“You’ve gotta have heart” when it comes to putting on a musical, and the Sterling High School production of Damn Yankees! has that and more. Music and lyrics for Damn Yankees were written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross, and choreography is by Bob Fosse. Sterling’s spring musical will take place April 10th. Opening night’s show starts at seven P.M., with the Friday and Saturday night shows starting at seven –thirty P.M., and don’t forget about the Saturday matinee! Based on Douglass Wallop’s novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, this ‘50’s musical tells the story of Joe Boyd, an older man who’s favorite baseball team (the Washington Senators) keeps losing to the Yankees, and how he makes a deal with the devil to become Joe Hardy, a young star baseball player that leads the Senators to the pennant. Boyd convinces the devil, Mr. Applegate, to put in an escape clause so he can go back to his wife in case he changes his mind. Once the devil realizes what he’s done, he sends his temptress, Lola, to erase Meg Boyd from Joe’s mind and let the devil keep his soul. The show has great numbers, including the dance-heavy “Shoeless Joe” and “Two Lost Souls”, along with the famous songs “Heart” and “Whatever Lola Wants.” (You may recognize “Whatever Lola Wants” from one of Sofia Vergara’s first Pepsi commercials; a version of the song plays in the background when she’s in a club.) The show showcases a variety of songs, ranging from those with a Latin flare to those with a heavy jazz influence--
it has something for everyone!
Senior Jesse Panico hits it out of the park as Joe Hardy, with junior James Carman showing his acting range playing the parts of Joe Boyd and the baseball player Smokey. Junior Paul McGroarty sizzles as Mr. Applegate, and senior Sophia Vicari uses her “brains and talent” to play his temptress, Lola. Senior Emily Krowicki shines as Meg Boyd, Joe’s sweet wife. Getting down to business are senior Chelsea Korn and junior Kylie Rogers, who are double-cast as Gloria, the firecracker reporter who coins Joe’s nickname “Shoeless Joe.” It wouldn’t be a Sterling musical without the guidance of Mr. Dan Patrick, Mr. George Mackes as director, and Miss Brooke Murray as our set designer/scenic painter and co-director—we’d be lost without these three! This year, we have a production team, which includes junior Kaitlyn Huesken and Emily Krowicki as stage managers, assistant scenic painters Kaitlyn Huesken and Sophia Vicari along with a stellar paint crew, and juniors Kaitlyn Huesken and Jessica Ware as choreographers, as well as many other choreographers and production team members.With a “little brains [and] a little talent”, you’ll be whisked back to the “good old days” of baseball and dance as you root for Joe and the Washington Senators. Make sure you come and see why you have to “think about the game” this April!
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