops, curtains, and drapes for performances of the 1930s classic musical Anything Goes. Recreate the zany adventure of Billy Crocker as he embarks on a quest spanning two continents in order to win the heart of the love of his life.

As the story is set in an ocean liner en route from New York to England, we have a variety of nautical backdrops so that you can create the perfect settings for your show. These include panels depicting the deck, smoke stacks, ballroom, cabin windows, and other parts of a ship. We also have ship-themed stage travelers that can be used to add depth to your stage design or to hide the backstage and the equipment youll be using for your production. Additionally, we also have backdrops portraying the day and the night skies.

Anything Goes is a musical with original with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and original book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. It opened at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway in 1934. Since then, it has been revived several times in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other locations. It has also been filmed twice, first in 1936 and then in 1956.

Set aboard the ocean liner S.S. American, the story revolves around Billy Crocker, who has stowed away to be near his love, the heiress Hope Harcourt. Unfortunately, Miss Harcourt is already engaged to the affluent Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, so Billy will need the help of his gal pal, nightclub singer Reno Sweeney, to win the love of his life. Also joining the foray is Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin. With the aid of some intricate disguises and elaborate scheming, the three hope to get the planned matrimony called off before everything is too late.

Your production of Anything Goes will not be complete without stage backdrops that evoke the thrill of a transatlantic voyage.