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Damn Yankees

April 07 - May 07, 2023

“Dancin' Baseballers Dazzle in a Reimagined Production of Damn Yankees."

- Denver Westword

"As presented by Arvada Center, no one will be disappointed by this classic musical and this first-rate production."

- OnStage Colorado

Joe Boyd is middle-aged, out of shape, and worst of all - a Washington Senators fan. One Faustian bargain with the devil later, he’s the team’s new star player. Devilishly funny and full of classic showtunes, Damn Yankees shows that, like Lola, you can get whatever you want - but how far would you go to get it? 

Performance Schedule

April 7 - May 7, 2023

Tuesday - Saturday at 7:30 pm

Wednesday matinee at 1:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00 pm

Event Accessibility

This performance is for everyone! ADA seating options are available for this performance. If you require special seating, please contact the Box Office at 720-898-7200x1, or please enter those needs in the notes field on the checkout screen.

If you require an additional access service to fully participate or have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Box Office at [email protected]. To ensure the best experience, please try to contact us at your soonest convenience.

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Joanie Brosseau-Rubald

Robert Anthony Jones

Ty-Gabriel Jones

Jenna Moll Reyes

Brian Kelly

Mark Rubald

Sharon Kay White

Gabriella Cavallero

Adriane Leigh Robinson

Nik Vlachos

Matthew Dailey

Jennifer Arfsten

Piper Arpan

Imani Gholson

Isaac Huerta

Rae Leigh Case

Elliot Peterson

Jeffrey Parker

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Nolan Baker

Mason Charles

Christy Oberndorf

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Kelly Van Oosbree - Director

David Nehls - Music Director

Sylvia Gregory Casting - Casting

Jeffry Denman - Choreography

Zach Madison,  Kaylyn Kriaski and  Jessica Steffen-Schepers - Stage Management Team

Chris Sheley - Scenic Design

Clare Henkel - Costume Design

Kate Bashore - Lighting Design

Diana Ben-Kiki - Wigs & Hair Design

Max Silverman - Sound Design

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Damn Yankees

Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd, trades his soul to the Devil, also known as 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 that he's left behind. Joe ultimately outsmarts Applegate, returns to his former self and shepherds the Senators to the World Series.

Light, fast-paced and devilishly clever, Damn Yankees is a homerun hit, featuring all-American subject matter and an irreverent sense of humor. The perfect choice for a high school's spring musical or community theatre production, Damn Yankees is a wicked, romantic comedy, sure to please.

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5 Bass, 6 Cello, 7 Viola, 9 Violin A-C, 8 Violin B-D, 1 Guitar, 2 Horn, 1 Reed 1, Reed 2, 1 Reed 3, 1Reed 4, 1 Reed 5, 3 Trombones, 3 Trumpets, 2 Piano Vocal Scores, 2 Piano Conductor Scores, 3 Percussion

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Of the many shady trades in baseball history, none have equaled the dark brilliance of the offer in DAMN YANKEES, the devilishly clever musical comedy about America’s favorite pastime. Based on the novel, “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant,” middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. This Broadway mega-hit and winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, hits it out of the park!

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Review: Musical Theatre West Hits Another Grand Slam with Fun-Filled DAMN YANKEES

Long Beach's MTW stages an entertaining, high-energy revival that mixes old-school charm with new-school sass.

When it comes to classic stage musicals that are almost always guaranteed smile-inducing crowd-pleasers no matter where you see it---whether as a big budget Broadway revival or in a local high school auditorium---right up there is the 1955 Broadway home run DAMN YANKEES , the reliably peppy Tony Award-winning musical that cleverly combines show tunes and kick-lines with a Faust-ian tale revolving America's favorite pastime.

Featuring a memorable, now timeless score by the PAJAMA GAME team of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross , and a pleasingly charming (and sometimes surprisingly bawdy) book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop (itself based on Wallop's own novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant ), this cheeky sports-themed musical---which centers around a rabid baseball fan making a risky deal with the Devil himself to ensure his favorite team's victory---is such a buoyant, high-energy theater experience by design and temperament that it usually coaxes assured high-energy acting, singing, and dancing from its assembled ensemble.

So it's not a big surprise, then, that the latest local production of the show currently being presented by Musical Theatre West in Long Beach, CA is no exception to this expectation.

A truly fun-filled, ecstatically-performed iteration that is enjoyable from beginning to end, MTW's Broadway-caliber production---now on stage at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center through October 30, 2022---is a definite must-see for both fans and newbies of the classic musical.

There's plenty to love about this impressive new production.

Under the highly-caffeinated direction of Cynthia Ferrer (a veteran stage actor herself), MTW's engagingly-paced DAMN YANKEES never lets up being entertaining, providing the audience a steady bounty of humorous exchanges and scenes, genuinely tender moments, and lots of thrilling, athletically-wowing musical numbers dynamically choreographed by Alexis Carra Girbés (paying significant nods to the work of the original production's genius choreographer Bob Fosse ).

Hearing Adler and Ross' classic score performed live by a full orchestra (a rarity on Broadway these days) is also such a luxe treat here, with musical director Matthew Smedal making sure that the audience gets to revisit and revel in the score's restored splendor (which explains, of course, why patrons were happily humming tunes from the show during intermission and after the final bows).

Visually, the production offers top-notch theatrical accoutrements that include sets designed and reconfigured by Kevin Clowes, vibrant period costumes designed by Amy Setterlund, and brilliant lighting designed by Paul Black. I especially liked seeing the clever idea that the route to and from "hell" is simply a smoky, flame-lined staircase leading down to the dark blackness of the Carpenter Center's orchestra pit.

And, perhaps, best of all, this all-around exceptional production also boasts a lively and wonderfully engaging ensemble cast that moves and sounds as if not only have they been performing these roles forever, but also that they're having a great time with the material.

That palpable sense of fun and cheekiness is bursting out of every corner of this production.

That awesomeness, of course, starts from the top, highlighted by the spectacular leads among its winning company: the reliably awesome, local stage favorite Jeff Skowron who plays the devil -ish Mr. Applegate with an amusingly petulant and dastardly demeanor; oh-so-swoon-worthy triple-threat James Olivas who plays affable rookie overnight superstar Joe Hardy, blessed with matinee good looks paired with a buttery voice; and, finally, the ultra fabulous, Ovation Award-winning Lesli Margherita is here as well, making a bawdy, triumphant return to the MTW stage from Broadway to slip into the role of Lola, the diva-licious seductress aiming to distract Joe with her amusingly sexy, manipulative ways. With her every appearance, especially with the role's signature "Whatever Lola Wants," it's hard to look away---because she truly made the role her own.

The three of them in particular make this production worth seeing, though there are, naturally, other standouts amongst the company.

The very talented Aurelia Michael -Holmgren---one of the show's many triple-threats---arrives on the scene as Gloria Thorpe, a shrewd, spirited journalist armed with an inquisitive nature that immediately suspects something odd with the sudden meteoric rise of rookie Joe Hardy. Her dizzying dance number "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO" with the super-amped baseball team---led by scene-stealers Daniel John O'Connor (Rocky), Julian Xavier (Vernon), and Josh Alvarez (Smokey)---totally slaps.

I especially appreciated veteran actor Norman Large 's work here as Washington Senators super-fan Joe Boyd---the guy who makes a deal with the devil to see his fave team's victory and ends up magically transforming into the team's spry young ball player Joe Hardy. Teri Bibb is also terrific as Joe's oft-ignored but still beloved wife Meg Boyd, who patiently dotes on her distracted-by-baseball hubby.

One particular number I truly loved was the beautifully-staged fantasy trio between Bibb's Meg, Large's OG Joe, and Olivas' young Joe on "Near To You." That song never really affected me quite as much in previous productions, so it becomes much more of a lovely, new hidden gem to rediscover with how much it resonates here.

But, honestly, this show---and, by extension, this new production---is a hidden gem altogether. The show can't help it... as old-fashioned and traditional-leaning as it may seem, DAMN YANKEES is a funny, predictably heartwarming musical that somehow interweaves a bit of modern cheeky naughtiness in its DNA to balance the sweetness.

So when we hear the otherwise corny ditty "(You've Gotta Have) Heart," they probably really mean it---both sincerely and with their tongue pressed firmly against their cheek. All in all, this one's a home run for MTW... and this is coming from a person with no affection reserved for sports whatsoever.

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Performances of Musical Theatre West's production of DAMN YANKEES continue through Sunday, October 30, 2022. The Carpenter Performing Arts Center is located at 6200 E. Atherton Street in Long Beach, CA. For tickets or for more information, please call 562-856-1999 x4 or visit online at www.musical.org .

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REVIEW: "DAMN YANKEES" — Musical Theatre West @ Carpenter Performing Arts Center

Updated: Jun 1, 2023

An Old-Fashioned Faustian Fable with a Baseball Twist

MAYBE you thought that was a heat wave that hit town two weeks ago? We prefer to think it was Musical Theatre West’s sizzling production of "Damn Yankees," one of the hottest and heartiest we’ve seen in a musical in years. And if that isn't what warmed the weather, it should certainly do a lot to warm you, as they close out their homerun production this weekend.

For a bit over two hours last night, the La Mirada stage was magically transformed to Fenway Park, inhabited by a slick devil, a baseball star hitter, his delightfully engaging song and dance team mates, some funny fans, and a lithe temptress full of shimmying seduction named Lola, who slithers through some seriously hot dance moves.

“Damn Yankees,” 1955, played to 1, 019 performances on Broadway and won 7 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Staged in classical Broadway style, including a variety of trunk songs with show specific numbers as well as cornball humor, the musical richly entertains on several levels. The story is set up as a musical fable that uses baseball as the hook, and it’s only the second show (Pajama Game, 1954) that the team of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross penned. It’s also the show that solidified Bob Fosse as a Broadway choreographer of the highest order.

A fanatical middle-aged Washington Senator baseball fan, Joe Boyd, wants his team to beat the New York Yankees so much that he’d sell his soul to the devil in order for that to happen. Suddenly, a dubious Mr. Applegate appears with an offer to turn couch potato Joe into strapping 22-year-old Joe Hardy — the greatest slugger baseball has ever seen — who would lead the Senators to win the championship.

Joe and the Devil make a deal but only after Joe demands an escape clause where he could conditionally return home to his wife at the end of the league season. In no time at all, all-American boy Joe Hardy quickly become the humble star who ignites the team toward victory, to the chagrin of Mr. Applegate, who is determined to corrupt the innocent player and win his soul in the end. Throw in the femme fatale Lola for a little insurance, with the power to corrupt any man, and no one is safe from their clutches.

Starring in this MTW cast of grand slam talent is Jeff Skowron as Mr. Applegate (Broadway’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Bad Santa 2”); Norman Large as Joe Boyd (“Star Trek,” Broadway’s “Les Miserables,” “Cats”). James Olivas plays Joe Hardy (“Kinky Boots” at the Hollywood Bowl, “American Horror Stories,” “Encore! with Kristen Bell”), and Teri Bibb is Meg (“The Phantom of the Opera,” Broadway and National Tour); Broadway star and Olivier award-winning musical theater performer Lesli Margherita (“Man of La Mancha,” “Zorro, The Musical”) is Lola, who had audiences laughing and cheering for the soft-hearted seductress.

Simplicity is the key to success with a show that harkens back to a simpler lifetime, and Kevin Clowes and his set design team make basic structures that transform the setting from the dugout of the Washington Ball Park to a quaint and cozy Chevy Chase home with ease. The same brilliant approach is applied to the work of Costume Designer Amy Setterlund: Crisp, ball club uniforms juxtapose sweetly against the sensible 50’s fashion of the poodle and dirndl dresses, tea-length swing dresses with cardigan sweaters and Peter Pan collar blouses, and sparkly red-themed ensembles for the underworld. The dancing, under the direction of choreographer Alexis Carra Girbés, is spectacular, and it's fully supported by a fifteen-member orchestra under ace music director Matthew Smedal.

Production standouts go to “Two Lost Souls,” “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO,” “Heart,” a fast-moving “Who’s Got the Pain?” and a very seductive “Whatever Lola Wants.” Applegate reminiscences “Those Were the Good Old Days” in a pure vaudeville-infused number with apoplectic grimaces and smoldering burns that used to be Paul Lynde's stock in trade (with just a hint of Al Jolson)n as the adroit Mr. Skowron struts his amazing talent here to our delight.

As the sultry handmaiden of the Devil, who is given the critical job of vamping a Cinderella rookie on the Washington Senators into forgetting his old place by the home fire, swivel-jointed siren Lesli Margherita lights up the stage in a fashion that is rare and refreshing for the role of Lola, manufacturing her own strong brand of sex, even while gleefully lampooning all the basic techniques of the vamp.

Indeed, although brilliant as a dancer and at heating the atmosphere, Ms. Margherita is also an exceptional comedienne. When she sings "A Little Brains, a Little Talent," describing the assets that a lady should have to seduce a man, it is comedy of an order that is so many levels above the ordinary run of stage humor that it comes like a summer breeze. But when she travesties the techniques of seduction in "Whatever Lola Wants," she's as torrid as a West Indian wiggler.

Mr. Olivas, gorgeous of voice, humble in manner and skilled as an actor, is fully believable as the come-from-nowhere Wheaties box baseball star able to galvanize first a team, then a country. He provides an enormous display of innocence, while realizing that he may not have made the best decision to follow the devil with his rendition of "A Man Doesn't Know." And, even though he has a voice that could silence an umpire, Mr. Olivas doesn't let strength overpower the traces of his middle-aged self, who continues to pine sweetly for his spouse.

Journalist Gloria Thorpe (Lora Lee Gayer) sells the role of newshound Gloria Thorpe with complete brassy professionalism, and kicks up her heels with a lively, acrobatic ensemble of baseball players in the razzle-dazzle song and dance, "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO." Norman Large also bats a thousand in his Old Joe portrayal with an exquisite "Goodbye, Old Girl." And several wild, gut-busting moments of this production are furnished by rabid Red Sox rooters, Sister (Julia Cardia) and Doris (Katie Brown), especially in the “Heart” reprise at the end of Act One.

Matthew Henersen is solid as Van Buren, the genial, white-haired manager of the Senators, leading “Heart.” Standouts amongst the ballplayers are Daniel John O’Connor and Josh Alvarez as dim-bulb teammates Rocky and Smokey, who lead the standout act two number "The Game."

The whole show really knocks it out of the park…and since baseball season ended officially the first week of October, this show would definitely be a very happy alternative.

MUSICAL THEATRE WEST PRESENTS, DAMN YANKEES — Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, based on Mr. Wallop's novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant;" Music & Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross; Direction by Cynthia Ferrer (MTW’s “The Little Mermaid,” “Georgia Rule,” “Martial Law”); Music Direction by Matthew Smedal (Music Director/Conductor of Jerry Zaks' Broadway musical “Mrs. Doubtfire,” off-Broadway’s “Clueless”); Choreography by Alexis Carra Girbés (FX’s “Fosse/Verdon,” Fosse 1st National Tour, “Wicked,” “Sweet Charity,” and “The Pirate Queen”). Scenic Design by Kevin Clowes; Lighting Design by Paul Black; Sound Design by Julie Ferrin; Costume Design by Amy Setterlund; Production Stage Manager Jill Gold.

Jeff Skowron – Applegate; Lesli Margherita – Lola; James Olivas - Joe Hardy; Teri Bibb – Meg; Norman Large - Joe Boyd; Aurelia Michael-Holmgren - Gloria Thorpe; Matthew Henersen - Van Buren; Kevin Symons – Welch; Julie Cardia – Sister; Katie Brown – Doris; Daniel John O'Connor – Rockey; Julian Xavier – Vernon; Josh Alvarez – Smokey; Brandon Keith Rogers - Henry, Guard, u/s Joe Hardy; Quintan Craig - Lowe, Lynch, Postmaster; Richard Bulda - Ballplayer, u/s Van Buren; Cedric Dodd - Bouley / Dance Captain; Logan Rice – Bryant; Alejandro MullerDahlberg – Mickey; Marissa Ruth Mayer - Ensemble, u/s Lola, Doris; Monika Peña - Ensemble, u/s Gloria, Sister.

Performance dates are October 14 – October 30, 2022 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the campus of CSU Long Beach. Tickets start at $20 and are available for purchase by phone at 562-856-1999 or online at musical.org.

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How far would you go to help your favorite team win? Would you risk your wife, your life, your very soul? Joe Hardy is about to find out, when his despair over the state of the Washington Senators summons a sulfuric stranger with an offer Joe can’t refuse. Featuring audience favorites like, “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO.,” “Heart,” and “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets,” Damn Yankees is a Faustian fun-fest that celebrates love, baseball, and the importance of an escape clause.

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“Lesli Margherita’s Tony Award-caliber triple-threat star turn as Lola tops the list of reasons to celebrate Musical Theatre West’s 2022 revival of the 1955 Golden Era musical classic Damn Yankees.”

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“It was clear from the start that this production of “Damn Yankees” was nothing but a home run!”

-sean mcmullen, showbuzz, “the big blessing here is the hard-hoofing ensemble: the dances are a force of joy propelled to perfection.”, -tony frankel, stage and cinema, “a truly fun-filled, ecstatically-performed iteration that is enjoyable from beginning to end, mtw’s broadway-caliber production is a definite must-see for both fans and newbies of the classic musical.”, -michael quintos, broadway world.

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Josh Alvarez is thrilled to make his MTW debut as Smokey! Recent Credits include Ren McCormack in Footloose, Bernardo in West Side Story, Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Lun Tha/King Understudy in the King and I, Leading Player in Pippin, and the Dance Captain for Cirque Du Soleil’s National Tour. After Damn Yankees, Josh will be going back on tour with Cirque Du Soleil as their Principal Vocalist. Follow Josh on TikTok @officaljoshalvarez and Instagram @joshbehindthescenes to see more of his adventures!

Teri Bibb Previous MTW: She Loves Me, The Wizard of Oz and many galas. Broadway: Christine – Phantom (more than 1000 performances, B’way & National Tour); Amalia – She Loves Me (standby). LA: Rodgers & Hart & Hammerstein (Reprise) and Children of the Night (Katselas Theatre Co. – Ovation Award nom.) Featured soloist: Carnegie Hall; Radio City Music Hall; Royal Albert Hall; Belfast’s Odyssey, etc. She has guest starred on TV, been a supporting player on film, has sung on film scores including “Ice Age” and “Polar Express,” and on “Dancing with the Stars.” www.TeriBibb.com

Katie Brown is excited to make her MTW debut! Some of her favorite shows over the years include: Loch Ness: A New Musical , The Secret Garden , The Taffetas, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Working, Baby, Lucky Stiff, Quilters, A Little Night Music, Our Town, The Club, Urinetown, H.M.S. Pinafore, and many more . Special thanks to Mom, Dad, Sarah, Janey, and all her family and friends for their love and support. “It truly means the world to have you encouraging, coaching, and cheering me on.” Sending love all around!

Richard Bulda Previous MTW shows include Catch Me If You Can, Big Fish, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Elf, The Musical, and Bright Star. Recent credits include Beauty and the Beast, Annie, School of Rock and The Count of Monte Cristo in Utah. Other theater companies include The Old Globe, La Mirada, LA Opera, La Jolla Playhouse, and many others. He can also be seen in ENCORE with Kristen Bell, currently streaming on Disney Plus. Thank you Paul, Cynthia and Alexis for making this happen!

Julie Carida is so excited to be back at MTW where she was last seen as Mama in Memphis. Recent tours include, Cameron Mackintosh’s revival of Les Miserables (Wigmaker/MadameThenardier understudy), the Broadway National Tour and Madison Square Garden production of Annie alongside Kathy Lee Gifford and The Music Man:In Concert, led by the iconic Shirley Jones. Julie has received awards and nominations for performances in Guys and Dolls (Adelaide) and The Secret Garden (Martha) @Stages St. Louis– Kevin Kline Award nom.), Anything Goes (Reno) , @The REV Theatre – S.A.L.T Award nom., No No Nanette (Lucille) – S.A.L.T. Nom., Legally Blonde (Paulette) @Moonlight Ampitheatre, Stage Scene LA Award Winner. Other credits include, Frozen @ The Hyperion Theatre/Disneyland, Wizard of Oz National tour, numerous productions at Sacramento Music Circus, TUTS & Ogunquit Playhouse. Proud Cal State University, Fullerton, MFA Grad. Check out www.juliecardia.com.

Quintan Craig “Q” is so proud to be back home at Musical Theatre West! Recent Credits: Grease!, Rodger/Doody u/s (MTW), Ragtime, Dance Captain (MTW), 42nd Street, Billy Lawlor (3D Theatricals), Something Rotten!, Ensemble (MTW). He can also be heard on Musical Theatre International recordings of Chicago (Billy Flynn), West Side Story (Riff), and Newsies (Jack/Romeo). Quintan is a graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN. All my love to Mom, Dad, Mollie Rae, Ryan, Wyatt, Macie, and Veronica. Hangin’ a star on this for Nana. @Quintan_Craig

Cedric Dodd – Credits include: “Mysterious Benedict Society”, Neiman Marcus, Crocs, Apple, “American Horror Story” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”. Cedric is a faculty member at AMDA, LA as well as Millennium Dance Complex. He most recently choreographed a reimagined version of A Chorus Line for USC’s School of Dramatic Arts. Next, Cedric is set to return as Assistant Director/Choreographer for Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer the Musical the National Tour. Cedric is represented by Go 2 Talent Agency (LA) and CESD (NY). @cedricdodd_

Matthew Henerson : Previously at MTW: Doolittle in My Fair Lady, and Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls. Matt has appeared locally at the Ahmanson, A Noise Within, Celebration, Deaf West, East West Players, Ensemble Theatre, International City Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, the Mark Taper Forum and South Coast Rep, regionally at ACT, Bay Street Theater, the La Jolla Playhouse, Northern Stage, New Fortune, San Jose Rep., San Diego Rep., West Virginia Public, and at Shakespeare festivals in Arizona, Colorado, Marin, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, and Utah.

Norman Large has enjoyed an extremely varied career from principal artist with The New York City Opera to ten LA Ovation award nominations. From symphony engagements under Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa to playing more different guest starring roles on Star Trek than anyone in all of the series combined. From voicing characters in numerous Disney animated features to being recorded live at Carnegie Hall. From numerous original Broadway casts including LES MISERABLES (Bishop, Javert, Thenardier) to playing scenes with Julia Roberts in PRETTY WOMAN. From dancing as star of CATS to playing opposite Leslie Nielson in REPOSSESSED to standing by for Michael Crawford in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. From recurring as a judge on NYPD BLUE to touring Europe as Tony in WEST SIDE STORY.

Lesli Margherita , thrilled to be back at MTW, last playing Aldonza in Man of La Mancha. Olivier Award winner for her West End debut in Zorro The Musical, and originated the roles of Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda The Musical and Mona in Dames at Sea on Broadway. Off-Broadway: Who’s Holiday, Emojiland. Select recurring TV/Film: “Minx” “Fairly OddParents ,“The Many Saints of Newark”, “The Crew”, “Homeland”, “The Good Wife”, “Instinct”, “Elementary”, “Seven Seconds”, “Opening Night”. Select regional credits include leading roles in Guys and Dolls, Flamingo Kid, Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Kiss Me Kate, Man Of La Mancha, Little Shop Of Horrors, and Spamalot. Debut album Rule Your Kingdom, out now. For Pa. @QueenLesli | leslimargherita.com

Marissa Ruth Mayer is a Los Angeles native and is grateful to be a part of this classic show! Marissa received her BA in Musical Theatre, and Dance Minor, from Point Park University. Selected Regional: Singing Revolution, Dames At Sea, A Chorus Line, Cabaret, A Christmas Story: The Musical, South Pacific. She has been the dance captain for most productions. Thank you to my manager Darlene, agents Lisa and Julie, Alexis and the entire creative team. www.marissaruthmayer.com IG:@marissaruthmayer

Aurelia Michael-Holmgren returns to the MTW family after recently playing Cha Cha in Grease. She was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and the Fashion Institute of Technology. Other productions include Legally Blonde: The Musical, Ghost: The Musical, In The Heights, and the Original Broadway production of Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Aurelia is also a life coach and voiceover artist and coach residing in Los Angeles, CA.

Alejandro Muller Dahlberg started dancing at the age of 14 at Gasper’s School of Dance in Fargo, ND. He has also received training from the Joffrey Ballet School, the Ailey School, and the University of Arizona, having graduated from the latter in 2020 with his BFA in dance. Alejandro has performed principal roles in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and Swan Lake, toured with Step One Dance Company on Holland America Cruise Lines, and performed on “America’s Got Talent”. He is excited to make his debut with Musical Theatre West in Damn Yankees!

Daniel John O’Connor  (Rocky) recently migrated from New York to Los Angeles. Dan is delighted to be making his west coast stage debut with the talented team at Musical Theater West. Regional: On Your Feet! (Phil, Gateway Playhouse); The Producers (Carmen, Kansas City Starlight). Dan enjoys painting, interior design, and Granma’s Italian cuisine. BFA Boston Conservatory. Favorite role: dog dad to Penny! Instagram: @D4N_OCONNOR

James Olivas is excited to be joining the cast and making his Musical Theater West debut. James just finished performing Kinky Boots onstage at the Hollywood Bowl this summer and prior to that was working with Jerry Mitchell in New York on the workshop for the new Betty Boop musical. Past TV credits include “American Horror Stories” and “Encore! with Kristen Bell”. James would like to thank his family, his manager, Kim, at Brave Artists Management, and his wonderful team over at KMR.

Monika Peña (she/her) is thankful to be returning to Musical Theatre West after making her MTW debut as Sandy in Grease this July! Recent credits include; The Sound Of Music (u/s performances as Maria, McCoy Rigby Entertainment), In the Heights (u/s performances as Vanessa, MRE), and Marvelous Wonderettes (Betty Jean, Center Stage Theatre). Favorite credits include: Lizzie, the musical (Lizzie Borden, Chance Theater), Violet (Violet, Chance) , Man of La Mancha (Aldonza, Candlelight Pavilion), and Seussical (Mayzie, Candlelight). All her love to Aaron & her supportive tribe of friends & family.  www.MonikaPena.com   IG: @singingvettech

Logan Rice is thrilled to be part of Damn Yankees ! Having graduated from Mira Costa High School in June 2022, he is taking a Gap year to immerse himself in the arts. Credits include: Mira Costa High School: Beauty and the Beast (Gaston), Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf) -Covid Canceled-, Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster). Morgan-Wixson Theatre: She Loves Me (Arpad Laszlo). He sends his love and gratitude to his amazing family, friends, and mentors. @logomoto

Brandon Keith Rogers (BallPlayer, u/s Joe Hardy) is a native of Charlotte, NC and holds a B.F.A in Musical Theatre from Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts. TV/Film: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Hustlers; NY/Workshops: Jerome Robbins Broadway (Guggenheim/American Dance Machine), Austen’s Pride (ACT of CT); National Tours: Eoin Colfer’s Nöel (Original Cast, Dance Captain), Grease (RCCL); Regional Theatre: West Side Story (Tony at Flat Rock Playhouse & 5-Star Theatricals, Swing at Barrington Stage Co.), Matilda (Escapologist, La Mirada), 42nd Street (Billy Lawlor, Palace Theatre), Rocky Horror Show (Brad, Mason Park Productions), The Producers (Lead Tenor, Pittsburgh Playhouse) and more. Many thanks to the cast and creatives and to you the audience members. We couldn’t be more grateful to you for coming out and supporting live theatre after all this time. Let’s play ball! Instagram: @bkr7793

Jeff Skowron  MTW: Big Fish (Edward Bloom), Carousel (Jigger). Recent: Eddie opposite Marsha Mason in Hartford Stage’s Lost in Yonkers (Connecticut Critics Circle nomination). Broadway: Enron (Trader), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Grinch), The Lion King (Ed/Timon/Zazu), Beauty and the Beast (LeFou), High Society (Stanley). Los Angeles premieres: Clue (Wadsworth), A Gentleman’s Guide…(Dysquith Family), Skintight (Jeff) with Idina Menzel. Ovation Awards: Parade (Leo Frank), South Pacific (Billis). Ovation Award nominations: The Producers (Leo), Pride and Prejudice (Mr. Collins), Les Miserables (Thenardier). Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nomination: Into the Woods (Baker). Jeff co-starred as Dorfman opposite Billy Bob Thornton in Miramax’s “Bad Santa 2” and recently played Malcolm opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Showtime’s “Super Pumped”.

Kevin Symons has appeared in numerous theatrical productions in Los Angeles, New York and regional theaters. Most recently in The Sound Of Music at La Mirada Theatre. He and his castmates won the Best Ensemble Ovation Award for The Complete History of America (Abridged) at the Garry Marshall Theatre. On Television, he is perhaps best known for playing Councilman Bill Dexhart on NBC’s hit comedy “Parks & Recreation” for four seasons. He has been a Series Regular, Recurring and Guest Star on numerous series.

Julian Xavier is so excited to be making his MTW debut. As a Musician’s Institute alumni, he has appeared and sang on “Modern Family”, “Grown-ish”, and alongside Kate McKinnon in the Verizon Wireless “Better Holidays” commercial campaign. Previous theatre credits include Damn Yankees! & Mamma Mia, at 5-Star Theatricals. Keep up with Julian on instagram: @JulianXavier

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L to R: Ben Bogen, Taylor Kellas Warren & JJ Niemann in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: Jeffrey Howell & Sally Wilfert in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: Jeffrey Howell & John Bolton inPittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: Ryan Cavanaugh, Avery Smith & Dallas Padoven in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

Cast of Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: John Bolton & Sarrah Strimel in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: John Riddle, Christine Laitta & Jill Keating in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: Sarrah Strimel & John Riddle in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

L to R: Carina-Kay Louchiey, Mara Newbery, Sarrah Strimel, Ixchel Cuellar & Kate Margalite in Pittsburgh CLO's DAMN YANKEES | Photo: Matt Polk

DAMN YANKEES

Jul 05, 2016 - jul 10, 2016.

Benedum Center

A DEVILISHLY CLEVER COMEDY SURE TO HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK! Batter up! Just in time for the thick of baseball season comes the muscular musical about baseball super-fan Joe Boyd. Joe is transformed into a star slugger after he makes a deal with the devil and his sexy associate, Lola, for a chance to lead his home team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. This 11-time Tony Award®-winner, including Best Musical, puts America’s favorite pastime center stage as Joe swings for the fences before realizing the true worth of the life he’s left behind. Will he succeed in his race for glory, return home to the life he loves or be lost for all eternity to the devil himself? The winning score by Adler and Ross and a devilish book by George Abbot feature songs “Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets,” “(You Gotta Have) Heart” and many more home-run hits!

JOHN BOLTON ( Applegate ) starred on Broadway last season in Dames at Sea . Best known for his critically acclaimed performance in A Christmas Story The Musical on Broadway and on tour, his other Broadway credits include Curtains, Spamalot, Contact, Titanic, How To Succeed … and Damn Yankees . He headlined two sold-out NY Pops concerts at Carnegie Hall and was the host of Off-Broadway’s Pageant. TV: “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” “Blue Bloods,” “The Good Wife,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “Law and Order,” “All My Children,” “Show Boat” and 4 seasons on “Gossip Girl.” He will play Vlad in the Broadway musical Anastasia this Spring.  @itsjohnbolton 

RYAN CAVANAUGH  ( Smokey ) is trilled to be apart of another summer season here at Pittsburgh CLO! Pittsburgh CLO Credits: Mary Poppins & Man of La Mancha (‘15), and as a teenager Ryan was a Pittsburgh CLO Mini Star for several years as well as apart of numerous productions at the Benedum in The Pittsburgh CLO Teen Ensemble. Credits: Damn Yankees! (Goodspeed Opera House), South Pacific (Asolo Repertory Theatre), Parade (NYC), Damn Yankees! (National Tour), The Wild Party (NYC) and more, visit www.RyanCavanaugh.net for more! Thanks Mom, Dad, and Jenna for your endless love and support!

JESSICA CROUCH ( Gloria ) is thrilled to be making her debut at Pittsburgh CLO. This year, Jessica was named NYMF’s Next Broadway Sensation.  Her credits include the national tours of We Will Rock You (u/s Killer Queen and Oz) and All Shook Up (u/s Miss Sandra).  Regional highlights:   Hair (Sacramento Music Circus), Vibrata in A Funny Thing…Forum (Bay Street Theatre), and Elle in Legally Blonde (Palace Theatre and PCPA Theatrefest). Big thanks to Pittsburgh CLO and her family! www.jessica-crouch.com

JEFFREY HOWELL  ( Joe Boyd ) is happy to be back for another season. Most recently seen at the REP in Choir Boy and Souvenir . Some favorite CLO shows include Man of La Mancha, 42nd Street, Singin’ in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde, A Musical Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit) Beauty and the Beast, Bells are Ringing, Pajama Game, The Most Happy Fella .  Other credits include Candide, Tigers Be Still, Chicago , and Tribute to Lerner and Loewe with Marvin Hamlisch and the PSO.

BENJAMIN HOWES ( Welch ) Recently seen as Professor Higgins in Pittsburgh Public’s production of My Fair Lady . Originally from Australia, Benjamin had performed on Broadway ( Scandalous, Mary Poppins , & [title of show] ), Off-Broadway and in the National Tours of ( Mary Poppins, Shrek ). Regional credits include A.R.T., The Old Globe, Pittsburgh Public and Asolo Rep, among many others. Film: “Miles”, “Easter Mysteries”. Television credits: “Law and Order: Criminal Intent”, “Flight of the Concords”, “One Life To Live”. Full scoop at www.benjaminhowes.com; Instagram @benjthestar

JILL KEATING ( Doris ) began her performing career with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.  Turning to her true love, musical theatre, she appeared as Roxie ( Chicago ), Miss Hannigan ( Annie ) and Winnifred ( Once Upon A Mattress ) in New York City, Bucks County and Rhode Island.  After touring nationally with the Tony Award-winning Big River , she returned to Pittsburgh to portray Florence in Souvenir opposite Jeff Howell at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.  This performance is dedicated to Lori, Mark and Van---words can not express my gratitude! 

CHRISTINE LAITTA  ( Sister ) CLO Cabaret: Girls Only, I Love You You’re Perfect…, Forbidden Broadway and Forbidden Broadway SVU . Favorites: T he Diary of Anne Frank, Lazarus, Annie, Singin’ in the Rain, Fiddler on The Roof,  Carousel, To Kill A Mockingbird, On The Town, The Sound of Music , PBS pilot “Scientastic!” Chris originated the role of Ms. Frizzle in T he Magic School Bus Live! , created TV Tunes Sing-A-Long! and co-authored The Dramatically Different Classroom . She is excited to get married this summer! Love to Paul. 

DALLAS PADOVEN  ( Vernon ) is so excited to return to Pittburgh CLO after performing in Singin’ in the Rain , Legally Blonde, Footloose, Gypsy, and The Wedding Singer! NYC: Wonderful Town . Regional: Hands on a Hardbody (Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati), Cinci King (Playhouse in the Park), Who’s Tommy, South Pacific (WVPT). Thank’s Mom, Dad, Dakota, Caleb, and Henderson Hogan Agency! CCM Graduate. Proud Member of AEA. Dallaspadoven.com follow @dallaspadoven

PAUL PALMER  ( Commissioner ) is proud to be back on the Benedum stage for his 36th CLO summer season, his 60th CLO production and his first time at bat against those “Damn Yankees." On behalf of the entire CLO family, on stage and off, he would like to express profound gratitude to all those countless Pittsburgh subscribers who have supported the CLO over the years, both as audience members and as providers of critically vital financial assistance to our organization. You are the true STARS of the Pittsburgh CLO and your continued support is deeply appreciated.

GAVAN PAMER ( Van Buren ) TOURS: CATS , A Chorus Line, 42nd Street . Pittsburgh CLO: Gypsy, Man of La Mancha, 42nd Street, Joseph..., Carousel, Me and My Girl, Crazy for You . CLO CABARET: Forever Plaid, My Way. PPT: Guys and Dolls,  A Grand Night for Singing. LPPAC: Jesus Christ Superstar, White Christmas, My Way . PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE: Big River, DROOD. WVPT: Dames at Sea, Oklahoma!, George M! . TEMPLE: The Addams Family . 

JOHN RIDDLE  ( Joe Hardy ) returns to Pittsburgh CLO after making his debut in the 2011 production of Jesus Christ Superstar . Most recently, he appeared in The Secret Garden at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall. He made his Broadway debut last spring in Kander and Ebb’s The Visit .  Tour: Evita . Regional: Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, MUNY, Goodspeed.  NY Workshops/Concerts: The Public Theater, York Theatre Co., Metropolitan Room, Joe’s Pub. John recently debuted his solo show, Keep It Simple , at Feinstein’s/54 Below and appeared as a soloist in the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra’s Gershwin: An American in Pari s.  TV: “The Late Show” w/Steven Colbert, “One Life to Live.”

AVERY SMITH  ( Rocky ) is thrilled to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut! Credits: Music Theatre Wichita: Aida (Mereb), Disney’s My Son Pinocchio (Ringleader), New London Barn Playhouse: Damn Yankee’s (Applegate), Kiss Me, Kate (Paul), Carnegie Mellon: The Full Monty (Horse), Lord of the Flies (Piggy), The Boston Conservatory: The Full Monty (Horse). Mom, Dad, Austin, Amber, Amaris…YOU ROCK!  Ps. 71.  BFA: Carnegie Mellon University

SARRAH STRIMEL ( Lola ) Broadway: An American In Paris (Milo u/s), Big Fish (Girl In The Water), Catch Me If You Can, Rock Of Ages (Constance Sack), Young Frankenstein (Inga u/s), The Producers (Ulla u/s). National Tours: The Producers, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Regional(selected): Sweet Charity (Charity), Cats (Bombalurina), Legally Blonde (Brooke Wyndham), Sammy (Hedda Hopper). TV: “Smash”, “Late Show with David Letterman”. A native Pittsburgher, passionate yoga teacher, and CLO Mini Star for life! Thrilled to be back at Pittsburgh CLO where it all started! 

SALLY WILFERT ( Meg ) Broadway: Assassins, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, King David .  Nat’l Tour: The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . Off-B’way: See Rock City, When We Met (co-collaborator), Make Me A Song, The Prince & The Pauper . Regional: Footloose, Les Miserables, Copacabana (Pittsburgh CLO), Kiss Me Kate (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), The Light in the Piazza (Finger Lakes MTF), LMNOP (Goodspeed), Little Miss Sunshine (LaJolla Playhouse), Marry Me A Little (Cincinnati Playhouse), Elegies (Barrington Stage), The Last Five Years (Hartford Theatreworks).   www.sallywilfert.com

BEN BOGEN  ( Henry,  Ensemble ) is ecstatic to be returning to Pittsburgh CLO this year after appearing as Robertson Ay in Mary Poppins , along with Man of La Mancha, Gypsy, and The Wedding Singer! Recent Credits: The Light in the Piazza (Giuseppe), The Music Man (Tommy), and Cabaret (Bobby). Training: University of Michigan B.F.A Musical Theatre! Proud member of AEA! Go Blue!

CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL ( Ensemble ) is thrilled to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut! Christopher is a rising Junior pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in Community Action and Social Change from The University of Michigan. Credits: Hairspray (Seaweed), American Idiot (Declan), The Music Man . Proud new member of Actor’s Equity. Endless thanks and love to my family, Linda and the entire Pittsburgh CLO staff!

IXCHEL CUELLAR  ( Autograph Hunter, Ensemble ) is so happy to be returning to Pittsburgh CLO for her second summer season! This past May, Ixchel graduated with her BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University and shortly after made her Broadway debut as a swing in Finding Neverland . Thank you so much to my friends, family and teachers for all of the love and endless support.  @itsixchel 

LUCAS FEDELE ( Teenager, Ensemble ) This is Lucas’ fourteenth show with Pittsburgh CLO and he’s happy to be back home on his favorite stage. “Thanks for all the incredible feats of artistry and effort, backstage and upstairs, that make this magic happen!” lucasfedele.net  Á ma fleur.

JEFFREY GORTI ( Ensemble ) is thrilled to be making his CLO debut this summer season. He will be graduating in the fall from Point Park University with a degree in Musical theatre and Dance Minor. Recent credits include: The Drowsy Chaperone (Aldolpho), Joseph...Technicolor Dreamcoat (Judah). This past year he directed and choreographed, Alex Newell's (GLEE) one night only concert at the CLO Cabaret. Love you mom!

MICHAEL GREER ( Sohovik, Postmaster, Ensemble ) is so happy to be returning to the Pittsburgh CLO! He was last seen in Altar Boyz (Luke) at the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret. Regional credits: Shrek (Big Bad Wolf) North Shore Music Theatre, Guys & Dolls Pittsburgh Public Theater, Miss Saigon (2010 Tour), & You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! at the Denver Center. Endless love to Mara and his family.

JUSTIN LONESOME ( Ensemble ) is thrilled to be back at the Pittsburgh CLO! Tours: Jersey Boys First National (Barry Belson.) Regional: Pittsburgh CLO ( Oliver, Curtains, Annie, Jesus Christ Superstart, Fiddler on the Roof, Sunset Bouldevard, A Chorus Line, The Wedding Singer .) Local: PICT (Narrator-Two Tales of Terror, Henry-For the Tree to Drop .)

CARINA-KAY LOUCHIEY ( Ensemble ) is thrilled to be making her Pittsburgh CLO debut! A rising Junior B.F.A Musical Theatre major at The University of Michigan, credits include: Guys and Dolls (Hot Box Girl), Hotel California (Yolanda). Other favorite credits: West Side Story (Margarita) and Bye Bye Birdie (Sad Girl/Penelope) at Wagon Wheel. Proud new member of AEA! Endless thanks to Pittsburgh CLO, her supportive parents, Linda Goodrich, RISPA, and BDF! GO BLUE!

MARA NEWBERY ( Dance Captain, Ensemble ) is honored to return to the Pittsburgh CLO, where she met and later married her handsome husband, Michael. Credits: A Christmas Story, the Musical (Broadway, Tour), Shrek, the Musical (Tour, London), On Your Toes (Encores), and Honeymoon In Vegas (Paper Mill Playhouse). BFA University of Michigan. Love to Mom and Dad, J&K, CTG, JPot, Jook, and the big man upstairs.

JJ NIEMANN ( Ensemble ) is ecstatic to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut this summer in Damn Yankees, Shrek, Aida , and South Pacific! Rising senior BFA Music Theatre major at Elon University. Recent credits: Hairspray (The MUNY), Peter Pan (Artpark), Oklahoma! and In the Heights (Elon). Many thanks to God and to my parents for their endless support. www.jjniemann.com  IG: @jjniemann

KATE MARGALITE ( Ensemble ) is ecstatic to be making her Pittsburgh CLO debut! A Manhattan native, she is a rising junior Musical Theatre major at Carnegie Mellon University. Some of her favorite credits include Wendla in Spring Awakening and Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof . Infinite thanks to Mom, Dad, Julia, Lois, and all of her professors at CMU!

TAYLOR KELLAS WARREN ( Ensemble ) is thrilled to be taking part in his very first season with Pittsburgh CLO! He is a 2016 graduate of Point Park University’s BFA Musical Theatre Conservatory. Recent regional credits include Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf), West Side Story (Bernardo), Urinetown (Caldwell B. Cladwell), and The Boyfriend (Pepe/Dance Captain). He would like to thank his family for their unyielding love and support! 

CHARLES REPOLE ( Director ) Pittsburgh CLO: Gypsy, Legally Blonde, 42nd Street, Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie Get Your Gun, Curtains, White Christmas, Annie, and Copacabana . NYC/Broadway: Dubarry was a Lady, Call Me Madam, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Lauri Strauss Leukemia Foundation Benefit (Carnegie Hall) and L yrics and Lyricists 25th Year Celebration (92nd Street “Y”). Kennedy Center: Where’s Charley? Broadway performance credits include starring in: Doubles, Whoopee! (Drama Desk Award nomination) and Very Good Eddie (Tony Award® nomination, Theatre World Award). His Off-Broadway credits include starring in: Olympus on my Mind and Magdalena . Mr. Repole is Chairman of the Drama, Theatre and Dance Department at Queens College. 

MICHAEL LICHTEFELD ( Choreographer )is thrilled to be back at CLO. Choreographer: six Broadway musicals, eight off-Broadway Musicals and nine National/International tours. Ten seasons Stratford Festival, Ontario, Canada. Award nominations: Drama Desk, Three Outer Critic’s Circle, The LA Ovation,  and as Best Director, the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) and winning the IRNE for Best Choreography. Currently at work on a new musical, Stardust Road, which will be done in London 2017. Special thanks to his associate choreographer, Joe Bowman.

TOM HELM ( Musical Director ) happily returns for his 21st Pittsburgh CLO season, having conducted more than 60 productions. His other adventures include conducting the Broadway productions of the Brigadoon revival, CATS , Me and My Girl, Les Misérables and Souvenir. Tom was musical director of the first national tour of CATS, Radio City’s 5-6-7-8 Dance! , and television productions of Mornings at Seven and Crazy For You . Tom supervised touring productions of Me and My Girl, Dora the Explorer, Diego Live, Rugrats and Madagascar . He has also been music director of some 50 Paper Mill Playhouse productions, among other regional and national theatres.

ROB BISSINGER  ( Scenic Designer ) Rob has been designing for the theater and live events for over 15 years and his work has been seen by millions of people worldwide and has earned him an Emmy nomination. He is a cofounder of ARDA Studio, Inc, which provides production design for large scale international spectacles along with countless theatrical presentations of all sizes throughout the United States. See www.ARDAStudio.com for more.

KEN BILLINGTON ( Lighting Designer ) Almost 100 Broadway shows to his credit including such theatre milestones as Sweeney Todd and the longest running American musical in history Chicago.  Touring productions have included Chicago (worldwide), Riverdance (lighting supervisor) Fiddler on the Roof (from 1976 till 2012), White Christmas and The Drowsy Chaperone to name a few. Other projects include Hugh Jackman in Concert, from 1979 to 2006 the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular as well as the architectural lighting for New York’s Tavern on the Green. Awards include the Tony, NY Drama Desk, Outer Critics Awards, the Ace award for Television lighting the Lumen for his architectural work.

KARYN MEEK  ( Production Stage Manager ) PCLO: 6 seasons 2009-2016. Broadway: Elf, Fiddler on the Roof, RENT, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1st National Tours: The Drowsy Chaperone, 9 to 5, La Cage Aux Folles .  Off Broadway/ Regional: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Kazino, ART), The Royale, Preludes (Lincoln Center Theater), Almost, Maine (Daryl Roth Theatre, World Premiere) Summer of ’42 (Variety Arts) Iphigenia in Aulis, Naked, Hurricane, The Misanthrope (Classic Stage Company) The Day Emily Married, Barefoot Boy With Shoes On (Primary Stages),  What Didn’t Happen (Playwright’s Horizons), The Dying Gaul (Vineyard Theatre) and many others. Dallas Summer Musicals, TUTS, TOTS, Pantages Theatre, Starlight Theatre, Missouri Rep. 

ASHLEY ROSE HORTON ( Costume Coordinator ) is a costume designer and puppet maker in New York whose work was recently featured in the San Diego Zoo's Centennial Celebration. Other NY credits include Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Kazino, Asst.); Dry Land, How to Live on Earth (Colt Coeur); Those Lost Boys (Ars Nova); Bitchtwitch: The Taking of Vicki Presh (The Silent Barn); Til Divorce do us Part (DR2)

DANIEL KOYE ( Hair Designer )Broadway: Love Letters, Cinderella, Trip to Bountiful, Follies, Hair, Book of Mormon, Mary Poppins, Rock of Ages, Curtains, Chicago, Gypsy and Spring Awakening .  Film/Television: “The Blacklist,” “Trip to Bountiful,” “Royal Pains,” “Blue Bloods.” Clients- Vanessa Williams, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cicely Tyson, Mia Farrow, Carol Burnett, Candice Bergen, Brian Denhany, Patti Labelle, Fantasia, Gladys Knight, Paul Rubens, Toni Shalhoub, Cuba Gooding Jr, Dan Stevens, Jessica Chastain, Heidi Klum, Seal, Susan Lucci, Carol Channing, Elaine Paige just to name a few. Check out Daniels own hair product line DKOYE the product. www.dkoye.com

KELLY HAYWOOD ( Assistant Stage Manager )is happy to be back at Pittsburgh CLO. Past productions include: Mary Poppins, Monty Pythons Spamalot, A Musical Christmas Carol and 42nd Street . Pittsburgh Public Theater: Born Yesterday, Noises Off, An Iliad and True West . World Premier of Tell it to the Marines at Soldiers and Sailors museum. Kelly has also done several productions with the Pittsburgh Opera and Ballet. 

MARK A. SYLS ( Assistant Stage Manager )This year marks his 20th musical with PCLO! Selected Credits: Broadway: Honeymoon in Vegas, Big Fish, Act One, Newsies. Paper Mill Playhouse: West Side Story, Oliver!, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, The Sound of Music, A Chorus Line, Newsies . TV: NBC’s The Wiz Live! Events: Time Square New Years Eve Celebration 2014, 2015, 2016, A Night of Serious Fun Celebrating the Legacy of Paul Newman. 

TELSEY + COMPANY ( Casting ) Broadway/Tours:  Motown, Paramour, Waitress, Fiddler on the Roof, The Color Purple, On Your Feet!, Hamilton, Something Rotten!, An American in Paris, Finding Neverland, Kinky Boots, Wicked, If/Then, The Sound of Music, Newsies, Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: “Into the Woods,” “Margin Call,” “Rachel Getting Married,” “Across the Universe,” “Camp,“ “Pieces of April.” TV: “This Is Us,” “Grease Live!,” “The Wiz Live!,” “Flesh and Bone,” “Masters of Sex,” “Smash,” “The Big C,” commercials. www.telseyandco.com

RICHARD ADLER ( Words & Music ) is the award-winning composer behind many of America’s great symphonies and stage productions. In the 1950s, he collaborated with Jerry Ross to write the music and lyrics for Broadway’s The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees . Other notable credits include The Gift of the Magi and Music Is . Alder is a two-time Tony Award-winner and a four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee.

JERRY ROSS ( Words & Music ) partnered with Richard Adler to write the music and lyrics for both The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees . At the time of his untimely death in 1955, he had written two of the top-running shows on Broadway, as well as more than 250 popular American songs. He was inducted to the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 1982.

GEORGE ABBOTT ( Book ) collaborated with Douglass Wallop to write Damn Yankees. Abbott was considered by many to be the history of Broadway in the 1950s and he garnered respect around the nation for his work with The Pajama Game (1954), Once Upon a Mattress (1959) and over 100 additional productions. He had a multifaceted career in which he acted as a theatre director, producer, playwright and screenwriter. 

DOUGLASS WALLOP ( Book ) was the 17th John Douglass Wallop from an old Eastern Shore family. His love of baseball began when he was 5 years old, when his father took him to a Senators’ game. A newspaper reporter by profession, he was the author of 13 novels, the second of which, “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant”, was published in 1955 and became his best known work. Wallop died in 1985.

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• DAMN YANKEES was adapted from the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop in 1955. Wallop co-authored the libretto for the show with George Abbott.  
• DAMN YANKEES marks another illustrious notch in the belt of legendary choreographer Bob Fosse.  
• The show was revived on Broadway in 1994 by Jack O'Brien and starred Victor Garber as Applegate.  
• Jerry Lewis made his Broadway debut as Applegate during the revival following Garber.  
• George Abbott directed a film version of the musical in 1958 with nearly all the original cast members reprising their roles, including Gwen Verdon.

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Damn Yankees

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Winner of eight tony Awards including Best Musical. Joe Boyd makes a deal with the devil to become young Joe Hardy and lead the Senators to a victory against the Yankees ball team!

A retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C.  Joe is sure to have an escape clause to return to his normal life!  Songs include Goodbye Old Girl, Heart, Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO and Whatever Lola Wants.  A classic musical theatre staple – simply a good old-fashioned musical designed to delight!!

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Music & Lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross: book by George Abbot & Douglass Wallop. Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop

46th Street Theatre - 5 May 1955 (1019 perfs) London Coliseum - 28 March, 1957

A twist on the Faustian legend sees the fanatical baseball fan, Joe Boyd, agreeing to sell his soul to the devil to save his favourite team, the Senators. When the time comes for Joe to pay the price of his success he manages to outwit the devil in this sure-fire musical. Hit songs include "Whatever Lola Wants" and "Heart".

Scene 1: Joe and Meg Boyd, a couple in their forties, are sitting in their comfortable living room in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on a warm evening. Meg is talking to Joe about the weather, but he's obsessed with a baseball game. She sings that for Six Months Out of Every Year," Joe is a great husband, but a lost cause during baseball season, when the Washington Senators take over his heart. The game ends; Joe is furious because his team lost. He wants them to lick those champion Damn Yankees just once. Meg gives up and goes to bed, announcing she has to play bridge the next day. As she leaves, Joe swings at an imaginary ball, and says he would sell his soul for one long-ball hitter for the Senators. Applegate, a mysterious stranger who seems to be a cross between a slick salesman and a song-and-dance man, suddenly appears from the shadows.

Applegate knows of Joe's youthful dreams to play baseball. The stranger does several feats of magic, and enables Joe to touch his toes for the first time in years. Two friends of Meg's, Sister and Doris, pass by, and accuse Joe of talking to himself. Joe realizes Applegate is invisible to everyone but him. Applegate reveals his identity as the Devil, and offers Joe a chance to save the Senators. If Joe agrees, he has to disappear from his present life and become a 22-year-old baseball star named Joe Hardy. A shrewd real-estate agent, Joe insists on an escape clause. Applegate is sure he can make Joe forget his wife, and agrees to let him have one chance to escape selling his soul forever on the 24th of September at midnight. Applegate goes off to call a taxi, and Joe leaves Meg a note as he sings "Goodbye, Old Girl." Although he doesn't tell her where he is going, he insists he loves her. Applegate transforms Joe Boyd into young Joe Hardy, and they leave for the baseball stadium.

Scenes 2 and 3: In the Washington Senators' dugout, the team's manager, Van Buren, is encouraging his players to keep trying to win against the Yankees. His players have talent but they also need one essential ingredient for success: "Heart." As they leave, reporter Gloria Thorpe enters to interview Van Buren. Applegate convinces Van Buren to let Joe try out for the team. Joe amazes the team with his skills, and is hired. While Applegate insists he found Joe in Hannibal, Missouri playing sandlot ball, reporter Gloria probes to learn more about him. In the meantime, Joe has to borrow a pair of shoes-his old shoes are too tight for him. Gloria decides to make him famous: she nicknames him "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo."

Scenes 4 and 5: Sister and Doris are outside the ballpark trying to see the new baseball sensation, Joe Hardy. Joe, who is now hitting .480, has led the team to second place in the American League. He is in team owner Welch's office complaining about the reporters' nonstop questions about his past. Welch leaves Applegate to reason with Joe. When Applegate scolds him for sneaking around his old home, Joe says he is lonely for Meg. Applegate says he is going to bring Joe a fascinating woman who will make him forget his wife, but Joe insists he isn't interested. He reminds Applegate that Applegate doesn't own his soul until September 24th. Left alone, Joe reflects on all he has given up to join the Senators ("A Man Doesn't Know"). Joe tells Gloria and a group of reporters that the Senators will have the pennant race sewn up by September 24th.

Scene 6: Applegate gets together with Lola, his female assistant. She reports success on her last assignment; she ruined a man's life and got him to jump out a window. Applegate, who actually wants the Yankees to win, has called her in to help with Joe. He fears Joe's escape clause may endanger his evil plot. He plans to let Senators' fans believe their team can win until the last minute. Then he will pull the rug out from under them by letting the team lose, causing the fans to have heart attacks, apoplexy, or commit suicide. He wants Lola to make Joe forget Meg. She assures him she is the woman for the job ("A Little Brains, A Little Talent").

Scene 7: Increasingly lonely and disturbed by Applegate's treachery, Joe returns to his house to see Meg (who does not recognize her much-altered husband), and convinces her to let him rent a room in her house. They share their feelings of loneliness, although she has no idea who he is (Reprise: "A Man Doesn't Know"). Sister and Doris recognize Joe as the famous ballplayer, Joe Hardy. Joe pretends to find money in his room, which Meg is sure her husband left for her. Applegate tries unsuccessfully to stop Joe from renting the room.

Scenes 8 and 9: In the locker room corridor, the players are enjoying their new success. Gloria presses Applegate for information about Joe's past. Applegate brings Lola to the locker room to begin working on Joe. When Joe rebuffs her initial advances, she explains, "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets." Joe is impressed, but he remains true to Meg. When Joe heads for Meg's house, Applegate accuses Lola of using old-fashioned methods. He decides to cause a scandal for Meg because she has a single man living in her house.

Scenes 10 and 11: A group of teenagers and Sister are rehearsing their fan club presentations for a Senators Pep Rally. They reprise "Heart." At the rally, Lola, claiming she is on Joe's side, explains that Applegate made the team lose that afternoon as part of his plan to win Joe's soul. Gloria tells Applegate she has been to Missouri to research Joe's past; she has found out Joe is not really from Hannibal. Applegate suddenly insists that Joe is not Shifty McCoy. Gloria discovers Shifty McCoy was a ballplayer in Mexico who took bribes; she goes off to investigate. Lola performs "Who's Got the Pain" as a member of a group called the "I Love Joe Fan Club." The baseball commissioner calls Welch and accuses Joe of being Shifty McCoy. Joe insists the story isn't true and swears he will clear his name and lead the team to victory.

Scenes 1 and 2: In the locker room, the team members discuss their support for Joe and express their determination to live by the rules, dedicating themselves to "The Game," forgetting any thought of enjoying themselves until the pennant race is over. Joe has asked Meg to meet him outside the ballpark. She apologizes for asking him to give up his room. She says she misses her husband more than ever now that Joe Hardy is gone too. Joe assures her her husband will come back ("Near To You").

Scene 3: Applegate tells Lola that once he has Joe trapped after the 24th, he will make him throw the pennant game. Joe comes in and says he is going to exercise the escape clause on the 24th and Applegate pretends to agree. After Joe leaves, Applegate chastises Lola for feeling sorry for Joe and mourns "The Good Old Days" when evil was in fashion.

Scene 4: At the hearing at the Commissioner's office on September 24th, Applegate says he has a witness coming to prove Joe's innocence who will arrive at fifteen minutes past midnight. Joe says he can't wait. Meg, Sister and Doris appear, pretending to be from Hannibal, and claim they can identify Joe. They convince the postmaster from Hannibal, who has come to the hearing, that he remembers Joe too. At five minutes before midnight, Joe asks to leave the room. The commissioner won't let anyone leave. Meg is giving a speech to vindicate Joe as the clock strikes. Joe has surrendered his soul by default.

Scenes 5 and 6: Lola has knocked Applegate out with strong drinks. She tells Joe she was the ugliest woman in Providence, Rhode Island before she sold her soul to Applegate. Joe says he will find a way to win the pennant in spite of Applegate. Joe attempts to make the best of his new life and kisses Lola. They go off to spend the evening dancing together ("Two Lost Souls").

Scenes 7, 8, 9 and 10: Outside the ballpark, Doris and Sister join a crowd waiting for tickets to the big game. Applegate has awakened and is furious with Lola. He is on his way to the game and intends to make Joe throw the game, even if he has to change him back into Joe Boyd on the field. In the dugout, Lola and Van Buren are watching the game. Joe catches the ball that wins the game as Applegate turns him back into Joe Boyd. In the corridor outside the locker room, the team is looking for Joe, who has disappeared.

Scene 11: Joe Boyd has returned to Meg's house. He finds her crying on the sofa. She joyfully accepts his return. As they sit together reaffirming their feelings for each other (Reprise: "A Man Doesn't Know"), Applegate and Lola appear. Applegate tries to convince Joe to come back and lead the team to win the World Series. Joe ignores him, to Lola's delight.

Cast: 18 men, 6 women, chorus.

Principal Characters:

Lola - a temptress Joe Hardy - a baseball player Mr Applegate - a devil Van Buren - a manager Meg Boyd - Joe's wife Rocky - a baseball player Gloria - a reporter Joe Boyd - a baseball fan

• Doris  - A friend of Meg's. She is slightly quieter and more conservative than her sister, but still outspoken. An avid baseball fan very involved in the community. ( Female, 35-45 yrs old - Range: D4 - G5 )
• Gloria Thorpe  - A probing reporter whose bottom-line is a good story for her paper. Fearless and biting.  ( Female, 25-35 yrs old - Range: B3 - G5 )
• Joe Boyd  - A middle-aged, overweight married man who is in love with baseball, especially the Senators. ( Male, 40-50 yrs old - Range: A3 - G5 )
• Joe Hardy  - The 22-year-old, home run hitting alter ego of Joe Boyd. A good guy who loves that he is living out his dream, but deeply misses the life and love he left behind. ( Male, 20-30 yrs old - Range: A3 - G5 )
• Lola  - The Devil's seductress assistant. Sexy and confident. Falls in love with Joe when her usual tricks don’t work on him. Though she’s done many bad things, she is a good person deep down inside. ( Female, 25-35 yrs old - Range: F3 - G5 )
• Meg Boyd  - Joe's long-suffering, but loyal wife. She is lonely and misses her husband. Decides a little white lie is worth telling to save a good person. ( Female, 35-45 yrs old - Range: G3 - G5 )
• Mr. Applegate  - The Devil in disguise as a slick salesman. A controlling, greedy smooth talker. ( Male, 40-50 yrs old - Range: A3 - G5 )
• Mr. Welch  - The owner of the Senators. Believes in Joe and believes in his team. A peacekeeper between the press and the team. Protective of Joe and the boys. ( Male, 50-60 yrs old - Range: D4 - G5 )
• Rocky  - A baseball player for the Washington Senators. Cocky, but a little bit dopey, too. He’s a guy’s guy. ( Male, 25-35 yrs old - Range: D4 - B5 )
• Sister  - A friend of Meg's and Doris’s sister. Outspoken and brash, but caring. Very involved in community activities. ( Female, 35-45 yrs old - Range: D4 - G5 )
• Smokey  - A catcher for the Washington Senators. Not the sharpest tool in the shed. Tries to be a tough guy like Rocky, but truly is not. ( Male, 25-35 yrs old - Range: C3 - G5 )
• Sohovik  - A baseball player for the Washington Senators. The smartest and most level-headed of the players. Enjoys his side job of selling insurance. The unofficial leader of the team. ( Male, 25-35 yrs old - Range: D4 - G5 )
• Van Buren  - The luckless team manager. A sort of father-figure for the team, who proudly defends them. A bit of a loose cannon. ( Male, 50-60 yrs old - Range: D4 - A5 )

Ensemble  - Ball Players; Baseball Fans

Musical Numbers:

• Goodbye, Old Girl
• A Little Brains - A Little Talent
• A Man Doesn't Know
• Near To You
• Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo
• Six Months Out Of Every Year
• Those Were the Good Old Days
• Two Lost Souls
• Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)
• Who's Got the Pain?
• You've Gotta Have Heart

Instrumentation:

Reed I (Piccolo/flute/clarinet/alto sax), Reed II (piccolo/flute/clarinet/alto sax), Reed III (oboe/cor anglais/clarinet/tenor sax), Reed IV (clarinet/bas clarinet/tenor sax/bassoon), Reed V (Clarinet/bas clarinet [opt]/baritone sax/bassoon), horn, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, piano, guitar (acoustic/banjo), 6 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, double bass.

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• Songs music by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler ; lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler Act 1 Sung By Six Months Out of Every Year Meg Boyd, Joe Boyd, Sister, Gloria Thorpe, Husbands and Wives Goodbye, Old Girl Joe Boyd and Joe Hardy Blooper Ballet The Senators Heart Van Buren and The Senators Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo. Gloria Thorpe and The Senators Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo. (Reprise) Gloria Thorpe, Joe Hardy and Ensemble A Little Brains, A Little Talent Lola A Man Doesn't Know Meg Boyd and Joe Hardy Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets) Lola Act 2 Sung By Who's Got the Pain? Lola and the Senators The Game the Senators Near To You Joe Hardy and Meg Boyd Those Were the Good Old Days Applegate Two Lost Souls Lola and Applegate A Man Doesn't Know (Reprise) Meg Boyd and Joe Boyd Heart (Reprise) Company

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