Directed and choreographed by Tony nominee Marcia Milgrom Dodge with musical direction by Michael Rice, performances are scheduled for July 26-31.

The cast will be headed by Kevin Cooney as Elisha Whitney, David Elder as Billy Crocker, Vicki Lewis as Reno Sweeney, Richard Vida as Captain, Jeffrey Pew as Purser, Natalie Cortez as Hope Harcourt, Anita Flanagan as Mrs. Harcourt, John Scherer as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh, Melissa Fahn as Erma, Jason Graae as Moonface Martin, Billy Bustamante as Luke and Peter King-Yuen as John.

The ensemble includes Kim Arnett, Miki Berg, Elliott Bradley, Jenny Florkowski, Drew Franklin, Alexa Glover, Luke Hawkins, Michael Jablonski, Matthew Kilgore, Robin Masella and Peyton Royal.

Anything Goes — with a score by Porter and a book by Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse — premiered on Broadway in 1934 with the legendary Ethel Merman in the role of Reno Sweeney. Patti LuPone portrayed the sassy nightclub singer in the 1987 Tony-winning revival, which featured an updated book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. Tony winner Sutton Foster stars in the current Tony-winning revival at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

The classic Porter score includes such tunes as "You're the Top," "Blow, Gabriel, Blow," "I Get a Kick Out of You," "Friendship" and the title tune. The Music Circus season will kickoff with the Tony-winning Mel Brooks-Thomas Meehan musical The Producers, running July 12-17. The remainder of the season will include Oliver! (July 19-24), Anything Goes (July 26-31), Camelot (Aug. 2-7), Annie Get Your Gun (Aug. 9-14), I Do! I Do! (Aug. 16-21) and Miss Saigon (Aug. 23-28).

The Music Circus season is presented by California Musical Theatre under the direction of executive producer Richard Lewis.

The Music Circus is located at 1419 H Street in Sacramento, CA. For ticket information call (916) 557-1999 or visit www.californiamusicaltheatre.com for more information.