Felicity Kendal to join Megan Mullally & Robert Lindsay in Anything Goes UK revival

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Acclaimed sitcom and stage actress Felicity Kendal will join the previously announced Megan Mullally and Robert Lindsay in the upcoming UK production of Cole Porter’s Anything Goes, it has been announced.

Kendal will make her musical theatre debut playing Evangeline Harcourt in the musical revival.

Director Kathleen Marshall’s previous production of Anything Goes won Best Revival and Best Choreography at the Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards.

Originally scheduled to open at the Barbican in May, this has now been delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus restrictions. The first performance is now set for 5 June 2021. The show will then tour, visiting The Lowry in Salford from 15 September, the Mayflower in Southampton from 28 September and Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre from 12 October.