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Who Played Lola in Damn Yankees

Lola is a role in Damn Yankees, a musical that opened West End in 1957.

Based on the novel <i>The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant</i> by Douglass Wallop<p>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."

14 actors have played Lola in Damn Yankees.

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Performer Production Opened
Betty Carr Broadway Damn Yankees 1955
Gretchen Wyler Broadway Damn Yankees 1955
Gwen Verdon Broadway Damn Yankees 1955
Belita West End Damn Yankees 1957
Elizabeth Seal West End Damn Yankees 1957
Bebe Neuwirth Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
Charlotte d'Amboise Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
Malinda Shaffer Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
Nancy Ticotin Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
Valerie Wright Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
April Nixon West End Damn Yankees 1997
Shannon Lewis Beverly, MA (Regional) Damn Yankees 2006
Jane Krakowski Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2008
Maggie Gyllenhaal Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017

Other Roles in Damn Yankees

Role Production Opened
Applegate West End Damn Yankees 1957
Joe Hardy West End Damn Yankees 1957
Lola West End Damn Yankees 1957

“Lola” Also Appears In

Production Type Year
Kinky Boots West End 2026
Come Back, Little Sheba Broadway 2008
On Your Toes Milburn, NJ (Regional) 1953
Cavalleria Rusticana Broadway 1945

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