TLC Musical, New Adaptations of DAMN YANKEES and PAL JOEY Will Play Arena Stage- Page 2

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 4:02pm

Yes, and they're hoping to bring as much as this cast as possible to New York. 

Updated On: 7/29/25 at 04:02 PM

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 4:30pm

Sutton, DM me, I have something to tell you

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 4:52pm

love jordan donica ugh!!!

[nmartin]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 5:01pm

Someone will have to change the lyrics to "Six Months Out of Every Year." 

I can't remember if there are other Washington Senators lyrics. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 5:06pm

Lynn Ahrens is providing "additional lyrics" for this revival.

[KrupYou]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 5:23pm

Great director choice.....

[CJRochester]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 6:31pm

Rob McClure is having a very busy summer. First Guys & Dolls in Ogunquit, then DEH at The MUNY, and now this. I'm happy for him. 

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 11:23pm

Didn’t realize this is being done in the round. I’m not optimistic about this one but haven’t seen it in a while so looking forward to seeing a new production. The 90s revival was a hoot. 

[Robbie2]

Posted: 7/29/25 at 11:28pm

ACL2006 said: "inception said: "Wonder no more:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rob-McClure-Ana-Villafae-Jordan-Donica-and-More-to-Star-in-DAMN-YANKEES-at-Arena-Stage-20250729

I'm keeping an evening open during my November visit to Wash. DC in hopes it extends"

That's an incredible cast. Is this still eyeing a Broadway transfer for the Spring?"

 

you really think  Incredible? Far from it and what happened as a star was attached? this needs a star if it comes to broadway. this cast is suitable for Arena stage nothing special about it!

Updated On: 7/29/25 at 11:28 PM

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 4:13pm

It’s a great regional theatre cast.

This will have a tough, possibly impossible, road to Broadway. 

• Its director is coming off a big financial flop.
• Its lead producers are novices and having no star will hurt their ability to raise money.
• A prior revival tried to get off the ground for 15 years — with three different directors — and couldn’t. And the roles aren’t THAT good that stars are immediately drawn to them. 
• Sunset Blvd didn’t recoup and Gypsy was a financial disaster. That should scare stars and their agents, too.
• The show is being so dramatically reframed that the consensus very well might be “why not just write a new show.” Meaning the producers would have to start over with a new concept after the Arena run.

Damn Yankees is in the pantheon of good shows, but I don’t know if it has ever been an *amazing* show.

Updated On: 7/31/25 at 04:13 PM

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 7:29pm

Bull Durham has a better chance of getting to Broadway this spring than Damn Yankees, I can tell you that 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 7:55pm

They are definitely aiming for Broadway if their Instagram name is anything to go by.

Haley Swindal may be a novice but she’ll have no trouble raising the money. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 8:37pm

Crusty Bagel said: "Bull Durham has a better chance of getting to Broadway this spring than Damn Yankees, I can tell you that"

Bull Durham has a bunch of unknowns in the cast. not even one Bway name. Papermill shows almost always flop on Bway.

[TheatreMonkey]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 8:47pm

ACL2006 said: "Crusty Bagel said: "Bull Durham has a better chance of getting to Broadway this spring than Damn Yankees, I can tell you that"

Bull Durham has a bunch of unknowns in the cast. not even one Bwayname. Papermill shows almost always flop on Bway."

Carmen Cusack might want a word. 

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 9:05pm

Absolute nonsense. Newsies? The Great Gatsby? The two Jeremy Jordan paper mill shows did well on Broadway.  People were blown away by Bull Durham in their last tryout at Duke University in North Carolina which had the same leads.  Direction by Marc Bruni and choreo by Josh Bergasse.  They’re looking to fast track to Broadway in the spring and Best Musical will be down between the two paper mill shows Wanted and Bull Durham, both truly first rate musicals. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 10:07pm

Crusty Bagel said: "Absolute nonsense. Newsies? The Great Gatsby? The two Jeremy Jordan paper mill shows did well on Broadway. People were blown away by Bull Durham in their last tryout at Duke University in North Carolina which had the same leads. Direction by Marc Bruni and choreo by Josh Bergasse. They’re looking to fast track to Broadway in the spring and Best Musical will be down between the two paper mill shows Wanted and Bull Durham, both truly first rate musicals."

there's literally one new musical announced for this season (Queen of Versailles). there's no frontrunner for New Musical at this point.

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 10:29pm

The lost boys had also been announced 

[GottaGetAGimmick420]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 7:19am

Crusty Bagel said: "Absolute nonsense. Newsies? The Great Gatsby? The two Jeremy Jordan paper mill shows did well on Broadway. People were blown away by Bull Durham in their last tryout at Duke University in North Carolina which had the same leads. Direction by Marc Bruni and choreo by Josh Bergasse. They’re looking to fast track to Broadway in the spring and Best Musical will be down between the two paper mill shows Wanted and Bull Durham, both truly first rate musicals."

lol

[Kad]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 9:31am

Crusty Bagel is BroadwayFlash. Again. You’re not going to have a reasonable conversation. 

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 11:17am

Kad said: "Crusty Bagel is BroadwayFlash. Again. You’re not going to have a reasonable conversation."

It's very clear who Crusty Bagel used to be. A new member suddenly posting in every thread and being as annoying as BroadwayFlash. This guy keeps trying to recreate his profile but then continues to be an extremely obnoxious poster, just with a different username.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 11:40am

When you have someone who is obviously trolling for a response, please start blocking them rather than engaging with them. If you continue to engage, you are no better than they are.

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 11:51am

What exactly did I say that was trolling?

[ACL2006]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 12:19pm

Crusty Bagel said: "What exactly did I say that was trolling?"

I think the bigger question is why do you always create a new username and profile all the time? Everyone ends up blocking you so you feel the need to create a new account to try to engage with everyone just to immediately get called out for the same things over and over.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 8/2/25 at 12:34pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "Haley Swindal may be a novice but she’ll have no trouble raising the money."

Simply because someone is born into the Steinbrenner family doesn’t mean that the [estimated] 7-12 mil she has to raise for this will be easy. She’s been a low level co-producer on five shows (with other people joining her for her raise); four have flopped, and only Hell’s Kitchen is on track to recoup. 

The successfully wealthy remain that way because they can smell what will and won’t make money.

But who knows, maybe the production will defy all odds.

[theatreguy12]

Posted: 8/2/25 at 3:22pm

To this day, still one of my favorite theater experiences. The revival with Bebe, Victor and Co. An old-fashioned musical indeed but still a great show. The overture leading up to the opening number, “Six Months…” just great. Bought my parents tix for the tour out here in CA and saw them at a family event the next day. Both loved it. My dad didn’t frequent the theater all that much but he had certain show songs and shows he liked, especially WSS and Man of La Mancha. He said he really liked DY.