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Who Played Van Buren in Damn Yankees

Van Buren is a role in Damn Yankees, a musical that opened Off-Broadway in 2017.

The musical comedy features a book by George Abbott & Douglass Wallop and music & lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross. DAMN YANKEES originally debuted on Broadway in 1955, directed by Abbott; it won seven Tony Awards. Scott Landis, Jerry Frankel and Jay and Cindy Gutterman are producing the revival with Richards. Would you do ANYTHING to help your favorite baseball team win the pennant? In the Faustian baseball musical, Damn Yankees, Joe Boyd sells his soul to the devil to be the home run hitter that will guide his favorite team, the Washington Senators, to a win against those "Damn Yankees." Featuring the classical musical theatre standards, "Heart," "Two Lost Souls" and "Whatever Lola Wants", follow Joe in his quest to save his team...and his soul.

5 actors have played Van Buren in Damn Yankees.

View full cast of Damn Yankees

Performer Production Opened
Al Lanti Broadway Damn Yankees 1955
Russ Brown Broadway Damn Yankees 1955
Dick Latessa Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
Scott Robertson Broadway Damn Yankees 1994
Danny Burstein Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017

Other Roles in Damn Yankees

Role Production Opened
Applegate Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Doris Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Ensemble Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Gloria Thorpe Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Joe Hardy Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Joy Boyd Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Lola Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Meg Boyd Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Mr. Welch Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Sister Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017
Van Buren Off-Broadway Damn Yankees 2017

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