DAMN YANKEES Closes 10/24 At The Gem Theater

Those damn New York Yankees swept their playoff series and are headed to the American League Championship series. What better time to catch a performance of the hit Broadway musical Damn Yankees, presented by One More Productions- one of Southern California's leading musical theater companies - through October 24 in The Gem Theatre in Garden Grove. The production is directed by Damien Lorton.

In Damn Yankees, middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil (the charming but devious Mr. Applegate) for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. 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 (and wife) he's left behind.

Based on Douglass Wallop's novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant," Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by Wallop and George Abbott, music by Richard Adler, and lyrics by Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend and is set during the 1950s when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball-much like they're doing today!

The Garden Grove Journal says that Damn Yankees is "a staging that looks, sounds and feels thoroughly professional...devilishly entertaining."

Tickets are $25 each. For more details, call the box office at (714) 741-9550 ext. 221, or visit the website at www.onemoreproductions.com.

Performances

Through October 24

Thursday, Friday & Saturday evenings at 8 pm
Sunday matinees at 3 pm

Ticket Prices
$25

One More Productions
The Gem Theater
12852 Main St.
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Box Office: (714) 741-9550, ext. 221
www.onemoreproductions.com

About One More Productions
ONE MORE PRODUCTIONS is one of Southern California's leading musical theater companies. Now in its third season at the 158-seat THE GEM THEATER in Garden Grove, One More Productions has been lauded for its quality productions of Broadway musicals. One More Productions was voted one of the top five theaters in all of Southern California this past year by the Los Angeles Times. They were awarded the Paul Harris Fellow Award by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International and The Saint James Family Honors Award by the Board of Directors of the Orange County Imperial Court. They received a Resolution from the City of Garden Grove, and an official recognition from the County of Orange.

THE GEM THEATER recently underwent a $180,000 renovation, adding a state of the art sound system, newly refurbished theater seats, and a reconfigured stage. The theater also boasts a new lighting system, three separate lobbies, and two separate concession areas and is ADA accessible. The Gem is just moments away from the Garden Grove Freeway (22) and offers plenty of free parking.

 

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