Monthly Archives: March 2021

When “Damn Yankees” became Dumb Yankees

The 1955 Broadway musical “Damn Yankees” was based on Douglass Wallop’s novel “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant” (to the lowly Washington Senators). A Broadway revival of “Damn Yankees” opened on March 3, 1994 at the (Marriott) Marquis Theatre. … Continue reading

Blog, Broadway, NY Theater, Sports

Short Attention Span? Barrington Stage Has Your Back

Anyone interested in learning how to turn a negative into a positive might want to contact the folks at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. For the past nine years, BSC’s “10X10 New Play Festival” has been part of Pittsfield’s … Continue reading

Blog, Professional, Regional

The Seeing Place Theater Works Up a Virtual “Sweat”

A play-writing recipe: Stir together equal parts racial tension, economic uncertainty, labor-management unrest, and class distinction. Fold in a smattering of unprovoked violence. Bake under hot lights for two hours and you will have cooked up “Sweat,” a dish so … Continue reading

Blog, NY Theater, Off Broadway