Death Of A Salesman's Anything Goes

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Anything Goes has been charming audiences since its Broadway debut in 1934, and was one of the longest running productions in the ‘30s despite the financial effects of the Great Depression.
The story takes place on the S.S. American, an ocean liner sailing from New York to England. The comical collection of passengers is accompanied by engaging dance numbers and timeless music sure to have you humming long after you leave the theater.
Follow Billy Crocker, a young Wall Street broker, as he stows away aboard the American in hopes of capturing the heart of Hope Harcourt, a beautiful woman he met only briefly. Although he discovers that she is engaged to a snobby British lord, he remains determined to be with her.
When Billy meets a second-rate

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