Damn Yankees
Soul-selling musical
Damn Yankees is the title of a 1955 Broadway musical and its 1958 film adaptation, a comic retelling of the Faust legend set in the world of baseball.
The story follows a middle-aged fan who sells his soul to the devil for the chance to lead his beloved Washington Senators to victory over the New York Yankees.
The phrase itself reflects the longstanding resentment many baseball fans held toward the Yankees' historic dominance, turning a mild profanity into an expression of sporting frustration.
- musicalSung theatrical production
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
- deal with the devilUnholy exchange for advantage
- theatreArt of staged performance
1955 · pennant race · baseball · morality tale · American Dream · rags to riches · devil · redemption · second chance · Lola · popular culture · transformation · cultural impact · sports history · heart and soul · American theater · home run · fan traditions
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Grease
- Sports FilmsRocky, Rudy, Hoosiers, The Natural, Field of Dreams
- SupergroupsTraveling Wilburys, Blind Faith, Asia, Audioslave, Chickenfoot
Damn YankeesWest Side Story
Broadway musical, rival gangs
Les Misérables · Sweeney Todd · tragedy · Miss Saigon · Cabaret
Damn YankeesGodspell
Musical dramatizing Matthew's account
Jesus Christ Superstar · Fiddler on the Roof · Les Misérables
damn, damns, damned, damning, damnation, damnable, damnably, Yankee, Yankees