In 1969, Linnea McAllister performed on stage as Hope Harcourt in the Actorsingers’ production of “Anything Goes.”

Now, four decades later, McAllister is again helping stage the musical, albeit in smaller ways — ushering in audience members and supporting her husband, John, the show’s set designer.

For the third time in 40 years, Actorsingers, a Nashua-based theater organization, is producing the classic Cole Porter musical. For McAllister and several others involved in past productions, working on this year’s show is like taking a pleasant trip down memory lane, and sharing some stories along the way.

“I think it’s amazing,” said McAllister, 68, noting the three productions have been staged 20 years apart. “I enjoyed the show very much when I was in it, I enjoyed watching it the second time when I wasn’t in it, and I’m going to enjoy it very much this time for sure. It was a lot of fun.”

The 2009 production will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13; 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, at Keefe Auditorium, 117 Elm St., Nashua.

Energetic, witty and funny, the story of “Anything Goes” takes place on a luxury liner sailing from New York to England. Among those onboard is Hope Harcourt, a young woman engaged to a foppish English lord, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh.

Hope is the true love of Billy Crocker, a young man starting his career on Wall Street who previously met Hope and wants to win her back. Thanks to Moon Face Martin — Public Enemy Number 13 — Billy uses another gangster’s ticket to make the trip.

When Actorsingers staged the show in 1989, the role of Hope was played by Catherine Z. Andruskevich of Merrimack. Like McAllister, she’s involved in this year’s production. She has an ensemble role as one of the passengers.

Laura Prior, 23, of Derry, who was cast as Hope for the current production, has enjoyed getting to know the two women who previously entertained audiences in the role.

“I think it’s amazing to meet the women who did it before me and take pointers from them,” said Prior, who is set to perform in her first Actorsingers show. “The fact they’re still working with the organization says a lot about this group.”

“Anything Goes,” a musical comedy, is set in the 1930s. It features classic show tunes, including “Let’s Misbehave,” “De-Lovely” and “You’re the Top.” Throw in shipboard antics, gangsters and star-crossed lovers, according to the group, and it adds up to a wonderful night of theater.

“I think it’s the complete package of what people are looking for in musical theater,” said Prior. “It’s got strong vocals, strong acting. It’s funny. It’s got poignant moments, and tap dancing — everyone loves a good tap number in theater.”

Others who are returning to the show include Dan Pelletier as Bishop Dobson, the role he played in 1989; choreographer Martha Daniels Holland, who was also in the 1989 cast; and Donna O’Bryant Metzger, who plays a passenger and was also in the show 20 years ago.

And as they did four decades ago, Warren Tomasian and Raelene Liljeberg are working in set construction and costumes, respectively.

Some of the costumes used in 1969, according to Liljeberg, are being used once again. “If you build them properly, they’ll be around forever,” she said.

Although some of the dance moves from the 1989 show have been kept and some of the costumes are being re-used, director Dana Bissett-Siegel, one of the few not involved in the past productions, has brought her own vision to the show.

“I think we made a conscious effort right from the start to be unique ... to try to find things that made us just a little different, to make the characters brighter, more real,” she said. “Every single ensemble member in this cast has a specific, distinct and unique personality.”

Tickets to Actorsingers’ production of “Anything Goes” next weekend are $18; $15 for students and senior citizens. For more information, log onto www.actorsingers.org or call 320-1870.