Anything Goes

Anything Goes, 1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The show has been revised several times, with modifications to the script and the addition of several new songs to replace some that were considered outdated when the show reappeared on Broadway. Most of the quotes on this page are from the version of the show that opened in 1988.

• "Bonnie, don't bring sex into this, it's bad enough being a minister."
• "In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking, but now, God knows, anything goes!"
• "Without love, there is no hope. Love, Hope."
• Reno Sweeney: "Once I was headed for hell/ but when I got to Satan's door/ I heard you blowin' on your horn once more/ So I said 'Satan, farewell!'"
• Evelyn Oakleigh: "To feel "that way" about some one means to rub his neck."
• Evelyn Oakleigh: “…we took an unpremeditated romp in the rice patties.” (about Plumblossom)
• Evelyn Oakleigh: "I say, does anyone have hot pants for a game of shuffleboard?"