I saw a community theatre troupe do this play (did it very well). Lola was played by the president of city council. When she pushed an ordinance thru, we nodded and said, "What Lola wants, Lola gets."
I tell my wife....If Mr. Applegate offers me my youth back again and makes me a superstar....I'm atta hear. She replies...you'd be back in a week. Of course she's right.
Great memory. Our Mother took us to see the Kenley Players production of Damn Yankees at The Ohio Theater in Columbus, Ohio when we were kids. Vincent Price played the devil. 😊
The Texas Rangers came from a reincarnation of the Washington Senators. While not the same Senators depicted in “Damn Yankees,” the lack of success by these new Senators seemed to haunt the Rangers over the years. Using the musical as an inspiration we played, “You Gotta Have Heart” before every WS game and the Rangers won whenever we played the scene. Coincide? Absolutely, but in the end, they had heart. Congratulations to the Texas Rangers World Series Champs 2023.
If you haven't ever watched this movie - do yourself a favor and watch it. It's damn good start to finish. Makes ya smile and maybe even shed a tear or two.
This movie makes me root for the underdog. Perhaps that is why I have been a Cleveland Browns Fan for nearly 50 years. Every year you hope that it is going to be your year, but you never give up no matter how many times your team loses.
I knew this song from when i was much younger, my mom would play it for me. I only figured out recently that it’s from this musical when I watched it with her to prepare for my audition for a production of this show. Btw i got in, as Smokey.
for those of you who don't know the baseball coach was the same actor who played the commanding officer in the film version of South Pacific. he was also in the original show of damn Yankees
Let's see if I can get this right.... "The broadcast of this game has been brought to you by the Detroit Tiger Baseball club. Any replay retransmission or rebroadcast of this game without prior consent is expressly prohibited by the Detroit Tiger Baseball Club. This is the Detroit Tiger Baseball Network"
I'm pgoing thrtough an extremely challenging time in my life(might be homeless soon). While walking my dog today, this song popped inmy head and keeps playing over and over. I couldn't remember having heard it before, so As soon as I could, I looked it up and got here!
You might lose your house... or job... or both... but find SOME WORK... rent a small place, go to estate sales and resale shops to furnish, and work your way back up!
