Damn Yankees

"Six months out of every year, when we cook for them it never pays; Instead of praising our goulash, they're appraising the plays of Willie Mays!"...

So sings the wife of a1950’s baseball fanatic who trades his sole to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team in the pennant race against The New York Yankees. He leaves her and the goulash behind and as young baseball sensation, Joe Hardy, he transforms the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team, only to realize the true worth of… Show more the life (and wife) he's left at home. With the help of a handy escape clause and a guilt-ridden temptress named Lola, Joe outsmarts the Devil, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series . Filled with hit songs like “Whatever Lola Wants” and “You Gotta Have Heart”, DAMN YANKEES hit 7 Tony Award winning home runs!

Faust, fly balls, and devilishly good fun all meet at the home plate of the 7 Tony Award winning Broadway musical, DAMN YANKEES. This is the story of a 1950s middle-aged baseball fanatic who trades his sole to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team in the pennant race against The New York Yankees only to realize the true worth of the life (and wife) he's left behind. Filled with hit songs like “Whatever Lola Wants” and “You Gotta Have Heart”, this show is a musical comedy home run!

Home runs, hit songs and a sizzling temptress named Lola have made DAMN YANKEES a Musical Comedy favorite. Written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross (of “The Pajama Game” fame), this frothy tale of a baseball fanatic who sells his sole to the Devil to help his favorite team win the pennant race won 7 Tony Awards – including Best Musical.

A devilishly good time musical … filled with hit songs like “Whatever Lola Wants” and “You Gotta Have Heart…DAMN YANKEES is the musical story of a baseball fanatic who sells his sole to the Devil to help his team win the pennant – only to learn that there is more to life than home runs. Its sassy and winning ways earned this baseball tale 7 Tony Awards – including Best Musical.

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