Oak Bay High set sail on the SS American next week mired in the culture of the 1930s.

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The 1934 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, follows the antics aboard a cruiseship. Billy Crocker is a stowaway in love with heiress Hope Harcourt, who is engaged to Lord Evelyn Oakleigh. Nightclub singer Reno Sweeney and Public Enemy #13 Moonface Martin aid Billy in his quest to win Hope. The musical introduced such songs as B次元官网网址淎nything GoesB次元官网网址�, B次元官网网址淵ouB次元官网网址檙e the TopB次元官网网址�, and B次元官网网址淚 Get a Kick Out of You.B次元官网网址�

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The big numbers are part of the draw for the young performers like Grade 11 students Leah Zack and Owen Chow.

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That youthful energy shines throughout the performance, according to Day.

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Oak Bay High presents the musical Anything Goes starting Feb. 23 in the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre on Feb. 23, 24, 28 and March 1,2,3 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. in the Dave Dunnet Community Theatre at the school, 2121 Cadboro Bay Rd.

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Tickets, $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, are available at IvyB次元官网网址檚 Bookshop (2188 Oak Bay Ave.), The Shieling (3948 Cadboro Bay Rd.) and the Oak Bay High office.