Posted: 8/9/26 at 9:30pm
Hoping for a Kritzer take-over in this. Umpress followed by Villafañe were the weak links. If they recast the leads- clean house on those two roles too. And never Hughes.
Updated On: 8/9/26 at 09:30 PM
Posted: 8/10/26 at 12:51am
Fred Mason said: "Rob is the ONLY actor who has any business doing Damn Yankees. He is PERFECTION. I will be very disappointed if he’s not in it and it would be a mistake for him to choose Paddington over Yankees"
I don’t think Rob McClure chose to leave Damn Yankees - rather, the producers were looking for a celebrity to sell more tickets, and Paddington then fell like manna from heaven. I agree that NPH is kind of an odd choice for Applegate though. He strikes me as miscast.
Posted: 8/10/26 at 10:05am
CoffeeBreak said: "Hoping for a Kritzer take-over in this. Umpress followed by Villafañe werethe weak links. If theyrecast the leads-clean house on those two roles too. And never Hughes."
Word on the street is that you will be seeing Kritzer next season. Just not in this.
Posted: 8/10/26 at 10:12pm
I like how this somehow became the Damn Yankees news thread
Posted: 8/11/26 at 7:52am
I was looking at the online tv listing for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, and for the 7am hour of the Today Show, this is what they have listed:
Actors Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott ("Damn Yankees")
Is this for the production we're talking about in this thread?
Posted: 8/11/26 at 8:55am
Is this for the production we're talking about in this thread?
Wow. I feel horrible for your folks and all your teachers. Just wow. 🥴
Posted: 8/11/26 at 10:34am
BrodyFosse123 said: "IWow. I feel horrible for your folks and all your teachers. Just wow. 🥴"
And I feel horrible for yours. You know you don't have to share every rude thought that comes to your mind. There's no quota for you to meet although no doubt you'd exceed it easily.
Posted: 8/11/26 at 4:07pm
Hi SteveSanders - I appreciate your message. Thank you. I didn't know if there was a production of Damn Yankees happening regionally where those three actors were going to be a part of or maybe if it is for the Broadway revival, so that is why I wanted to ask. People have been speculating about who may be in the Broadway revival cast, so when I saw something in the tv listings as publicized information, I was curious if anyone had more information before their interview tomorrow.
Posted: 8/11/26 at 6:07pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Is this for the production we're talking about in this thread?
Wow. I feel horrible for your folks and all your teachers. Just wow. 🥴"
NYCtheater just apparently scooped the official announcement of this production and you're going to be a dick about it?
Posted: 8/11/26 at 6:10pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "Is this for the production we're talking about in this thread?
Wow. I feel horrible for your folks and all your teachers. Just wow. 🥴"
What with you being the most chronically inaccurate (not to mention rude) member on this board, this is a pretty clear case of projection.
Posted: 8/11/26 at 6:36pm
NYCtheater said: "I was looking at the online tv listing for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, and for the 7am hour of the Today Show, this is what they have listed:
Actors Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott ("Damn Yankees")
Is this for the production we're talking about in this thread?"
Yes. As I said almost two weeks ago, the actor replacing Jordan Donica is a brilliant actor who will be incredible in the part which fits Austin Scott perfectly, yes? It was a huge get for this production. I'm also curious if NPH still has the star power he once did to fill seats 8 shows a week.
Posted: 8/11/26 at 7:50pm
Sutton Ross said: "NYCtheater said: "I was looking at the online tv listing for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, and for the 7am hour of the Today Show, this is what they have listed:
Actors Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott ("Damn Yankees")
Is this for the production we're talking about in this thread?"
Yes. As I said almost twoweeks ago, the actor replacing Jordan Donicais a brilliant actor who will be incredible in the part which fits Austin Scott perfectly, yes?It was a huge get for this production. I'm also curious if NPH still has the star power he once did to fill seats 8 shows a week."
I just had to Google to remind myself who Austin Scott is, so let's temper the hyperbole a little bit. That said, I'm sure he'll be great. Enough to make me not violently roll my eyes at leggy blondes Harris and Hough? Remains to be seen.
Posted: 8/11/26 at 8:05pm
I don't need to temper a thing; he was my favorite Alexander Hamilton and played him for two years for a reason. He is incredibly talented and I'm very excited to see him again.
And please don't ever describe NPH as "leggy" again ;)
Posted: 8/12/26 at 1:50pm
NYCtheater said: "I was looking at the online tv listing for tomorrow, Wednesday, August 12, and for the 7am hour of the Today Show, this is what they have listed:
Actors Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott ("Damn Yankees"
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Neither of them were on The Today Show this morning. Looks like there's a delay with the announcement.
Updated On: 8/12/26 at 01:50 PM
Posted: 8/12/26 at 3:51pm
When I went to look for the segment on the dvr today, I saw that the Today Show had changed the listing lineup of who would be on. I took a photo of the listing last night. Wonder when we'll hear some official news!
Posted: 8/12/26 at 11:12pm
BrodyFosse123 said: "
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Are they even trying anymore with these designs? This looks like the logo of an overpriced brick oven pizza restaurant in an airport.
Updated On: 8/12/26 at 11:12 PM
Posted: 8/15/26 at 5:14pm
TheQuibbler said: "BrodyFosse123 said: ""
Are they even trying anymore with these designs? This looks like the logo of an overpriced brick oven pizza restaurant in an airport."
FWIW, it's the same logo that was used for the DC run. Hold the pepperoni.
https://www.arenastage.org/tickets/202526-season/damn-yankees/
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