Despite the twists and turns involved in its plot, Cole Porter’s classic musical comedy  “Anything Goes,” directed by Mr. Steve Shannon was smooth sailing. The show was presented by the Abington High Drama Club and ran for three nights in March inside the Frolio Auditorium. It captivated each audience and pulled them into the crazy events that unfold onboard the S.S American.

There was a lot going on during the ship’s journey to England involving passengers planning their own agendas, gangsters masquerading as ministers, and a nightclub singer with her aggregation of angels. As cluttered as a story with all of these elements could become, “Anything Goes” made its voyage sans an iceberg incident.

Billy Crocker, played by Sean O’Brien, stows away on the ship in hopes of winning the heart of Hope Harcourt, Alessandra Vento’s character, who is previously engaged to Timothy McDonnell’s character, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh. Crocker enlists the help of his friend Reno Sweeny, the nightclub singer who is played by Leighann Healy. Sweeny agrees to help the love-sick Crocker in his endeavor for Harcourt which ends up entangling the minister onboard who Crocker discovers is really gangster Moonface Martin, brilliantly portrayed by Riley Morrison. Moonface gets a lot of support from Bonnie (Abigail Budwey), his suprisingly resourceful accomplice who leads the company through two big song and dance numbers, “Heaven Hop” and “Let’s  Step Out.”

The musical was steered in the right direction with the help of musical director Mrs. Joyce Harrington and choreographer Ms. Tara McSweeney. This production was unique for AHS due to its amount of dancing. Stand out dancers Caroline Bradbury and Nicole Bradbury played two of the Angels, Virtue and Faith. These two used their talent to raise the level of performance in the show, partly because of the height their legs reached in the Angels’ kick-sequences on number like “Anything Goes” and “Take Me Back to Manhattan” sang wonderfully by Healy.

The cast and crew steadily put on a great show each night, which can be considered a titanic sized feat. The high applause that was given was well deserved.