On Stage: Theatre
Damn Yankees
Algonquin Arts Theatre - 173 Main Street, Manasquan
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
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he’s left behind. Joe ultimately
outsmarts Applegate, returns to
his former self, and shepherds
the Senators to the World Series.
The winning score by Adler
and Ross and a devilish book by
George Abbot have made this
sporty musical comedy a true
American classic. An Algonquin
Arts Theatre production on stage
September 30 to October 9.
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