Based on the novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop
Faust meets professional baseball in this Broadway classic! Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory in the pennant race against the New York Yankees. Includes such memorable tunes as "Whatever Lola Wants," "Heart" and "Those Were the Good Old Days."
| 1955 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1957 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 1964 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
| 1979 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
| 1981 |
Jones Beach Production |
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| 1994 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
| 1997 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2006 | Beverly, MA (Regional) |
North Shore Music Theatre Production Beverly, MA (Regional) |
| 2007 | Los Angeles |
Reprise! Concert Los Angeles |
| 2008 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Summer Stars Revival Off-Broadway |
| 2017 | Off-Broadway |
Roundabout Concert Production Off-Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Bob Fosse |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Conductor and Musical Director | Hal Hastings |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | George Abbott |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Douglass Wallop |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Richard Adler |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Jerry Ross |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Frederick Brisson |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Robert Griffith |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Harold S. Prince |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Albert B. Taylor |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Ray Walston |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Russ Brown |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Stephen Douglass |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Rae Allen |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gwen Verdon |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Stage Technician | Harry Green |
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