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    A middle-aged baseball fan sells his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to help the struggling Washington Senators win the pennant. He is transformed into a young baseball player who leads the Senators on a winning streak. However, he must return to his original form before the final game or lose his soul to the devil forever. The musical was a Broadway hit in 1955, featuring choreography by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon.

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    A middle-aged baseball fan sells his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to help the struggling Washington Senators win the pennant. He is transformed into a young baseball player who leads the Senators on a winning streak. However, he must return to his original form before the final game or lose his soul to the devil forever. The musical was a Broadway hit in 1955, featuring choreography by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon.

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    Damn Yankees

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    A middle-aged baseball fan sells his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to help the struggling Washington Senators win the pennant. He is transformed into a young baseball player who leads the Senators on a winning streak. However, he must return to his original form before the final game or lose his soul to the devil forever. The musical was a Broadway hit in 1955, featuring choreography by Bob Fosse and starring Gwen Verdon.

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    Damn Yankees

    Broadway Premiere
    •
    Theatre: Adelphi Theatre
    Opening Night: May 5, 1955
    Total Performances: 1019
    Original Cast: Rae Allen, Richard Bishop, Shannon
    Bolin, Russ Brown, Stephen Douglass, Nathaniel Frey,
    Robert Shafer, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston
    Director: George Abbott
    Choreographer: Bob Fosse
    Musical Director: Hal Hastings
    Orchestrations: Don Walker
    Scenic and Costume Design: William and Jean Eckart
    summary
    • Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil, Mr.
    Applegate, for "one good Long ball hitter" for his
    team, the Washington Senators. Mr. Applegate
    grants his wish, turning him into a 22 year old
    sports superstar who can must go back to his
    wife before 9 pm on the final game day if he
    doesn't want Mr. Applegate to get his soul.

    Based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost


    the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop.
    Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon in Damn
    Yankees - Who's Got the Pain

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=BIiZuAVZH4w
    World Events of the 1950’s
    •   1953
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    • Queen Elizabeth II
    crowned in June 1953.
    • 1956Prince Rainier III of
    Monaco married film
    star Grace Kelly

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