Damm Yankees Broadway Musical in Abington MA
The Abington High School Drama Club will be performing the broadway musical “Damn Yankees for 3 shows Thursday March 10th thru Saturday March 12th , Frolio Middle School Auditorium,
DAMN YANKEES is the only successful musical comedy built around the American national pastime of baseball–the baseball story neatly combined with the age-old Faust theme. Joe Hardy is a middle-aged, happily married baseball fan. He is found in his living-room watching a game over the television. Joe is in the depths of despair, for his favorite team, the Washington Senators, seems incapable of getting a winning stride. Suddenly the devil, in the person of Applegate, visits him with a proposition: Would Joe be willing to trade his soul if the Senators won not only the pennant but also the World Series? Joe is more than willing; he has never put much stock in his soul in the first place. Suddenly Joe sheds years. More than that, he has magically acquired singular powers as a baseball player. Meanwhile, Van Buren, manager of the Senators, tries to build up his team’s morale (“Heart”). It is a hopeless job, for the Senators can hardly expect that their new rookie, Joe Hardy, could be of any use in lifting them from their habitual doldrums. But Joe proves the spark plug necessary to send the team flying at full speed for victory after victory.
Shows 7:30 p.m. March 10-11, and at 2 p.m. March 12
Tickets, $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens. Theyare available at the door.
Frolio Junior High 1171 Washington St., Abington.