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You are here -> HOME - RETROVILLE - 1956 | - Tony Awards - Damn Yankees | ||||||||||||||
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Welcome to Retroville! It's 1956! | |||||||||||||||
In 1956, Damn Yankees won the coveted Tony Award for Best Musical. The show opened at the 46th Street Theatre on May 5, 1955, and ran for a show-stopping 1,019 performances before retiring. Despite the failures of other baseball-based productions, Damn Yankees became a smash hit, and was ultimately made into a movie of the same name in 1958. The original play skyrocketed Gwen Verdon, the devil's seductive assistant, to stardom. |
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The Story:
Inspired by Douglass Wallop's play, The Day the Yankees Lost the Pennant, the show follows the life of a middle-aged baseball fan, Joe Boyd, as he makes a pact with the devil to become a 22-year old star player for the Washington Senators in their rousing defeat of the Yankees. The devil, of course, expects something in return and uses his sexy cohort, played by Gwen Verdon, to attempt to get it. The Music and Lyrics: Music and lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler The Producers: Frederick Brisson, Robert Griffith, and Harold Prince The Directors: George Abbott The Choreographers: Bob Fossee The Opening: May 5, 1955, at the 46th Street Theatre The Cast:
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The Other Awards:
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