Damn Yankees


Book by  George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
Music by  Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Lyrics by  Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Based on the novel The Year The Yankees Lost The Pennant by Douglass Wallop

Two Acts, Book Musical, Rated G
Original Broadway version (1955)

Faust meets professional baseball in this Broadway classic from the creators of "The Pajama Game."

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.

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