FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/5/08
 

FOUNTAIN HILLS COMMUNITY THEATER IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF THE BASEBALL MUSICAL ‘DAMN YANKEES’
 

WHAT:          Damn Yankees Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.

WHEN:          June 13 – July 6, 2008  Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm

WHERE:         Fountain Hills Community Theater 11445 N Saguaro Blvd., Fountain Hills, AZ www.fhct.org

HOW:           Reservations: (480) 837-9661 x3 Visa/MC/Amex/Discover

PRICE:         Individual Adult Tickets $20, Children 12 and under $15.

Fountain Hills Community Theater is proud to announce the opening of the classic baseball musical Damn Yankees. What better way to spend a summer night? Damn Yankees is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League Baseball. The musical is based on Wallop's novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant.

Damn Yankees opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre on May 5, 1955, transferred to the Adelphi Theatre on May 16, 1957, and ran for a total of 1,019 performances. Directed by George Abbott, the production starred Gwen Verdon in the role of seductive temptress Lola and Ray Walston in the part of Mr. Applegate (the Devil). The musical also featured a young Jean Stapleton before her career-defining role as Edith Bunker in All in the Family. The production was Bob Fosse's first Broadway hit as a choreographer.

Damn Yankees is produced by Steve Mancarella and directed by Peter J. Hill. Choreography by Noel Irick and Musically Directed by Bill Moore. Damn Yankees stars Allie Bice, Mark Burkett, T.A. Burrows, Jana Contario, Brian K. Elam, Tommy Ferington, Ted Hance, Charlie LeSueur, Dawn LeSueur, Steve Mancarella, Erin McGreal, Lew Myers, Haley Ramroop, Chrystalle Reed, Marcos Rutt, Tricia Schmidt, Sarah Scialli, Claire Showerman, Peter Showerman, Douglas Simmons, Dan Stroud, Patricia Tonzi , Morgan Tuazon and Stan Ziefert .

Damn Yankees will play June 13 – July 6, 2008. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 P.M. Special early performance at 7PM on the 4th of July, so patrons can enjoy the beautiful Fort McDowell fireworks display visible from the best vantage point in town after the show! Individual tickets are $20.00 for Adults and $15.00 for children 12 and under. All performances are at Fountain Hills Community Theater on its Mainstage at 11445 N. Saguaro Blvd. (The Corner of Saguaro and Rand). Tickets are available through the theater Box Office at (480) 837-9661 x3. Box Office Hours are 10:00 AM-5:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday.

For publicity photos, please contact Fountain Hills Community Theater Publicity, Patty Torrilhon at (480) 837-9661 or visit our website at www.fhct.org for production photos.

For additional information not contained in this press release, please call Fountain Hills Community Theater Artistic Director, Peter J. Hill at (480) 837-9661 EXT. 7.