Light, fast-paced, and devilishly clever,
Damn Yankees is a homerun hit!
Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil (aka Mr. Applegate) for a chance to beat those "damn Yankees."
Transformed into "Joe Hardy", a young baseball sensation, he turns the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life that he's left behind.
Based on the novel, The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop, Damn Yankees, the Broadway mega-hit and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, hits it out of the park! The winning score by Adler and Ross and a devilish book by George Abbot have made this sporty musical comedy a true American classic.
Book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbot | Music and Lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler