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 |
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| 1994 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestration | Douglas Besterman |
| 1994 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Damn Yankees |
| 1994 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor - Musical | Jarrod Emick |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Choreography | Rob Marshall |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Jarrod Emick |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Victor Garber |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Kevin McCollum |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Victoria Maxwell |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Fred H. Krones |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Andrea Nasher |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | The Frankel-Viertel-Baruch Group |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Paula Heil Fisher |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Julie Ross |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Jon B. Platt |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Alan Schuster |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Peter Breger |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Dan Markley |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | PolyGram Diversified Entertainment |
| 1994 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Mitchell Maxwell |
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