Damn Yankees

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Event Damn Yankees
Venue The State Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Broadway Classics Season 2008
First Date 20 August 2008
Opening Date 20 August 2008
Last Date 24 August 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Winner of 9 Tony awards. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball. Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd Played by David Harris trades his soul to the Devil, for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory . 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 he’s left behind.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Concert
Subjects Sport
United States
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gemma Ashley-Kaplan Actor and Singer Teenager / Chorus
Damien Bermingham Actor and Singer Lynch
Paul Biencourt Actor and Singer Rocky / Chorus
Sally Bourne Actor and Singer Doris Miller
Eliza Brian Actor and Singer Teenager / Chorus
Andrew Broadbent Actor and Singer Sohovik / Chorus
Ben Brown Actor and Singer Lowe / Chorus
Anna Burgess Actor and Singer Miss Weston / Chorus
Melina Charles Actor and Singer Chorus
Erin Cornell Actor and Singer Chorus
Chris Durling Actor and Singer Mickey / Chorus
Bobby Fox Actor and Singer Vernon / Chorus
David Harris Actor and Singer Joe Hardy
Matt Hetherington Actor and Singer Mr Applegate
Matt Heyward Actor and Singer Van Buren
Liam Kilgour Actor and Singer Bouley / Guard
Melissa Langton Actor and Singer Gloria Thorpe
Michael Lindner Actor and Singer Welch
Sam Ludeman Actor and Singer Henry / Chorus
Matthew McFarlane Actor and Singer Linville / Chorus
Nicole Melloy Actor and Singer Chorus
Pia Morley Actor and Singer Lola
Alister Smith Actor and Singer Bryant / Chorus
Wendy Stapleton Actor and Singer Sister Miller
Lara Thew Actor and Singer Postmistress / Chorus
Dean Vince Actor and Singer Smokey / Chorus
David Whitney Actor and Singer Joe Boyd
Anne Wood Actor and Singer Meg Boyd
Scott Hendry Assistant Director
Bonnie Walsh Assistant Stage Manager
Alana Scanlan Choreographer
Adam Lowe Company Manager
Kim Bishop Costume Designer
Terence O'Connell Director
Jack Grant Head Mechanist
Scott Allan Lighting Designer
Corrine Day Make-up Artist
Richard Adler Music and Lyrics Librettist
Jerry Ross Music and Lyrics Librettist
Vanessa Scammell Musical Director
Matthew Thorne Musician: Bassist
Paul Taylor Musician: Cellist
Tim Willson Musician: Clarinetist 2nd reed
Dean Cooper Musician: Drummer
Lachlan Davidson Musician: Flautist 1st reed
John Paine Musician: Guitarist
Tom Campbell Musician: Hornist
Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer Musician: Keyboardist
Daniel Richardson Musician: Percussionist
Ben Sutcliffe Musician: Piccoloist 3rd reed
Grania Burke Musician: Saxophonist 4th reed
Stuart Byrne Musician: Saxophonist 5th reed
Kieran Conrau Musician: Trombonist
Jordan Murray Musician: Trombonist
Simon Scerri Musician: Trombonist
Colin Doley Musician: Trumpeter
Daniel Madden Musician: Trumpeter
Greg Spence Musician: Trumpeter
Matthew Hassall Musician: Violinist
Ceridwen Jones Musician: Violinist
Anna McAlister Musician: Violinist
Claire Tyrell Musician: Violinist
Shani Williams Musician: Violist
Ryan Barwood Secondment in Stage Management
Adam Newman Secondment Work Experience
Kathryn Sproul Set Designer
David Greasley Sound Operator/Engineer
Kirsten Marr Stage Manager
David Miller Technical Director
Jennifer Morgan Technician Radio Microphones
Anthony Shaw Technician Radio Microphones
George Abbott Writer
Douglas Wallop Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Tenth Season of Production Company
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/damn-yankees/
Web http://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/yankees.html, https://www.theproductioncompany.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/damn-Yankees-2008.pdf
Programme Mark Gogoll
Review
Newspaper Arts Listing
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 75102