“This production wisely roots itself on the real affection felt between two small-town, middle-aged folks, penned to be stand-ins for the 1950s Broadway audience, of course,” writes Tribune critic ChrisJonesTrib.
Somewhere on the drive out to the Marriott Theatre Wednesday afternoon for the Faustian 1955 musical comedy “Damn Yankees,” the devilish figure of Jerry Lewis popped into the center lane of my consciousness, reminding me of his unforgettable 1994 touring performance as Mr. Applegate, aka Beelzebub himself.
But this zesty new 2023 production, directed by James Vásquez, has an admirable crackle of the bat, some witty, fresh-facing choreography from Tyler Hanes and, yet more importantly, a pair of musically adroit lead performances that remind us, as the famous song goes, of the abiding musical truth that “all you really need is heart.
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