Star-Studded Revival of Damn Yankees Heads to Broadway in 2027

Damn Yankees will slide into New York at the Marquis Theatre for its first Broadway revival in more than 30 years.

It’s the early 2000s, and diehard baseball fan Joe Boyd dreams of seeing his beloved Baltimore Orioles return to glory. So when a charming stranger and his captivating accomplice arrive with an offer too good to refuse, Joe makes a deal that could give both him and his team a second chance. There’s just one catch…

Producers Lia Vollack, Haley Swindal, and Julie Boardman have announced that the seven-time Tony® and Emmy® Award-winning musical classic Damn Yankees will make its triumphant return to Broadway this spring, starring Tony Award and five-time Emmy Award winner Neil Patrick Harris as ‘Applegate,’ with Emmy Award winner Julianne Hough in her Broadway musical debut as ‘Lola,’ and Austin Scott (Hamilton) as ‘Young Joe.’

Following a sensation-causing, sold-out engagement at Arena Stage last fall, this newly reimagined adaptation features a book by Lucille Lortel Award winner Will Power and Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Doug Wright, with additional lyrics by Tony Award winner Lynn Ahrens and direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo. 

Damn Yankees will play the Marquis Theatre (210 W 46th St) with its first preview on Wednesday, March 24, and an official opening on Tuesday, April 20, 2027.

This newly adapted production will mark the first Broadway revival of Damn Yankees in more than 30 years. It will also be the first time a Broadway musical has partnered with Major League Baseball (MLB) and its Emmy Award-winning production label, MLB Studios.

Following its sold-out engagement at Arena Stage, garnering 13 Helen Hayes Award nominations (the most of any musical this season), winning 8 Awards including Best Musical, Damn Yankees drew raves from critics, with The Washington Post declaring, “Damn Yankees knocks it out of the park,” and calling the production “a winning reinvention of a classic” and “damn-near-perfect.”

Lia Vollack (MJ, Eurovision the Musical), who joins the production as a lead producer, said, “What could be more exciting than bringing Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott together in a musical as irresistible as Damn Yankees? I am thrilled to be joining Sergio, this extraordinary creative team and my producing partners on this big, joyful, high-octane Broadway musical, and I can’t wait for audiences to experience it!”

Lead producer Haley Swindal said, “Baseball is mythology. Broadway is mythology. They both deliver thrilling, unrepeatable live entertainment to millions of fans each year. Bringing them together — with MLB at the table and this extraordinary creative team — isn’t just a revival. It’s a collision of American icons.”

Swindal is not the first in her family to bridge the gap of America’s pastime and the American musical. As the eldest granddaughter of legendary New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, she carries forward a family tradition that spans both baseball and Broadway. While Steinbrenner is best remembered as “The Boss” who transformed the Yankees into the most iconic franchise in the world, he was also a Broadway producer, investing in six productions, including the 1970 Tony Award-winning musical Applause and the 1974 Tony Award Best Musical nominee Seesaw.

Director and choreographer Sergio Trujillo said, “Damn Yankees has always been one of our great American musicals, but I wasn’t interested in simply reviving it. This ‘revisal’ preserves the heart, wit and soaring score that audiences love and is a real opportunity to bring joy back into the theater. Damn Yankees is a celebration of America, and I hope audiences see themselves in it and remind them of the magic that only a great American musical can deliver. Let’s play ball!”

Damn Yankees debuted on Broadway in 1955, winning seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It features music and lyrics by two-time Tony Award winners Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, and book by seven-time Tony Award winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient George Abbott and Tony Award winner Douglass Wallop.

Single tickets are on sale to the general public now at DamnYankeesBroadway.com or BroadwayDirect.com.

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