Carousel brings touch of Tribe in 'Damn Yankees'

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The musical "Damn Yankees" will get a Tribe twist at Carousel Dinner Theatre.

Carousel rewrites this "All American" musical based on America's favorite pastime, with the Cleveland Indians versus those Damn Yankees with an all-star lineup of Broadway stars and NYC actors portraying the actual 1958 team. Winner of seven Tony Awards in 1955, the musical includes the songs "Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)," "Those Were the Good Old Days" and "Shoeless Joe." The production opens April 30 and plays through June 28.

Middle-aged baseball fanatic, Joe Boyd, sells his soul to the devil to become a young baseball player in hopes of leading the Cleveland Indians, to an American League pennant victory. Selling his soul and leaving his wife to be the player his team needs causes Joe do to some serious thinking about his true desires, which may not be what he thought. Seductress Lola pulls out all the stops in an attempt to keep Joe from breaking his pact with the Devil through an escape clause.

The cast features Broadway veterans Jim Corti as Mr. Applegate (the Devil) and Ashlee Fife as Lola. Director and choreographer will be Marc Robin.

Ticket and show information

Tuesday through Thursday evenings at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 p.m., and Sunday evenings at 5 p.m. Matinees are Wednesday and Saturday at 2 p.m. (including a special Friday matinee on May 2 and Thursday matinee on June 26). Dinner service begins two hours prior to curtain.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.CarouselDinnerTheatre.com or through the Carousel Box Office at 330-724-9855 or 800-362-4100. Box office hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ticket prices range from $37 for matinee show-only tickets to $58 for Saturday evening dinner-and-show tickets, plus a processing fee.

Carousel Dinner Theatre is at 1275 East Waterloo Road in Akron.