Damn Yankees
46th Street Theatre
May 5, 1955 - May 4, 1957
Adelphi Theatre
May 6, 1957 - October 12, 1957
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Opening Night: May 5, 1955
Closing Night: October 12, 1957
Music: Richard Adler
Jerry Ross
Lyrics: Richard Adler
Jerry Ross
Book: George Abbott
Douglass Wallop
Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil, Mr. Applegate, for “one good Long ball hitter” for his team, the Washington Senators. Mr. Applegate grants his wish, turning him into a 22 year old sports superstar who can must go back to his wife before 9 pm on the final game day if he doesn’t want Mr. Applegate to get his soul.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Overture…………………………………………………Orchestra
Curtain, Act I………………………………………….Orchestra
Six Months……………..Meg Boyd, Joe Boyd, Men, Girls
Devil Music…………………………………………….Orchestra
Goodbye Old Girl……………………..Joe Boyd, Joe Hardy
Heart…………………..Van Buren, Smoky, Rocky, Vernon
Heart Encore………Van Buren, Smoky, Rocky, Vernon
Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo………..Gloria Thorpe,
Boys, Senators
Shoeless Joe Dance………………………………….Orchestra
A Man Doesn’t Know………………………………..Joe Hardy
Lola………………………………………………………..Orchestra
A Little Talent………………………………………………….Lola
Goodbye (Reprise)…………………………………..Orchestra
A Man Doesn’t Know (Reprise)………..Joe Hardy, Meg
Whatever Lola Wants……………………………………….Lola
Not Meg………………………………………………….Orchestra
Heart (Reprise)………………………………………………..Men
Chairs Fanfare…………………………………………Orchestra
Who’s Got the Pain?……………………………Lola, Sohovik
The American League……….The Downtown Fan Club
ACT TWO
Entr’Acte………………………………………………….Orchestra
Opening, Act II………………………………………..Orchestra
The Game…………………………………………………..Senators
Near to You…………………………….Joe Hardy, Meg Boyd
Good Old Days…………………………………………Applegate
Days (Encore)…………………………………………..Applegate
Courtroom Blackout…………………………………Orchestra
Two Lost Souls…………………………………Lola, Joe Hardy
Devil Music………………………………………………Orchestra
Shoeless Joe (Reprise)………………………………Orchestra
Back Home……………………………………………….Orchestra
Finale (A Man Doesn’t Know)……………..Meg, Joe Boyd
Bows (Heart)…………………………………………….Orchestra
Exit March……………………………………………….Orchestra
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Stephen Douglass Joe Hardy
Gwen Verdon Lola
Ray Walston Applegate
Rae Allen Gloria Thorpe
Richard Bishop Welch
Shannon Bolin Meg Boyd
Frank Bouley Singer
Russ Brown Van Buren
Fred Bryan Singer
Betty Carr Dancer
Ronn Cummins Child
Cherry Davis Teen-Ager
Singer
Robert Evans Dancer
Timmy Everett Dancer
Patricia Ferrier Dancer
Nathaniel Frey Smokey
Jeanne Grant Singer
Marlyn Greer Dancer
Janet Hayes Singer
Del Horstmann Lynch
Commissioner
Singer
Elizabeth Howell Doris
Janie Janvier Miss Weston
Singer
William Joyce Dancer
Harvey Jung Dancer
Joan Keenan Singer
Marie Kolin Dancer
Jimmie Komack Rocky
Al Lanti Henry
Dancer
Albert Linville Vernon
Postmaster
Singer
Suzanne Lovell Singer
Ralph Lowe Singer
George Marcy Guard
Dancer
Julia Marlowe Dancer
Svetlana McLee Dancer
Eddie Phillips Sohovik
Dancer
Jackie Scholle Child
Robert Shafer Joe Boyd
Jean Stapleton Sister
Ralph Strane Singer
Mark Ward Dancer
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