The Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s end-of-year musicals are always great fun and fantastic value for money.
Damn Yankees is a preposterous tale of a middle aged baseball fan who sells his soul to the devil to become a young baseball star and send his team, the Washington Senators, to the top of the league – yes, its Faust!
The 50’s retro design and costumes are simply terrific, the big 30-piece orchestra capture that brassy big band sound of the period and the superb choreography also reflects 50’s style.
The three leads – Joe, Satan and Lola – relish their roles and the big ensemble have huge fun with the chorus numbers. Even the American accents are spot on!
It’s not the greatest Broadway show, but this is a great production. A fifth of the price of a West End musical and twice as much fun.
