“Those Damn Yankees”

  Baseball, America’s favorite past-time, gains a little more “heart” in Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s (VOB) production of Damn Yankees. Taking a step into the 1950’s, we follow Joe Boyd (Sammy Lyons) as he strikes a deal with the Devil, known as Applegate (Alex Schecter), to help Joe’s favorite team, the Washington Senators, make it to the…

Posted by Salvador Miranda on February 17, 2017 in Production Review, 50s, Alex Schecter, Damn Yankees, Devil, Fifties, Golden Age Musical, Lindsey Mullen, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, Monyae Kerney, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway, VOB, women

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Those Damn Yankees Did it Again

On January 20, 2017, in Blaire School of Music’s Ingram Hall, nearly every seat was filled with audience members anxiously anticipating Vanderbilt Off-Broadway’s performance of Damn Yankees. The buzz floating around Vanderbilt’s campus was that the production was a hilarious rendition of the original 1955 Broadway show. Not to say I wasn’t looking forward to…

Posted by prestoct on February 17, 2017 in Production Review, Choreography, Connection, Damn Yankees, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, Musical Number, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway

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Yamn Dankees: VOB’s 20th Mainstage Production

With about as much verve as the Washington Senators, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway (VOB) begins the spring semester with the Faustian baseball musical Damn Yankees. Many thought the show was an unusual pick for an organization like VOB, whose last mainstage productions included more contemporary pieces like Legally Blonde and The Addams Family. But director Hannah Lazarz’…

Posted by denneysg on February 17, 2017 in Blog posts, Production Review, 1956, Abbott, Alex Schecter, Baseball, Emily Carskadden, Evan Blum, Hannah Lazarz, heart, Jess Powers, Joe Hardy, Lindsey Mullen, Lindsey Swearingen, Mainstage, Megan Ward, Michael Maerlender, musical, puns, Sammy Lyons, Shoeless Joe, sports, team, Vanderbilt Off-Broadway, Washington Senators, Yamn dankees

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