Party like it’s 1929

Way before twerking was invented, a popular dance song was Cole Porter’s “Heaven Hop.”

Way before twerking was invented, a popular dance song was Cole Porter’s “Heaven Hop.”

Photo courtesy of Davis Musical Theatre Company

Anything Goes, 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 31; $50; Jean Henderson Performing Arts Center, 607 Pena Drive in Davis; www.dmtc.org.

Ever since watching the 2011 Woody Allen film Midnight in Paris (in which the main character steps into a Peugeot Type 176 car and time travels to 1920s Paris), I've often wondered what a 1920s nightclub would really be like. In my mind (and in the film) Cole Porter is certainly there providing the soundtrack for the evening, with jazz standards like “Let's Misbehave,” “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “Anything Goes.” These three songs are just part of the soundtrack for Davis Musical Theatre Company's New Year's Eve production of the Porter-scored Anything Goes. But instead of a Peugeot, the plot in this play involves an ocean liner, aboard which the magic happens (romances, disaster, etc.). Tickets for this special preview include a buffet dinner from Ludy's Main Street BBQ & Catering, champagne and dancing.