damn yankees
' damn yankees' starring pete rose, marty brennaman when “damn yankees” opens on may 24, the commissioner will be played by none other than pete rose. check out this story on urltoken urltoken
when “damn yankees” opens on may 24, the commissioner will be played by none other than pete rose .
this was a wonderful production overall. the individual performances were great too. very clever to use the red sox / yankees connection. i loved damn yankees .
does anyone know where i can get the
magic
cigarette for mr. applegate to use in damn yankees ?
if you' re looking for an evening of fast - paced musical comedy this summer, damn yankees fits the bill .
while watching damn yankees offers many pleasures, none compare to the spectacle of tab hunter in the prime of his beauty .
light, fast - paced and devilishly clever, damn yankees is a homerun hit, featuring all - american subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor. the perfect choice for a high school' s spring musical or community theatre production, damn yankees is a wicked, romantic comedy, sure to please .
performances of “damn yankees” are tuesday, aug. 8 through sunday, aug. 13 at the wells fargo pavilion, 1419 h st. in sacramento .
' damn yankees' inspire major league love and hate the new york yankees may be the most polarizing team in the u. s. in a new collection, damn yankees: twenty - four major league writers on the world' s most loved (and hated) team, writers share the stories behind their passions. in many cases, rooting for or against the team has little to do with sports .
the damn yankees team, which ran the score high for three seasons in broadway' s legit ballpark, was reassembled to go to bat in this sparkling film version .
call it irony, if you will. or karma, perhaps. but when “damn yankees” opens on may 24, the commissioner will be played by none other than pete rose .
the new york yankees may be the most polarizing team in the u. s. in a new collection, damn yankees: twenty - four major league writers on the world' s most loved (and hated) team, writers share the stories behind their passions .
tickets for “damn yankees” are available by phone at (916) 557 - 1999, online at urltoken or in person at the wells fargo pavilion box office, 1419 h st. in sacramento .
wilson said ,
that home team pride is certainly part of the reason i believe damn yankees is a great show for clp to be producing in cincinnati, home of the first professional baseball team .
would you do anything to help your favorite baseball team win the pennant? in the faustian baseball musical, damn yankees, joe boyd sells his soul to the devil to be the home run hitter that will guide his favorite team, the washington senators, to a win against those “damn yankees. ” featuring the classical musical theatre selections, “heart” and “whatever lola wants”, follow joe in his quest to save his team…and his soul .
a musical based on the novel
the year the yankees lost the pennant
by douglass wallop .
would you think the musical damn yankees from 1955 be relevant today? director matthew wilson said ,
today' s audiences are certainly viewing it through a different lens than those who saw the original production over 60 years ago. it is more nostalgic today. but these characters still reflect us. the pride or shame that average citizens feel for their local teams is still a very palpable thing .
wilson is in his seventh consecutive summer of directing at cincinnati landmark productions, which presents damn yankees based on the book the year the yankees lost the pennant by douglass wallop .
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 .
the cast for “damn yankees” also includes: lindsey bracco, doug carfrae, meghan faddis, devon hadsell, rashaan james ii, eric anthony johnson, justin keats, joe komara, adam lendermon, dennis o’bannion, connor wince and jessica wockenfuss .
a new york yankees hat and glove rest in the dugout before a game at oriole park at camden yards .
making his music circus debut as rocky, dallas padoven most recently appeared as diesel in media theatre’s production of “west side story” and has performed in numerous new york and regional productions including “shrek the musical, ” “damn yankees” and “the wedding singer. ”
great show, even for this yankees fan! i enjoyed the updated twist to include the yankees / red sox rivalry. enjoyed the performances of all performers, and especially enjoyed the intermission interaction with the sisters. well done !
mr. adler’s work with mr. ross endures in film adaptations (“ the pajama game ” was released on screen in 1957, “damn yankees” in 1958); occasional broadway revivals; ubiquitous amateur productions; and in movies, tv shows and commercials .
damn yankees features a book by george abbott and douglass wallop and a score by richard adler and jerry ross, a team also remembered fondly for their musical the pajama game. “faust meets baseball” in this fun and touching show based on wallop' s ...
but guess what? “damn yankees” is beyond the jurisdiction of mlb. and so when the incline theatre selected the show, communications and development director rodger pille suggested that board president doug ridenour reach out to rose to see if he might be interested in the role .
damn yankees opened on broadway at the 46th st. theatre on may 5, 1955 and transferred to the adelphi theatre in 1957 where it ran for a total of 1, 019 performances. later revivals occurred in london in 1957 and on broadway in 1994 and 1997 .
but back then, he qualifies ,
the yankees were so good, and the red sox were so terrible that... having a rivalry with the yankees was like having a rivalry with the rain. i mean, it was completely pointless .
the recent paper mill playhouse production of damn yankees was so nice that i saw it twice. (those in seattle will be able to catch this production from april 21 to may 20, 2012 .) that the original script was used – and not the erratic one that ...
richard adler, a composer and lyricist whose towering early successes on broadway in the 1950s — the smash hits “the pajama game” and “damn yankees” — were followed abruptly by the death of his creative collaborator, died on thursday at his home in southampton, n. y. he was 90 .
william jackson plays joe hardy, the superstar who hopes to lead the washington senators to a pennant victory in “damn yankees, ” running may 24 - june 18 at the warsaw federal incline theater. rachel perin plays lola – the devil’s assistant – who is determined to stop joe hardy from succeeding .
but nothing could have prepared them for the success of “the pajama game” (directed by george abbott and jerome robbins and starring john raitt) and “damn yankees” (directed by mr. abbott and starring stephen douglass, gwen verdon and ray walston), which opened within a year of each other .
clp and tri - health present damn yankees from 5 / 24 to 6 / 18 at the three - year - old warsaw federal incline theatre located at 801 matson place in the price hill neighborhood of cincinnati, ohio. for more information, visit urltoken or call (513) 241 - 6550 .
comments: damn yankees was on hiatus from january 1, 1995 through february 28, 1995. this production played 18 previews and 350 performances prior to its hiatus; after its hiatus, it played an additional 15 previews and 169 performances, with an official re - opening date of march 12, 1995 .
when you stage “damn yankees, ” there are a few essentials when it comes to casting. you need some actors who can be convincing as baseball players. you need a manager, too. and a devil. and lola, the ultra - sexy leading lady who happens to be the devil’s assistant .
but before we reveal the big surprise, let’s set the scene. warsaw federal incline theater is producing “damn yankees, ” the rousing 1955 musical about an old guy who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for a pennant - winning season for the washington senators, the perennial losers he’s loved for years .
middle - aged baseball fanatic joe boyd trades his soul to the devil for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the new york yankees. transformed into young baseball sensation joe hardy, he leads the hapless washington senators to the final game for the pennant, only to realize the true worth of the life he’s left behind. light, fast - paced and devilishly clever, damn yankees is a home - run hit featuring all - american subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor. featuring classic songs like “whatever lola wants (lola gets !), ” “ you gotta have heart ” and “shoeless joe from hannibal, mo. , ” damn yankees is a wicked, romantic comedy and winner of 7 tony awards including best musical !
damn yankees was the second and last of the two musical comedies in which richard adler and jerry ross collaborated on music and lyrics, the first having been the pajama game. like its eminent predecessor, damn yankees stayed on broadway for over a thousand performances, the ninth musical to join this select circle. with two such resounding triumphs coming in rapid succession, adler and ross became one of the most promising song - and - words teams to hit broadway since rodgers and hart. tragically, this fruitful partnership was destined to come to an abrupt end when jerry ross died in 1955 of chronic bronchiectasis at the age of twenty - nine .
each show ran for more than 1, 000 performances, each won the tony award for best musical, and each teemed with songs that quickly became standards — including “ hey there ” and “hernando’s hideaway” from “the pajama game” and “ heart ” and “ whatever lola wants (lola gets) ” from “damn yankees. ”
“damn yankees” is a musical comedy in which mega - fan joe boyd trades his soul to lead his beloved washington senators to victory over the new york yankees. watch joe boyd transform into the senators’ star player joe hardy and eventually realize the true worth of the life he left behind. it’s a devilishly clever, multi tony award - winning best musical that any baseball fan will appreciate; popular favorite songs include “heart” and the iconic “whatever lola wants, lola gets. ”
a new york yankees hat and glove rest in the dugout before a game at oriole park at camden yards. rob carr / getty images hide caption
middle - aged baseball fanatic joe boyd trades his soul to the devil for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the new york yankees. transformed into young baseball sensation joe hardy, he leads the hapless washington senators to the final game for the pennant, only to realize the true worth of the life he’s left behind. light, fast - paced and devilishly clever, damn yankees is a home - run hit featuring all - american subject matter and an irreverent sense of
with jerry ross, mr. adler wrote music and lyrics for “ the pajama game ” (1954), a comedy about labor agitation in a pajama factory, and “damn yankees” (1955), a faustian romp about a man who sells his soul to the devil so that he may lead his beloved washington senators to victory on the baseball diamond .
music & lyrics by richard adler & jerry ross: book by george abbot & douglass wallop. based on the novel the year the yankees lost the pennant by douglass wallop
the fiery accouterments are entirely suitable, since namath' s vehicle is
damn yankees
- - wherein a middle - aged baseball nut sells himself to the devil so the washington senators will win the pennant for a change. namath plays the supernatural whiz kid who leads the team to victory, then vanquishes his diabolical mentor for a happy ending in the nick of time .
opening night of damn yankees revealed a mostly young, energetic cast who belted out musical numbers and performed original dances choreographed by kate stark. clp founder and executive director tim perrino played joe boyd, a middle - aged real estate agent and baseball fan, who trades his soul to the devil, mr. applegate, performed by rodger pille, clp communications and development director .
okrent grew up hating the yankees, a fact he attributes to his hometown, detroit .
if you grew up in any american league city in the 1950s ,
he says ,
you either loved the yankees because you were a cowardly front - runner, or you loathed them because you had no chance to win the pennant .
appearing in the role of mr. applegate in “damn yankees” is jason graae, who played the cat in the hat in last summer’s music circus production of “seussical; ” he has performed in numerous broadway shows including “falsettos, ” “snoopy! ” and the original cast of “a grand night for singing” as well as the music circus productions of “brigadoon, ” “sugar” and “the music man. ”
so in conclusion, turn your damn phone sideways! and if you have a friend who insists on shooting videos of anything in vertical mode, show them this post. then slap their hands until their phone turns over .
because so many of the artists associated with the original stage show were recruited for the film version, damn yankees (1958) emerged as one of the most faithful movie adaptations of a broadway musical. with original star gwen verdon and choreographer bob fosse on hand, the film captures every move of verdon' s legendary tony award - winning performance, particularly her signature hip isolations, on spectacular display in her showstopping musical numbers .
in a story based loosely on the legend of faust, damn yankees provides the audience particularly strong performances by pille, in a solid role as a smooth and slick salesman mr. applegate; renee stoltzfus as ace washington post reporter gloria thorpe, who acts, dances and sings with conviction; and william jackson, a university of cincinnati college - conservatory of music sophomore, as joe hardy, who nails every musical number he sings .
“damn yankees” will be directed by charles repole, who returns to music circus after directing “nice work if you can get it” last summer and “42nd street” in 2010. his experience includes work on broadway and off - broadway for the prestigious city center encores! series, carnegie hall, the chicago humanities festival and the kennedy center concert series and as an accomplished on - stage performer, where he appeared before broadway and off - broadway audiences .
remick returned to the great white way to star in the original cast of stephen sondheim’s musical anyone can whistle (1964), playing opposite harry guardino and angela lansbury. she is featured prominently on the cast recording, a reminder of her overlooked talents as a singer and a performer in musical theater. she also starred as the seductress lola in a television version of damn yankees (1967) and played in touring productions of brigadoon and annie get your gun .
the 67th music circus season continues with “damn yankees, ” one of the most enduring broadway musicals, featuring a score by legendary composers richard adler and jerry ross and a cast that includes a number of veterans of new york city’s broadway stages. this will be the seventh time the popular faustian - themed baseball musical has been produced at music circus and just its second appearance in the wells fargo pavilion. previous music circus productions were in 1957, 1959, 1978, 1985, 1997 and 2003 .
one of the great classic musicals of all time! middle - aged baseball fanatic joe boyd trades his soul to the devil for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the new york yankees .
dam yankees musical starring joe namath and eddie bracken. directed and choreographed by frank wagner for the jones beach theater. with a burst of flame and a puff of smoke, football star joe namath has made his new york stage debut .
all that changed for a little while in the late 1960s and early' 70s, known as the horace clarke years. clarke was a less - than - stellar second baseman who became emblematic of the era. the yankees
were terrible ,
says okrent, and the tigers went on a hot streak, dominating the yankees. during that period ,
it almost became kind of pointless to hate them anymore. they were just... not worth hating .
late the next afternoon, mr. applegate awakens to find the senators / yankees game well underway. realizing lola has tricked him - and worse, that lola has actually fallen in love with hardy - he turns her back into an ugly hag .
from left, rodger pille, pete rose, doug ridenour and tim perrino. rose, a former cincinnati red and all - time major league record holder for most hits, will provide the voice of the commissioner of baseball in “damn yankees, ” running may 24 - june 18 at the warsaw federal incline theater. perrino is the theater’s artistic director, while pille is the director of communications and development. ridenour is president of the board. this photo was taken on april 6, 2015, when the foursome attended the reds opening day game against the pittsburgh pirates .
pierce grew up in red sox country — worcester, mass. but even there, there were patches of yankees fans .
all the italian kids that i knew growing up were all yankees fans because of dimaggio ,
he says. players like dimaggio
were your purchase on the country ,
says pierce .
the country defines itself in a lot of ways by the games it watches... [ and ] the entree for a lot of italian - americans of a certain generation of this country was joe dimaggio .
the jones beach theater is such a peculiar showplace that some productions don' t succeed simply because they aren' t flashy enough to carry over such large outdoor distances :
showboat
and
the music man
are examples. for all its failings .
damn yankees
joins such recent winners as
finian' s rainbow ,
annie get your gun ,
and even last year' s
the sound of music .
it' s lively and tuneful, and it' s the only place i know where you can see a quarterback do a dance in the locker room .
hi, my name is walter and i hate the new york yankees. [ i ] hi walter! [ / i ] [ i ] [ color = red ] go back to boston, you bum! [ / color ] [ / i ] [ i ] [ color = # ff0000 ] [ / color ] [ / i ] [ color = black ] actually, i' m a mets fan... but more on that later... [ / color ] [ font = century gothic ] [ / font ] [ font = century gothic ]
damn yankees
is a musical about a middle - aged fan named joe who roots for his beloved washington senators every day during the baseball season much to the consternation of his loyal wife. he is frustrated by their lack of success until the devil (a very liverly ray walston) makes him an offer to turn him into the best baseball player ever, so he could help his favorite baseball team beat the hated yankees. [ / font ] [ font = century gothic ] [ / font ] [ font = century gothic ] i was entertained by
damn yankees
( otherwise known as the
barry bonds story
) but i was surprised that it had more to do with an old - fashioned view of marriage (and avoiding the temptations that could lead a husband down the wrong path) than it was about baseball. that having been said, the character of the female sports writer was definitely ahead of the time. oh and i could not quite buy gwen verdon as the all - time seductress but she sure could dance. [ / font ] [ font = century gothic ] [ / font ] [ color = blue ] oh and the mets won today 5 - 1. [ / color ]
and in the recording studio, miles has released his acclaimed solo album
might as well be ...
and can be heard on over two dozen original and studio cast recordings, including celebrated performances as robert in company, georges in la cage aux folles, officer lockstock in urinetown, lumiere in beauty and the beast, javert in les miserables, the wizard in wicked, applegate in damn yankees, nick arnstein in funny girl, albert in bye bye birdie, herbie in gypsy, amos in chicago and, most recently, a thrilling turn as tevye in a marvelous new recording of fiddler on the roof !
watch the official music video for the damn yankees'
high enough .
released on the album damn yankees in 1990, this soaring rock ballad rose to no. 3 on u. s. hot 100 chart. high enough has been featured in several blockbuster soundtracks, including gremlins 2: the new batch, nothing but trouble and the taking of beverly hills. subscribe to the rhino channel! urltoken check out our favorite playlists: rhino favorite 100 urltoken 80s hits urltoken classic rock urltoken stay connected with rhino on... facebook urltoken instagram urltoken twitter urltoken urltoken rhino is the official youtube channel of the greatest music catalog in the world. founded in 1978, rhino is the world' s leading pop culture label specializing in classic rock, soul, and 80' s and 90' s alternative. the vast rhino catalog of more than 5, 000 albums, videos, and hit songs features material by warner music group artists such as van halen, madonna, duran duran, aretha franklin, ray charles, the doors, chicago, black sabbath, john coltrane, yes, alice cooper, linda ronstadt, the ramones, the monkees, carly simon, and curtis mayfield, among many others. check back for classic music videos, live performances, hand - curated playlists, the rhino podcast, and more !
in many cases, rooting for or against them has little to do with sports. two contributors to the collection, journalist charlie pierce and writer daniel okrent, talk with npr' s neal conan about their stories, and why the new york yankees inspire such strong feelings in so many people, sports fans or not .
synopsis: a middle - aged man sells his soul to the devil to become a crackerjack baseball player who can help his beloved washington senators beat the yankees in the world series. but despite the devil' s best attempts — including the sexy lola — to keep him under his sway, the man wants to return to his wife .
len grew up near winnipeg in modest circumstances, with music always around the house :
i was a boy soprano with a natural kind of voice. my mother made sure it was trained it after it changed .
by 10th grade len was directing / starring in school plays at miles macdonnell collegiate, and made his theatrical debut there playing ralph rackstraw in hms pinafore. a few years later he turned professional in the chorus of damn yankees at rainbow stage, an outdoor venue where the weather and the audience were co - dependent. performing in local nightclubs and theaters kept him solvent until theatrical visionary john hirsch established the manitoba theater center and supplied len with employment during its october to january season, augmented by performing the classics at the stratford ontario shakespeare festival between february and october until len joined the guthrie theater in minneapolis .
mr. applegate changes boyd into young baseball sensation joe hardy, 22, to lead the washington senators with a home run in the final game of the pennant race with the new york yankees. some minor vocal intonation problems occurred with perrino in his musical numbers. patrons can hear voiceovers by pete rose as the baseball commissioner and marty brennaman as the baseball announcer, giving the production more hometown appeal .
damn yankees opens in 1956 washington, dc, where meg boyd and other
baseball widows
around the nation' s capital lament about losing their husbands, who can be found doing nothing but watching tv or going to griffith stadium, all to cheer their beloved washington senators to victory over the new york yankees six months out of every year. disheartened by another loss for the senators, meg' s husband, joe, mutters that he would sell his soul to the devil for
one long ball hitter
on the senators. as soon as the words come out of his mouth, he is greeted by satan himself in the form of the charismatic conman mr. applegate. applegate claims he can make not only joe' s wish come true but he can also make joe that ballplayer to fulfill his one lifelong dream. using his real - estate business tactics, joe talks applegate into giving him an escape clause should he not like being a ballplayer. applegate agrees to give joe until the day before the season ends, september 24th at 9: 00 pm, to get out of the deal at any time. should joe decide to play in the final game on the 25th, he will belong to applegate. joe says his final farewells to meg while she is sleeping (goodbye, old girl) and is magically transformed into 22 - year - old joe hardy, the greatest ballplayer in history .
scene 1: joe and meg boyd, a couple in their forties, are sitting in their comfortable living room in chevy chase, maryland, on a warm evening. meg is talking to joe about the weather, but he' s obsessed with a baseball game. she sings that for six months out of every year ,
joe is a great husband, but a lost cause during baseball season, when the washington senators take over his heart. the game ends; joe is furious because his team lost. he wants them to lick those champion damn yankees just once. meg gives up and goes to bed, announcing she has to play bridge the next day. as she leaves, joe swings at an imaginary ball, and says he would sell his soul for one long - ball hitter for the senators. applegate, a mysterious stranger who seems to be a cross between a slick salesman and a song - and - dance man, suddenly appears from the shadows .
words and music by richard adler and jerry ross | book by george abbott and douglass wallop | based on the novel by douglass wallop
the year the yankees lost the pennant
| book adaptation for the red sox version by joe dipietro | scenic design by adrian w. jones | costume design by david c. woolard | lighting design by brian tovar | sound design by jay hilton | music direction by michael o' flaherty | choreographed by kelli barclay | directed by daniel goldstein
middle - aged baseball fanatic joe boyd, trades his soul to the devil, also known as mr. applegate, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the new york yankees. as young baseball sensation, joe hardy, he transforms the hapless washington senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of the life that he' s left behind. joe ultimately outsmarts applegate, returns to his former self and shepherds the senators to the world series .
batter up! just in time for baseball season comes the muscular musical comedy about a red sox super - fan who is transformed into a star slugger after he makes a deal with the devil — and his sexy associate, lola. goodspeed re - imagines a broadway classic with a new red sox v. yankees spin that swings for the fences, no matter which team you root for. in the game of love and baseball, you gotta have
heart
— but watch out for
whatever lola wants .
when they get there, washington is winning 5 - 4 at the top of the ninth. applegate swears washington will lose even if he has to change joe hardy back into joe boyd on the field. after two outs for the yankees, mickey mantle hits a long fly to joe hardy in right field. while joe hardy runs for the ball, applegate transforms him back into joe boyd just as the clock strikes nine. joe boyd gives one last lunge and catches the ball, winning the pennant for the senators !
lola finds joe hardy in limbo and guides him to the stadium where the senators are losing 4 - 0 to the yankees. she stalls a fanatic applegate in limbo by putting on a pseudo - romantic routine for which he almost falls (two lost souls). suddenly, applegate returns to his senses and realizes he has a game to throw. not only will he have joe hardy for keeps but also the forty thousand senators fans who would die to see washington win the pennant. lola tries to escape, not wanting to be there when applegate throws the game. however, applegate takes her to the game, furious at her betrayal .
the next day, after a discouraging practice with many errors (blooper ballet), benny van buren, the team manager, gives his team a pep talk, saying the thing that they really need against the yankees is heart. during the practice, applegate has arrived and tries to demonstrate joe hardy' s talents before van buren. his impressive hitting and fielding give van buren and the senators no choice but to accept him on the team. while joe hardy is taken up to meet the commissioner, gloria thorpe, a reporter from the washington post, conspires with the team on how to make shoeless joe from hannibal, mo well - known to the public .
scene 6: applegate gets together with lola, his female assistant. she reports success on her last assignment; she ruined a man' s life and got him to jump out a window. applegate, who actually wants the yankees to win, has called her in to help with joe. he fears joe' s escape clause may endanger his evil plot. he plans to let senators' fans believe their team can win until the last minute. then he will pull the rug out from under them by letting the team lose, causing the fans to have heart attacks, apoplexy, or commit suicide. he wants lola to make joe forget meg. she assures him she is the woman for the job (
a little brains, a little talent
) .
scenes 2 and 3: in the washington senators' dugout, the team' s manager, van buren, is encouraging his players to keep trying to win against the yankees. his players have talent but they also need one essential ingredient for success :
heart .
as they leave, reporter gloria thorpe enters to interview van buren. applegate convinces van buren to let joe try out for the team. joe amazes the team with his skills, and is hired. while applegate insists he found joe in hannibal, missouri playing sandlot ball, reporter gloria probes to learn more about him. in the meantime, joe has to borrow a pair of shoes - his old shoes are too tight for him. gloria decides to make him famous: she nicknames him
shoeless joe from hannibal, mo .
d amn yankees is the only successful musical comedy built around the american national pastime of baseball - - the baseball story neatly combined with the age - old faust theme. joe hardy is a middle - aged, happily married baseball fan. he is found in his living - room watching a game over the television. joe is in the depths of despair, for his favorite team, the washington senators, seems incapable of getting a winning stride. suddenly the devil, in the person of applegate, visits him with a proposition: would joe be willing to trade his soul if the senators won not only the pennant but also the world series? joe is more than willing; he has never put much stock in his soul in the first place. suddenly joe sheds years. more than that, he has magically acquired singular powers as a baseball player. meanwhile, van buren, manager of the senators, tries to build up his team' s morale (
heart
). it is a hopeless job, for the senators can hardly expect that their new rookie, joe hardy, could be of any use in lifting them from their habitual doldrums. but joe proves the spark plug necessary to send the team flying at full speed for victory after victory .
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before the opening night, this production garnered an unusual amount of publicity, mostly centered on namath. the press kindly played down the fact that he tried to launch a movie career several years ago with dim results. his onstage prospects don' t look too much brighter, judging from his showing at the jones beach marine theater .
namath is a likable performer, and that' s important for the role of a dumb, pure, lovable joe hardy. without question, he had the opening - night audience totally on his side, every step of the way .
but that' s not enough. his acting was a lot flatter than his personality, and his dancing was more like organized walking. as for his singing - - this is a musical, after all - - it' s best left undescribed. major leaguer - cumcrooner tony conigliaro reminded us back in the' 60s that sports and show biz are very different ball games. namath needs a lot more time in training before his voice is ready to turn pro .
the rest of the production is more solid. eddie bracken is strong and sometimes very funny as the devilish mr. applegate, the tempter of the table, and susan elizabeth scott is appealing as lola, his right - hand person. special credit goes to alyson reed as a spunky sports reporter. she acts with gusto, and dances up the proverbial storm. the chorus is first - rate in all the production numbers .
perhaps to offset namath' s limitations, director frank wagner plays the production much closer to the audience than is customary at the jones beach theater. by contrast with previous years, the result is almost intimate - - if such a word can be used for this vast amphitheater, which is impersonal under the best of circumstances .
unfortunately, opening night was beset by acoustic problems: the voices were unevenly miked, and sometimes could barely be heard. maybe it' s unfair for namath to be plopped onstage under such unconventional conditions. then again, the sheer size of the place probably helps his performance by eliminating any need for subtlety. in any case, shoeless joe from hannibal, mo. , is hardly a complex character. namath simply fails to do much with him .
the show itself holds up pretty well after all these years. such musical numbers as
whatever lola wants ,
two lost souls ,
and
heart
are as fetching as ever, and only
who' s got the pain
seems as hopelessly dated as the mambo craze that inspired it. the dialogue is often silly and many of the jokes are thin, but the
shoeless joe
production number was rousing, and so was
those were the good old days ,
even though microphone problems sabotaged bracken' s bravura showmanship here. this is still a clever musical, even if the jones beach decision to keep the ballplaying entirely offstage - - including the climax of the plot - - was disappointing .
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produced by mitchell maxwell, polygram diversified entertainment, dan markley, kevin mccollum, victoria maxwell, fred h. krones, andrea nasher, the frankel - viertel - baruch group, paula heil fisher and julie ross; produced in association with jon b. platt, alan j. schuster and peter breger
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joe boyd sells his soul to the devil, mr. applegate, for
one good long ball hitter
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i brought a group of 8 to the show and we all just loved it……a spectacular production……. scene staging was outstanding and talent superb
one of the best show i have seen at goodspeed. we enjoyed every minute of it and our visitors from england were entranced. thank you all for a great performance .
my wife and i loved the show and the updating to the red sox version was done seamlessly. lola and the manager were particularly terrific !
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damn yankees is a musical comedy with a book by george abbott and douglass wallop , music and lyrics by richard adler and jerry ross . the story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington , d.c. , during a time when the new york yankees dominated major league baseball . it is based on wallop 's novel the year the yankees lost the pennant . the show ran for 1,019 performances in its original 1955 broadway production . adler and ross 's success with it and the pajama game seemed to point to a bright future for them , but ross suddenly died of chronic bronchiectasis at age 29 several months after it opened . 
damn yankees is a musical comedy with a book by george abbott and douglass wallop, music and lyrics by richard adler and jerry ross. the story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d.c., during a time when the new york yankees dominated major league baseball. it is based on wallop's novel the year the yankees lost the pennant. the show ran for 1,019 performances in its original 1955 broadway production. adler and ross's success with it and the pajama game seemed to point to a bright future for them, but ross suddenly died of chronic bronchiectasis at age 29 several months after it opened.
damn yankees is a musical comedy with a book by george abbott and douglass wallop, music and lyrics by richard adler and jerry ross. the story is a modern retelling of the faust legend set during the 1950s in washington, d.c., during a time when the new york yankees dominated major league baseball. it is based on wallop's novel the year the yankees lost the pennant. the show ran for 1,019 performances in its original 1955 broadway production. adler and ross's success with it and the pajama game seemed to point to a bright future for them, but ross suddenly died of chronic bronchiectasis at age 29 several months after it opened.