Musical Numbers
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- This chart shows all songs that were performed; placement of the songs varied. Source:Internet Broadway Database listing
| 1934 Original | 1962 Revival | 1987 and 2011 Revivals |
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| "I Get a Kick Out of You" | ||
| Reno expresses her love to Billy in the bar at the beginning of Scene 1, reprised later near the show's end. | The song is sung later, when Reno realizes she is in love with Evelyn. | Same as 1934. |
| "Bon Voyage (There's No Cure Like Travel)" | ||
| The Sailors and guests board the ship, ready to depart, singing the "Bon Voyage" section of the song, but with no "No Cure Like Travel" portion. | Same as 1934, but without "No Cure Like Travel". | The complete song is sung. ("No Cure Like Travel" was written for 1934, but later cut). |
| "You'd Be So Easy to Love" | ||
| Written for 1934, but cut during rehearsals. | Here, Billy makes an advance on Hope. Although she turns him away, she secretly agrees with him. | |
| "The Crew Song" | ||
| Originally written for a 1914 college show, Paranoia. Elisha J. Whitney prepares for a date with Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt and sings about his Yale days. | ||
| "Sailor's Shanty" | ||
| Sung by sailors during a scene change, and later reprised. | Same as 1934, with fewer verses and no reprise. | |
| "Heaven Hop" | ||
| Originally written for Paris, Bonnie attracts a group of sailors. | ||
| "Where Are the Men?" | ||
| Bonnie attracts a group of sailors. | Replaced by "Heaven Hop". | |
| "You're the Top" | ||
| Billy convinces Reno to help him win Hope's heart (where "Friendship" would go in the revivals). There is also an encore of the song, totalling approximately six minutes. | Sung in place of "I Get a Kick Out of You" in the beginning of the show with fewer verses. | Similar to 1934, but sung before "You'd Be So Easy to Love", also with fewer verses. |
| "Friendship" | ||
| Originally written for DuBarry Was a Lady; Reno, Billy, and Moonface sing about their strong bond | Similar to 1962, but only Reno and Moonface sing, and some alternate lyrics | |
| "It's De-Lovely" | ||
| Originally written for Red, Hot and Blue; Billy and Hope have a romantic moment where "All Through the Night" was in 1934 and "You'd Be So Easy to Love" was in 1987. They are joined by the sailors and women of the ship. | Sung later in the musical, near the Act I Finale. The sailors and women do not join in, and there is an extended dance sequence in the middle. | |
| "Anything Goes" | ||
| Sung by Reno before the Act I Finale when she considers marrying Evelyn. | Ended Act I and sung about Billy as Snake Eyes, rather than Evelyn. Contained alternate lyrics. | Similar to 1962, with more alternate lyrics. The 2011 version adds a verse not heard since 1962: "They think he's gangster number one, so they've made him their favorite son, and that goes to show: Anything Goes!" |
| "Act I Finale" | ||
| Whereas the revivals ended the act with "Anything Goes", the 1934 original had a scene where Hope rejects Billy, who is posing as Snake Eyes. Reno and Moonface try to cheer him up with a reprise of "You're the Top", to no avail. Billy is the hero of the ship to everyone but the girl he really wants. | Replaced by "Anything Goes". | Replaced by "Anything Goes". |
| "Public Enemy Number One" | ||
| After a marching-style intro by the sailor quartet, the song turns into a mock-hymn to Billy. | The opening verse is cut, leaving only the hymn, sung a cappella style with no instrumentals, unlike the other versions. | The introduction is back, sung by the Captain and Purser instead of the sailors, and also shortened a bit. |
| "Let's Step Out" | ||
| Originally written for Fifty Million Frenchmen. Bonnie arouses the passengers after the "Public Enemy Number One" with a dance number. | ||
| "What a Joy to be Young" | ||
| A heartbroken Hope sings about how she preferred herself back when she was ignorant, but blissful. | ||
| "Let's Misbehave" | ||
| Originally written for Paris; Reno and Evelyn hit it off. | ||
| "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" | ||
| Sung by Reno to cheer everyone up after Billy is arrested as an impostor. | Same as 1934. | Same as 1934, but sung before Billy is arrested. |
| "Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye" | ||
| Originally written for Red, Hot and Blue. Sung by Hope after Billy is arrested, in which she realizes she's in love too late. | ||
| "Be Like the Bluebird" | ||
| Sung by Moonface to cheer up Billy in the brig. | Same as 1934 (missing a verse), but sung after "All Through the Night". | Same as 1934 (missing a verse). |
| "All Through the Night" | ||
| Sung by Billy and Hope on deck early in the show, where "It's De-Lovely" and "You'd Be So Easy to Love" went in revivals, with a chorus. Reprised in the brig. | Same as the 1934 reprise, with no chorus and a cut verse. | Same as the 1934 reprise, complete with chorus, but more cut verses. |
| "Gypsy in Me" | ||
| Sung by Hope, letting her wild side out after Reno tells her that Billy loves her back. | Now sung by Evelyn, turning into a comic number, and adding to the plot about his family's disturbing secret. Similar (plot wise) to "Let's Misbehave". | |
| "Take Me Back to Manhattan" | ||
| Originally written for The New Yorkers. Sung by a homesick Reno and her Angels. | ||
| "Buddie Beware" | ||
| Sung by Reno about her problems with men, replaced in later runs with a reprise of "I Get a Kick Out of You". | Sung by Erma to the sailors who are in love with her. Fewer verses. | |
| "Finale" | ||
| Reprises of "You're the Top" and "Anything Goes". | Same as 1934 | Reprises of "I Get a Kick Out of You" and "Anything Goes". In the 2011 revival, the cast sings reprises of "It's De-Lovely" and "Anything Goes". |
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