Words and Music by
RICHARD ADLER and JERRY ROSS
Book by
GEORGE ABBOTT and DOUGLASS WALLOP
Based on the novel by Douglass Wallop The Year The Yankees Lost the Pennant by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
Starring
DAVID HARRIS as Joe Hardy
MATT HETHERINGTONas Applegate
and
PIA MORLEY as Lola
MELISSA LANGTON WENDY STAPLETON ANNE WOOD
Winner of 9 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical.
Director
TERENCE O’CONNELL
Musical Director
VANESSA SCAMMELL
Choreographer
ALANA SCANLAN
Costumes
KIM BISHOP
Scenery
KATHRYN SPROUL
You’ve gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin’
You’ll never win.
That’s when the grin
should start
From the creators of The Pajama Game comes Damn Yankees.
This is the story of a middle-aged baseball fanatic, Joe Boyd who trades his soul to the Devil (the charming but devious Mr. Applegate) for a chance to become the brilliant young baseball player, Joe Hardy and lead his favorite team to victory against the New York Yankees.
As the 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 temptress named Lola, Joe outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self and leads the Senators to the World Series.
Musical hits from the show include “Whatever Lola Wants”, “Six Months Out of Every Year” and the big cheerleading number “We’ve got heart”.
6 PERFORMANCES ONLY
All performances with Orchestra Victoria.
VENUE
State Theatre
DATES
20 – 24 AUGUST 2008
TIMES
Wednesday – Saturday at 7.30 pm
Saturday at 2.00 pm
Sunday at 3.00 pm
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