Home-runs, hit songs and a sizzling siren 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 soul to the Devil to help his favorite team win the pennant race won 8 Tony Awards – including Best Musical.
A 1950’s baseball zealot leaves his wife and becomes the young baseball sensation Joe Hardy, transforming the hapless Washington Senators into a winning team -- only to realize there’s more to life than home-runs. With the help of a handy escape clause and the guilt-ridden temptress 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 is sassy and winning – a definite home-run. Starring 30 singers, dancers and orchestra musicians.