Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre & Children's Theatre

CURRENT SHOW

DAMN YANKEES
January 13 - March 4, 2012
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Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil (the charming but devious 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 (and wife) he's left behind. With the help of a handy escape clause and a guilt-ridden temptress named Lola, Joe outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series.

Damn Yankees originally opened on Broadway in 1955 starring Ray Walston as Applegate and Broadway legend Gwen Verdon as Lola. Even though the original production ran for over two year and more than 1,000 performances, Damn Yankees did not find its way back to the Great White Way until 1994 when a brand new production opened at the Marquis Theatre. This time around, the role of the Devil was played by Victor Garber with Bebe Neuwirth, who was already well known for her role on the hit sitcom Cheers and would go on to become one of Broadway's current legends, playing Lola. Following Garber's departure from the show, comic icon Jerry Lewis took over the role of Applegate, making his Broadway debut. Lewis would later lead the national tour after the show closed on Broadway.

The original Broadway production won seven of the eight Tony Awards for which it was nominated including Best Choreography (Bob Fosse), Best Actress in a Musical (Verdon), Best Actor in a Musical (Walston), and Best Musical. While the revival did not fair as well with the awards, it introduced the show to entirely new generations of theatre-goers.

At Way Off Broadway, Damn Yankees first appeared during the 1997 Season. Now, fifteen years later, the devilishly good musical returns with an entirely reimagined production to open the 2012 Season!

Due to the nature of theatrical bookings, though rare, dates are subject to change.