Damn Yankees
Tour
Opening Date
Jan 21, 1956
Closing Date
May 19, 1957
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Open Date: Jan 21, 1956
Close Date: May 19, 1957
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Is Final Week: 1
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
Washington, D.C., some time in the future.
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PeopleProduced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; Produced in association with Albert B. TaylorBook 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; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Roger Adams; Musical Director: William ParsonProduction Directed by George Abbott; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Bob FosseGeneral Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: James S. MillerCasting: Judith Abbott and Betty Wharton; General Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch; Press Representative: Sam Stratton; Photographer: Friedman-AbelesPostmasterSingerCommissionerSingerDancerSingerUnderstudies: Joyce Barker (Gloria Thorpe), Al Checco (Applegate), Charlotte Fairchild (Meg Boyd), Pattie Ferrier (Lola), Joe Flynn (Smokey), Roger Franklin (Joe Boyd), Hildegarde Halliday (Sister), Howard Krieger (Rocky, Sohovik), Bill McDonald (Van Buren, Postmaster), Larry Pool (Joe Hardy), Beatrice Salten (Doris) and Bert Vallencourt (Welch, Commissioner)Musical Director: Jack HavenerCompany Manager: Harry EssexAssistant Stage Mgr: Edward Greene
Cast
Singer
Dancer
Singer
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Produced by Frederick Brisson, Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince; Produced in association with Albert B. Taylor
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; Music orchestrated by Don Walker; Dance arrangements by Roger Adams; Musical Director: William Parson
Production Directed by George Abbott; Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Bob Fosse
General Manager: Carl Fisher; Company Manager: James S. Miller
Casting: Judith Abbott and Betty Wharton; General Press Representative: Reuben Rabinovitch; Press Representative: Sam Stratton; Photographer: Friedman-Abeles
Postmaster
Singer
Commissioner
Singer
Dancer
Singer
Understudies:
Joyce Barker
(Gloria Thorpe), Al Checco
(Applegate), Charlotte Fairchild
(Meg Boyd), Pattie Ferrier
(Lola), Joe Flynn
(Smokey), Roger Franklin
(Joe Boyd), Hildegarde Halliday
(Sister), Howard Krieger
(Rocky, Sohovik), Bill McDonald
(Van Buren, Postmaster), Larry Pool
(Joe Hardy), Beatrice Salten
(Doris) and Bert Vallencourt
(Welch, Commissioner)
Musical Director: Jack Havener
Company Manager: Harry Essex
Assistant Stage Mgr: Edward Greene
Cast
Singer
Dancer
Singer