
One of America's Most Beloved Musicals
Damn Yankees
September 9 – November 9, 2025
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Credits
Music and Lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
Book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
Based on the Novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant by Douglass Wallop
New Adaptation by Will Power and Doug Wright
Additional Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Directed and Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo -
Location
Fichandler Stage
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Running Time
Approx. 2 hours 10 minutes, including one 15-minute intermission
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Advisories
Includes haze, fog, strobe lights, bright lights, and loud noises
One of America's most beloved musicals is coming back, dusted off and spit-shined for a new generation.
One of America’s most beloved musicals is coming back, dusted off and spit-shined for a new generation. All the elements that made it famous are there: a diehard love of baseball, one man’s fateful (and hilarious) pact with the Devil, and Broadway's sexiest femme fatale...but gently re-tooled for its first major revival in the 21st Century. Featuring iconic songs like “Whatever Lola Wants” and “Who’s Got the Pain?,” this production immerses audiences in a whirlwind of temptation, ambition, love, and sacrifice in this bold new adaptation by Lortel Award winner Will Power and Pulitzer and Tony Award winner Doug Wright, with additional lyrics by Tony Award winner Lynn Ahrens, and directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo.
View the Damn Yankees program
Support for Damn Yankees is provided by Deborah Bowles and Derik Burgess.
Cast
GIUSEPPE BAUSILIO
Fuzzy/Ensemble
RAÚL CONTRERAS
Peña/Ensemble, Dance Captain
DEANNA CUDJOE
Ensemble
QUENTIN EARL DARRINGTON
Joe Boyd
JORDAN DONICA
Joe Hardy
JOHN MICHAEL FIUMARA
Gonzalez/Ensemble
RAYANNE GONZALES
Sister/Ensemble, u/s Meg Boyd
DANIELLE MARIE GONZALEZ
Ensemble, u/s Lola
MICHAEL HARMON
Smokey/Ensemble
NEHAL JOSHI
Van Buren, u/s Applegate
RYO KAMIBAYASHI
Ito/Ensemble
BRYONHA MARIE
Meg Boyd
KEENAN McCARTER
Welch, u/s Joe Boyd/Van Buren
ROB McCLURE
Applegate
GEORGIA MONROE
Ensemble
KEVIN MUNHALL
Commissioner/Ensemble, u/s Fuzzy/Welch
J SAVAGE
Sohovik/Ensemble
JUSTIN SHOWELL
Rocky/Ensemble, u/s Joe Hardy
SARAH ANNE SILLERS
Doris/Ensemble, u/s Gloria Thorpe
JORDYN TAYLOR
Ensemble, u/s Sister
ALYSHA UMPHRESS
Gloria Thorpe
ANA VILLAFAÑE
Lola
DRAKE LEACH
Swing
DANI SPIELER
Swing
RYAN VYSKOCIL
Swing
GIUSEPPE BAUSILIO
Fuzzy/Ensemble
Giuseppe Bausilio (Fuzzy/Ensemble) is an actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, cinematographer, and producer born and raised in Switzerland. His brother is a former ballet dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet and his sister is a carpenter! Giuseppe began dancing at the age of three under the tutelage of his parents and made his Broadway debut as Billy in Billy Elliot: The Musical at just 11 years old. Broadway: Newsies; Aladdin; Cats; Hello, Dolly!; Hamilton; Sunset Boulevard. Film/TV: Alfie in The Next Step, Ode to Passion, Dead Man Down. He’s excited to be making his Arena Stage debut! Proud Brazilian-Italian-Swiss! Speaks seven languages. Instagram: @giuseppebausilio
RAÚL CONTRERAS
Peña/Ensemble, Dance Captain
Raúl Contreras (Peña/Ensemble, Dance Captain), originally from Monterrey, Mexico, was just seen in the ensemble of Sunset Boulevard on Broadway starring Nicole Scherzinger. He previously served as dance captain, swing, and understudy for Santiago in Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway. You can catch him as a featured dancer in the upcoming feature film Kiss of the Spider Woman starring Jennifer Lopez. He danced for Ballet Metropolitano de Monterrey, Metamorphosis Dance Collective, and Ballet Hispánico. He has served as a teacher, choreographer, and artistic director for Universidad de Monterrey’s Dance Group, and as a guest teacher for Cirque du Soleil, Steps on Broadway, and Broadway Dance Center. He is a graduate of the Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey with a BFA in Contemporary Dance, and has trained with Comunidad de Danza Urbana, Martha Graham School, and Universidad de Monterrey.
DEANNA CUDJOE
Ensemble
Deanna Cudjoe (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Arena Stage debut in Damn Yankees! Broadway: Smash (OBC, Ensemble, u/s Anita). Int’l Tour: West Side Story (Consuelo, u/s Anita). Regional: My Best Friend’s Wedding (Ensemble, u/s Kimmy), Disney’s Frozen (Swing), Ogunquit Playhouse. BFA in Dance, UNCSA. Voice: Marianne Wells. Endless love and gratitude to God, her family, and amazing team at Lakey Wolff & Co. and Pilot Management! Always, Luke 1:37 Instagram: @deannacudjoe
QUENTIN EARL DARRINGTON
Joe Boyd
Quentin Earl Darrington (Joe Boyd), known as “Q,” was most recently seen leading the Broadway-bound musical 3 Summers of Lincoln at La Jolla Playhouse. A commanding presence on Broadway, he has starred in MJ the Musical (Grammy and Outer Critics nominations), Once on This Island (Outer Critics nomination), Cats, Ragtime, and A New Brain at City Center. Q is also a veteran of the national tours of Memphis, The Color Purple, The Lion King, and Ragtime, and has led acclaimed regional productions at The Kennedy Center, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Muny, and others. On television, Q has guest-starred/recurred on CBS’ Blue Bloods, NCIS: New Orleans, Madam Secretary, The Good Fight, The Code, and NBC’s The Blacklist. He lives and works by the truth of Philippians 3:12–14
JORDAN DONICA
Joe Hardy
Jordan Donica (Joe Hardy) is a Tony-nominated American actor, singer, writer, and director celebrated for his dynamic artistry across Broadway and television. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, he earned a BFA in Musical Theatre from Otterbein University. Donica made his Broadway debut as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera and subsequently starred as Freddy Eynsford-Hill in My Fair Lady and Sir Lancelot in Camelot, earning him a 2023 Tony Award nomination for the latter. His acclaimed theater work includes the dual role of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the first national tour of Hamilton. He recently starred as Max von Mayerling in the Tony-winning revival of Sunset Boulevard on Broadway and is currently captivating audiences as Dr. William Kirkland in HBO’s The Gilded Age Season 3. His television credits include Jordan Chase in the CW’s Charmed.
JOHN MICHAEL FIUMARA
Gonzalez/Ensemble
John Michael Fiumara (Gonzalez/Ensemble) is excited to throw a few pitches in our nation’s capital. Film: Kiss of The Spider Woman, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story as Big Deal. Broadway: Hamilton, Funny Girl, Newsies, Chicago. Thank you to God, family, friends, teachers, and mentors.
RAYANNE GONZALES
Sister/Ensemble, u/s Meg Boyd
Rayanne Gonzales (Sister/Ensemble, u/s Meg Boyd) is elated to return to Arena Stage, reprising the role of Sister, which she played in the 2005 production. Rayanne last appeared at Arena Stage in Carousel as well as its productions of Oliver, Destiny of Desire, The Music Man, My Fair Lady, and Señor Discretion Himself. She’s also been seen in Signature Theatre’s In the Heights, Sweeney Todd, Bridges of Madison County, and Daphne’s Dive; Ford’s Theatre’s A Christmas Carol; and Olney Theatre Center’s Matilda and In the Heights, earning a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical. Rayanne’s Broadway credits include Phantom of the Opera and Hands on a Hardbody. She appeared in the world-premiere productions of Anastasia at Hartford Stage and Mystic Pizza at Ogunquit Playhouse and La Mirada. Her film and TV credits comprise In the Heights and The Sound of Music Live. Thank you, fam and Alex/CGF Talent! Instagram: @rayannegonzales
DANIELLE MARIE GONZALEZ
Ensemble, u/s Lola
Danielle Marie Gonzalez (Ensemble, u/s Lola)’s credits include Off-Broadway: Rock of Ages (New World Stages), Clueless: The Musical (The New Group). National Tours: Beetlejuice (Miss Argentina), Saturday Night Fever (Stephanie), Flashdance, Rock of Ages. Favorite performances: Anita in West Side Story (5th Avenue), Brooke in Legally Blonde, Radio City Music Hall, Beacon Theatre. On screen, Danielle has guest-starred as Simone Rocha on Law & Order: SVU, danced on SNL, and Katy Keane. She choreographed and starred as Ashley Benson’s body double in Clark Duke’s upcoming film Stranglehold. She wants to express her gratitude to Spencer and Merri Sugarman at TRC Company, Marc Tumminelli & Sergio. Instagram: @daniemariegonzalez
MICHAEL HARMON
Smokey/Ensemble
Michael Harmon (Smokey/Ensemble) is excited to be making his Arena Stage debut! Broadway: MJ the Musical. Tour: Hairspray. Regional: Mamma Mia!, A Christmas Carol. Michael would like to thank his mother, Celeste, for her support. With God, all things are possible. @michaelharmon_
NEHAL JOSHI
Van Buren, u/s Applegate
Nehal Joshi (Van Buren, u/s Applegate) is elated to mark his 8th show here. He has appeared as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma!, Amir in Disgraced, Catch Me If You Can (Helen Hayes nomination), Mother Courage with Kathleen Turner, Unknown Soldier, The Music Man, and Señor Discretion Himself. DC credits include Babbitt at Shakespeare Theatre, Woolly Mammoth, Olney Theatre Center, Kennedy Center, and Theater J. Broadway: The Cottage, All My Sons, The Phantom of the Opera (closing cast), Flying Over Sunset, School of Rock, Gettin’ the Band Back Together, Les Misérables (1st revival), The Threepenny Opera. Off-Broadway: Cyrano, Working (2008 revision), Grand Hotel (Encores!). Regional: Dallas Theater Center, The Old Globe, La Jolla Playhouse, Goodman, Huntington. Video Games: World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Television/Film: The Wire, Search Party (HBO), Law & Order: SVU (NBC), Blackout, Under One Roof. Honors: Special Drama Desk Award. He would like to dedicate this performance to the memory of Beth Newburger Schwartz. Instagram: @nehaljoshi
RYO KAMIBAYASHI
Ito/Ensemble
Ryo Kamibayashi (Ito/Ensemble) Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. Broadway: The Outsiders, Pirates! The Penzance Musical. Readings: Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, The Last Man. Ryo recently graduated with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in Music Composition from the University of Michigan. He would like to thank his friends and family!
BRYONHA MARIE
Meg Boyd
Bryonha Marie (Meg Boyd) was last seen at Arena as Susan in Dave, which earned her first Helen Hayes nomination. Her second came with her depiction of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd at Signature Theatre. She has also appeared in The Kennedy Center production of Ragtime and the touring production of Falsettos. Her Broadway/Off-Broadway credits include the recent revival of Our Town, Prince of Broadway, Book of Mormon, After Midnight, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, and Ragtime. Other NY credits include Lincoln Center Live’s Show Boat and Sweeney Todd (Emmy Award), and NYCC’s Promenade. Favorite recent regional credits include Noises Off (Old Globe); Life After (Goodman, Jeff Award nomination);and Sister Act and Sound of Music (Muny). On television, she can be seen in How to Die Alone, Long Bright River, Madame Secretary, The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!, and the 66th and 68th Tony Awards. Visit bryonhamarie.com for more info or follow @bryonhamarie on Instagram.
KEENAN McCARTER
Welch, u/s Joe Boyd/Van Buren
Keenan McCarter (Welch, u/s Joe Boyd/Van Buren) is a vibrant baritone from Birmingham, Alabama, known for his powerful voice and commanding stage presence. In DC, he’s appeared at Ford’s Theatre in Shout Sister Shout! and 1776, and at Signature Theatre in The Color Purple, Ragtime, and Hair. He toured nationally and internationally for over a decade as a musical ambassador with The U.S. Army Field Band and The U.S. Army Chorus. Keenan has performed with the New York Pops, Cleveland Symphony, Southern Illinois Symphony, and Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Opera in the Neighborhoods. A proud graduate of Alabama State and Southern Illinois University, he’s also been recognized by NATS, Opera Idol of Chicago, and The Schuyler Foundation. Keenan is passionate about storytelling through music, both onstage and in service.
ROB McCLURE
Applegate
Rob McClure (Applegate)’s most recent appearance in DC was in Spamalot at The Kennedy Center. His Broadway credits include Mrs. Doubtfire (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Chaplin (Tony, Drama League, Astaire, and Outer Critics Circle nominations; Theatre World and Clive Barnes awards), Beetlejuice, Something Rotten!, Noises Off, Honeymoon in Vegas, I’m Not Rappaport, and Avenue Q, as well as Where’s Charley? and Irma La Douce at Encores!. He starred Off-Broadway in the currently running production of Little Shop of Horrors. Regionally, he’s performed at The Muny, Paper Mill, The Old Globe, Arden Theatre, Cleveland Play House, A.R.T., Walnut Street, Delaware Theatre Company, Flat Rock, McCarter Theatre, Ogunquit, and La Jolla Playhouse. His acclaimed solo concert, Smile, has been performed on stages all over the world. Film: Recursion (Best Actor at The Queen’s World and Williamsburg film festivals.) TV: Elsbeth, PBS Great Performances’ 50th Anniversary Concert, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Julia, Blue Bloods, Servant, Evil, Person of Interest, Elementary, and The Good Fight.
GEORGIA MONROE
Ensemble
Georgia Monroe she/her (Ensemble) Arena debut! Broadway: Sunset Boulevard. National Tour: Escape to Margaritaville. Regional: Cabaret (Goodspeed); Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid (The Muny); Rock of Ages (Pittsburgh CLO). Pace University: BFA Commercial Dance. Much love to my family, Ryan Sanders (Suite Talent), and Hank! Instagram: @georgiaemonroe
KEVIN MUNHALL
Commissioner/Ensemble, u/s Fuzzy/Welch
Kevin Munhall (Commissioner/Ensemble, u/s Fuzzy/Welch) is thrilled to be back onstage after a five-year hiatus running Habit Disruption, a company focused on helping executives, professionals, athletes, and performers with stress, anxiety, burnout, and performance. In this capacity, he has worked with Amazon, WeWork, Avocado Mattress, Fleet Feet, TouchCare Health, Igneo Infrastructure Partners, Two Circles, Sikich, Canyon Ranch, Brazen Athletics, University of Michigan, Vassar College, Howard University, University of the Arts, American University, and more. As a performer, his credits include Broadway: Tootsie, Anastasia, Allegiance, Anything Goes; National Tour: Dirty Dancing; NYC: Encores!, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall; Regional: Boston Pops, Golden Gate Theatre, Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street, Ogunquit Playhouse, MTWichita, and more. TV: Smash, One Life to Live. Find him at www.habitdisruption.com or on Instagram @kevin_munhall.
J SAVAGE
Sohovik/Ensemble
J Savage (Sohovik/Ensemble) is a New York-based actor from South Florida. In DC, he was seen at The Kennedy Center in Footloose. Broadway credits include Smash (OBC), Elf (ORC), and Bad Cinderella (OBC) Off-Broadway, he could be seen in Empire: The Musical, A Sign of the Times,and the revival of Seesaw. He is also an avid outdoorsman and a vintage Barbie collector. A former van lifer, he spent the pandemic in Yellowstone teaching preschool to the rangers’ children where he wrote his first one-man show, Farewell to the West. He then returned as the 2022 Artist-in-Residence where he wrote his second one-man show, After the Adventure, both featuring his original music. Major thanks to Arena, the whole Damn Yankees team, PSU, DGRW, his family, and his home Jared and Sky. @jasavage5
JUSTIN SHOWELL
Rocky/Ensemble, u/s Joe Hardy
Justin Showell (Rocky/Ensemble, u/s Joe Hardy) is a proud DMV native! He is profoundly grateful to return to Arena Stage – where he once sat in the audience, as a young dreamer – now as a player onstage! In his youth, he played Scipio in the 2006 and 2010 productions of Porgy and Bess at The Kennedy Center. He recently made his Broadway debut in Floyd Collins at Lincoln Center Theater. Other credits include Hamilton: An American Musical (North American Tour), Buena Vista Social Club (Atlantic Theater Company), A Sign of the Times (New World Stages), and Frozen (Maltz Jupiter Theatre). Endless gratitude to his parents, mentors, friends/family, and agents – DGRW! Praise to the Divine Maker from Whom all blessings flow. University of Michigan BFA Musical Theatre ’19. Instagram: @justinbshow
SARAH ANNE SILLERS
Doris/Ensemble, u/s Gloria Thorpe
Sarah Anne Sillers (Doris/Ensemble, u/s Gloria Thorpe) is over the moon to be making her Arena debut! Select DC area credits include Olney Theatre Center’s Frozen, Kinky Boots, The Music Man (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical), Singin' in the Rain, Elf the Musical; Signature Theatre’s Sweeney Todd, She Loves Me, RENT; Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences’ Through the Sunken Lands, The Dragon King’s Daughter, The Day You Begin; NextStop Theatre Company’s The 39 Steps, Ordinary Days, 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, A Grand Night for Singing; Monumental Theatre Company’s Songs for a New World, Urinetown; and Avant Bard Theatre’s Visible Language (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress). Education: Princeton University. www.sarahannesillers.com Instagram/TikTok: @sarah.anne.sillers
JORDYN TAYLOR
Ensemble, u/s Sister
Jordyn Taylor (Ensemble, u/s Sister) is thrilled to return to Arena Stage! Her credits include Arena’s Unknown Soldier (Swing); Olney Theatre Center’s Senior Class (Ty’Quasia, u/s Marva); Spooky Action Theater’s Professor Woland’s Black Magic Rock Show (Margarita); Theater Alliance’s Covenant (Avery); Adventure Theater MTC’s She Persisted (Harriet Tubman/Flo Jo) [Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performer], Junie B. Jones (Lucille, Bobbi Jean, José); Monumental Theatre’s American Psycho (Evelyn Williams) [Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble]; Signature Theatre’s Ragtime (Sarah’s Friend). TV/Film: PBS’s How Great Thou Art: A Sacred Celebration; Direction/Music Direction: NextStop Theatre’s Summer Theatre Adventures’ The Marvelous Wonderettes; Howard University’s Heathers the Musical. Howard University: BFA Musical Theatre (2023). Instagram: @favvvgeminiii TikTok: @jordyntaylorrr
ALYSHA UMPHRESS
Gloria Thorpe
Alysha Umphress (Gloria Thorpe) returns to Arena Stage after making her debut here in The Bedwetter earlier this year! Previously seen in the DC area originating the role of Cee Cee Bloom in the world premiere of Beaches at Signature Theatre (Helen Hayes nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress). Broadway credits include On the Town, Bring It On, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, and American Idiot. She was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her work in the NYC revival of Smokey Joe’s Café. Her television credits include Murphy on two seasons of Netflix’s Bonding, Royal Pains, Girls5eva, Chicago Med, Blue Bloods, Law & Order: SVU, Fosse/Verdon, and Nurse Jackie. She performs with symphonies throughout the US and Europe and made her principal soloist debut at the world-famous La Scala opera house in Milan, Italy, in 2023. Instagram: @alyshaumphress
ANA VILLAFAÑE
Lola
Ana Villafañe (Lola) recently starred in N/A at Lincoln Center opposite Holland Taylor, directed by Diane Paulus; and as Ava Gardner in Sinatra: The Musical in the UK, directed by Kathleen Marshall. Her Broadway debut was originating the role of Gloria Estefan in On Your Feet! (Theatre World Award, Drama League Award, Outer Critics Circle nomination), directed by Jerry Mitchell. Ana played Roxie Hart during the 25th Anniversary of Chicago and Nina in The Kennedy Center’s 2018 production of In the Heights. She earned her second Drama League Award in 2019 for MCC’s Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties by Jen Silverman. TV: New Amsterdam (NBC/Netflix), Younger (Paramount+/Netflix), Sunnyside (NBC). Film: title role in Castro’s Daughter. Named New York Times’ “30 Under 30” and honored by the NHMC for trailblazing Latin representation in entertainment. @anavillafaneofficial
DRAKE LEACH
Swing
Drake Leach he/him/his (Swing)’s credits include Signature Theatre’s Into the Woods, We Shall Someday, She Loves Me; Ford’s Theatre’s The Trip to Bountiful; Delaware Theatre Company’s Stompin’ at the Savoy; Arts Center of Coastal Carolina’s Something Rotten!; North Shore Music Theatre’s Jersey Boys, The Sound of Music; Theatre By The Sea’s Jersey Boys; Imagination Stage’s Snow Queen. Drake is so excited to be making his Arena Stage debut! Thank you Mom and Dad and Jim - and go Patriots! GMU ‘22. Facebook: /drake.leach Instagram: @drake_leach
DANI SPIELER
Swing
Dani Spieler (Swing) Arena Stage debut! Dani has appeared on Broadway in Chicago, A Bronx Tale, Cats, and Legally Blonde. She has appeared in the National Tours of Cabaret, West Side Story, Elf, and Flashdance. Other NYC credits include the pre-Broadway workshops of Nerds and First Date, as well as American Dance Machine for the 21st Century and Illuminati Lizards from Outer Space. Regionally, Dani has performed at Paper Mill Playhouse, Marriott Theatre, Houston TUTS, and Goodspeed Opera House. TV/Film credits include Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., Magnum P.I., Are You Joking?, That’s What She Said, and The Battery’s Down. Proud graduate of the University of Michigan. Love & thanks to Cory, Mom & Dad, CESD, Sergio & the entire DY team! Proud new Mom of Ruby! danispieler.com Instagram: @danispieler
RYAN VYSKOCIL
Swing
Ryan Vyskocil (Swing) is delighted to be making their Arena debut with Damn Yankees! Ryan has performed with contemporary dance company Gallim at its
Joyce Theater residency in 2023, performed and collaborated with Jodie Gates at the Laguna Playhouse, and toured with Adrienne Canterna’s Rock the Ballet in 2024 and 2025 in Germany. Ryan studied at the University of Southern California Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, focusing on versatility, and hybridity between concert and commercial dance. Instagram: @ryan_vyskocil
Creative
RICHARD ADLER
Co-Composer/Lyricist
JERRY ROSS
Co-Composer/Lyricist
GEORGE ABBOTT
Co-Author
(JOHN) DOUGLASS WALLOP
Co-Author
WILL POWER
Co-Adaptor
DOUG WRIGHT
Co-Adaptor
LYNN AHRENS
Additional Lyrics
SERGIO TRUJILLO
Director/Choreographer
GREG ANTHONY RASSEN
Music Supervisor and Arranger
ROBERT BRILL
Set Designer
LINDA CHO
Costume Designer
PHILIP S. ROSENBERG
Lighting Designer
WALTER TRARBACH
Sound Designer
PETER NIGRINI
Projection Designer
CHARLES G. LaPOINTE
Wig and Hair Designer
PAUL KIEVE
Illusion Designer
DAVID CHASE
Score Supervisor
DOUG BESTERMAN
Orchestrator
ADAM ROTHENBERG
Music Director
MARC TUMMINELLI
Associate Director
BRANDT MARTINEZ
Associate Choreographer
DEAN BALAN
Associate Music Director
THE TRC COMPANY
New York Casting
RAIYON HUNTER
DC Casting
CHRISTI B. SPANN
Stage Manager
STEFANIA GIRON ZULUAGA
Assistant Stage Manager
SARA GEHL
Assistant Stage Manager
PINNACLE PRODUCTIONS
Producer
JULIE BOARDMAN
Producer
RICHARD ADLER
Co-Composer/Lyricist
Richard Adler (Co-Composer/Lyricist) co-composed the music and lyrics for numerous musicals, including The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees, both of which won Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Score. His hit songs include “You’ve Gotta Have Heart,” “Whatever Lola Wants,” “Steam Heat,” “Rags to Riches,” “Another Time, Another Place,” and “Everybody Loves a Lover.” Adler’s television musicals Little Women, Gift of the Magi, and Olympus 7-0000 were critically acclaimed. Mr. Adler has composed numerous symphonic works, including four Pulitzer Prize nominees; ballets for dance companies in Chicago, Fort Worth (TX), and Miami; and commissions for the U.S. Department of the Interior (“Wilderness Suite”) and the Statue of Liberty’s centennial (“The Lady Remembers”). He received numerous other awards and honors, including two Donaldson Awards, two Variety Drama Critics Awards, the London Evening Standard Theatre Award, the University of North Carolina PlayMakers Lifetime Achievement Award (1999), as well as the coveted Honorary National Park Ranger Award (1984). Mr. Adler was admitted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. He died in 2012 at age 90.
JERRY ROSS
Co-Composer/Lyricist
Jerry Ross (Co-Composer/Lyricist) wrote the musical scores for two of the most popular and enduring musicals in Broadway theater, The Pajama Game and Damn Yankees. He met Richard Adler in 1950, and they decided to team their talents, writing songs and special material, mainly for TV and nightclub acts. They had published several songs together when they attracted the attention of writer/publisher Frank Loesser and became his protégés. Their songs from The Pajama Game included “Hernando’s Hideaway” and “Hey There” (a hit for Rosemary Clooney), both of which also topped the hit parade of popular songs. Successful films were made of both Adler and Ross musicals, although Mr. Ross did not get to see them realized. He died from complications related to the lung disease bronchiectasis in 1955. He was 29. Mr. Ross was admitted posthumously to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982.
GEORGE ABBOTT
Co-Author
George Abbott (Co-Author), an actor, writer, director, and producer, had one of the most active and distinguished careers in the history of the American theater. He began as an actor on Broadway in The Misleading Lady (1913) and continued working as a director and play doctor into the 1980s. He directed his first musical, Rodgers and Hart’s Jumbo, in 1935; in addition to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a short list of landmark musicals he directed includes Pal Joey (1940), On the Town (1944), Where’s Charley? (1948), The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), Once Upon a Mattress (1959), and On Your Toes (1936 and 1983 revival). Mr. Abbott received numerous awards, including the Pulitzer, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, four Donaldsons, six Tonys, and was a Kennedy Center honoree in 1983. He died in 1995 at the age of 107.
(JOHN) DOUGLASS WALLOP
Co-Author
(John) Douglass Wallop (Co-Author) was born in 1920. A journalist, novelist, and Washington Senators fan, he wrote The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant in 1954. Written decades before Field of Dreams and other baseball fables, it remains one of the greatest fictional baseball books of all time. The novel was adapted for the stage, and later for film, as the musical Damn Yankees, which won Wallop a Tony Award for his work with George Abbott. Wallop was married to Lucille Fletcher, a film and television writer, until his death in 1985.
WILL POWER
Co-Adaptor
Will Power (Co-Adaptor) New York: Memnon, Seize the King (both Classical Theatre of Harlem); Flow, The Seven, Fetch Clay, Make Man (all NYTW); The Gathering (P.S. 122); Steel Hammer (co-writer, BAM); Blessing the Boats: The Remix (performer, Under the Radar Festival/The Public Theater). Regional: Seize the King (La Jolla Playhouse), Memnon (Getty Villa), Stagger Lee (Dallas Theater Center), Honey Bo and the Goldmine (La Jolla Playhouse), The Seven (La Jolla Playhouse, Ten Thousand Things Theater), Five Fingers of Funk (Children’s Theater Company), Detroit Red (ArtsEmerson). Awards: Keely Lake Advocacy Award (American Classical League), New York Times Critic’s Pick (Seize the King), Doris Duke Artist Award, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Playwright in Residence, Lucille Lortel Award, others. Associate Professor, Occidental College (Los Angeles). Love to Marla, Omar-Sol, Sophia.
DOUG WRIGHT
Co-Adaptor
Doug Wright (Co-Adaptor)’s most recent Broadway credit was Good Night, Oscar starring Sean Hayes, who won the Tony Award for his performance. It opened in the summer of 2025 at the Barbican in London, where it played to sold-out houses. Other Broadway outings include I Am My Own Wife (Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, and others), War Paint, Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk nomination), The Little Mermaid, and Grey Gardens (Tony Award nomination). Off-Broadway credits include Posterity (Atlantic Theater Company), Unwrap Your Candy (Vineyard Theatre), Quills (New York Theatre Workshop), Standing on Ceremony (Minetta Lane Theatre), and Buzzsaw Berkeley (WPA Theater). His plays and musicals have been seen in over thirty-three countries around the globe. Films include Quills (WGA’s Paul Selvin Award, Golden Globe nomination) and The Burial starring Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones (NAACP Image Award nomination). He is the former president of the Dramatists Guild of America and a member of SAG-AFTRA, SDC, and the WGA. He has been a frequent fellow at Yaddo, MacDowell, and Ucross. Doug serves on the boards of the New York Theatre Workshop and the Hermitage Foundation, and has taught at NYU, Princeton, and Yale. He has mentored young screenwriters at Sundance for twenty years. He lives in Manhattan with his husband, singer-songwriter David Clement, and their cats, Glynis and Murray. He would like to dedicate his work on Damn Yankees to his late father, who had a massive crush on Gwen Verdon and saw the original production (from standing room) twenty-seven times.
LYNN AHRENS
Additional Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens (Additional Lyrics) For Broadway’s Ragtime, Lynn Ahrens won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Score and received two Grammy nominations. (This year’s Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theater marks the show’s third time on Broadway.) She received two Academy Award and two Golden Globe nominations for the animated feature film Anastasia, which she also adapted for Broadway. Broadway and off-Broadway: Once On This Island (Olivier Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, Grammy nomination), Seussical (Grammy nomination), My Favorite Year, Madison Square Garden’s A Christmas Carol, Rocky, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, A Man of No Importance, Dessa Rose, The Glorious Ones, Lucky Stiff, Knoxville, Little Dancer. In 2015, she and collaborator Stephen Flaherty were inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. Dramatists Guild of America; co-founder, DGF Fellows Program. Cheers to the Damn Yankees team and to Adler and Ross.
SERGIO TRUJILLO
Director/Choreographer
Sergio Trujillo (Director/Choreographer) is an internationally renowned director and choreographer whose work has spanned Broadway, film, television, and international stages. He has choreographed 14 Broadway musicals, including Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations (Tony Award, OCC nomination), Jersey Boys (Olivier nomination, Drama Desk nomination, OCC nomination), Memphis (Olivier Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, NAACP Award), On Your Feet! (Chita Rivera Award, Tony nomination, OOC nomination), The Addams Family, and Next to Normal (2010 Pulitzer Prize). In 2011, four of his productions ran simultaneously on Broadway. Most recently, he directed the Tony-nominated Broadway production of Real Women Have Curves, as well as Jesus Christ Superstar starring Cynthia Erivo and Adam Pascal at the Hollywood Bowl. Other directing credits include Arrabal at American Repertory Theater (Elliot Norton Award for Best Direction), Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour for Stage Entertainment, and co-direction of The Harder They Come at The Public Theater. He made history as the first Latinx recipient of the Tony Award for Best Choreography for Ain’t Too Proud in 2019. Additional accolades include the 2015 Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer (Memphis), two Emmy Award nominations (including Annie Live! for NBC), and three NAACP Awards. Upcoming projects include the film adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, starring Jennifer Lopez.
GREG ANTHONY RASSEN
Music Supervisor and Arranger
Greg Anthony Rassen (Music Supervisor and Arranger) A Drama Desk winner and Tony nominee for Bandstand, Greg’s other Broadway credits include An American in Paris, Bullets Over Broadway, Little Mermaid, Book of Mormon, R&H’s Cinderella, and A Chorus Line (Revival). He composed Tulsa Ballet’s Remember Our Song for Andy Blankenbuehler. His show orchestration credits include Between the Lines (Second Stage), Jerry Springer: The Opera (New Group), and Beast in the Jungle (Vineyard). He has arranged numerous charts for the New York Pops, Boston Pops, and National Symphony for stars, including Renée Elise Goldsberry, Leslie Odom, Jr., Shoshana Bean, and Adrienne Warren. He orchestrated several of André Previn’s final large orchestral works, and he has an MM degree from Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He sends his love to his husband, Jeremy, and his children, Gabriel and Sylvia.
ROBERT BRILL
Set Designer
Robert Brill (Set Designer) is a four-time Tony Award nominee, whose Broadway credits include Hell’s Kitchen, How to Dance in Ohio, Dancin’, Ain’t Too Proud, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Design for Living, and Buried Child, as well as the set and club design for the 1998 and 2014 revivals of Cabaret. His work has been seen internationally and across the U.S., including the Metropolitan Opera, English National Opera, BAM, Radio City Music Hall, La Jolla Playhouse, and many others. A founding member of Sledgehammer Theatre, he is a recipient of the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration and professor of Scenic Design at University of California San Diego. robertbrilldesign.com @brill_robert
LINDA CHO
Costume Designer
Linda Cho (Costume Designer) Broadway: Art; Ragtime; The Great Gatsby (Tony Award); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Tony Award); Anastasia (Tony nomination); Pirates! The Penzance Musical; Doubt; POTUS; Grand Horizons; Harmony; Summer, 1976; Take Me Out; Lifespan of a Fact. Opera: Samson and Delilah at the Metropolitan Opera, Der Zwerg at Los Angeles Opera, Turandot at Washington National Opera. UK productions include The Great Gatsby at the Coliseum, Bhangra Nation at Birmingham Rep, and Come Fall in Love at Manchester Opera House. Recipient of the Irene Sharaff Young Master Award, Advisory Committee of the American Theatre Wing, and Susan Smith Blackburn Prize judge. MFA Yale School of Drama. lindacho.com
PHILIP S. ROSENBERG
Lighting Designer
Philip S. Rosenberg (Lighting Designer) Broadway and West End: BOOP!, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pretty Woman, The Elephant Man, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, It’s Only a Play. Regional: Kennedy Center, La Jolla Playhouse, Ford’s Theatre, Guthrie Theater, The Old Globe, Asolo, TheatreWorks, Hartford Stage, Alliance, Huntington Theatre Company, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, Denver Center Theatre, Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, McCarter Theatre, Manhattan School of Music, Portland Stage Company, TACT, Barrington Stage Company, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dorset Theatre Festival, Bay Street Theater, Goodspeed Opera, Two River Theater, George Street Playhouse, Westport Country Playhouse.
WALTER TRARBACH
Sound Designer
Walter Trarbach (Sound Designer) Previously at Arena Stage: Dave. Broadway: Water for Elephants (Drama Desk Award), SpongeBob SquarePants (Tony nomination), The Farnsworth Invention, Cymbeline. Co-Sound Designs: Ain’t Too Proud (Tony nomination), The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Doctor Zhivago. Other Credits: Take the Lead, The Harder They Come, The Elf on the Shelf, Queen of the Mist, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Becky Shaw. He is married to photographer Kimberly Witham.
PETER NIGRINI
Projection Designer
Peter Nigrini (Projection Designer) is one of Broadway’s pioneering projection designers. His work includes Hell’s Kitchen; Here Lies Love; MJ; Ain’t Too Proud; Beetlejuice; The SpongeBob Musical; Dear Evan Hansen; A Doll’s House, Part 2; and Fela!. In other venues, Grounded (Public Theater); Hans Zimmer Live; Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Giovanni (Santa Fe Opera); The Grace Jones Hurricane Tour; Deep Blue Sea (Bill T. Jones/Park Avenue Armory); and Real Enemies (BAM). He has been nominated for five Tony Awards and won a Lortel, a Drama Desk, a Jeff, and an Obie. This fall, he will bring a revival of Chess back to Broadway.
CHARLES G. LaPOINTE
Wig and Hair Designer
Charles G. LaPointe (Wig and Hair Designer) is an award-winning wig and hair designer based in New York, who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the United States and abroad. Damn Yankees is Chuck’s eighth collaboration with Arena Stage. Broadway Highlights: Hamilton (Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award); Death Becomes Her (Drama Desk Award); The Great Gatsby; Pirates! The Penzance Musical; Suffs (Drama Desk nomination); MJ the Musical; The Who’s Tommy; The Wiz; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical; Beetlejuice; The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award); The Band’s Visit; Anastasia; SpongeBob SquarePants (Drama Desk Award); Jersey Boys; A Gentleman’s Guide…; In the Heights. Television: The Wiz Live! (Emmy Award nomination); Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Emmy Award nomination and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award).
PAUL KIEVE
Illusion Designer
Paul Kieve (Illusion Designer)’s Broadway and West End credits include Ghost (Drama Desk Award), Groundhog Day (Green Room Award), Matilda, Pippin, Side Show, Finding Neverland, The Woman in White, Macbeth (with Kenneth Branagh), The Phantom of the Opera (U.S. tour). Other West End: The Tempest (with Ralph Fiennes), Fatal Attraction, Invisible Man, Zorro (also Atlanta), Lord of the Rings (also Toronto), Our House, The Witches, Scrooge. Other: Awakening (Wynn Las Vegas), Mickey and the Magician (Disneyland Paris), Adele Las Vegas residency, Kate Bush Live. Consultant to David Blaine, Penn & Teller, and David Copperfield. Movies: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (in which he also appears), Hugo (directed by Martin Scorsese), Wonka (tutoring Timothée Chalamet), Disney’s Snow White. Author: Hocus Pocus (introduction by Daniel Radcliffe), Scholastic. Honored with Creative Fellowship Award and Honorary Lifetime Membership of The Magic Castle, Hollywood. Member of The Inner Magic Circle, London, and executive curator of their museum. stageillusion.com
DAVID CHASE
Score Supervisor
David Chase (Score Supervisor) was last at Arena Stage with The Bedwetter earlier this year. Stage credits include 40+ Broadway shows as music director/supervisor and/or arranger. TV: Schmigadoon!, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (in which he also appeared onscreen), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Gilded Age, The Sound of Music Live!, Peter Pan Live! (Emmy nominations for both), and the upcoming American Classic. Film includes The Last Showgirl and the upcoming The Bride!. Also: many arrangements for the Kennedy Center Honors, the Boston Pops, and Radio City Music Hall. Choral music is published by Hal Leonard. Grammy and Olivier nominations. David lives in New York with his wife, Drama Desk nominee Paula Leggett Chase, and their sons, Kyler and Dashiell. David’s first Broadway show was the 1994 revival of Damn Yankees. He dedicates his work here to the memory of James Raitt and Richard Adler. davidchasemusic.com
DOUG BESTERMAN
Orchestrator
Doug Besterman (Orchestrator) is a threetime Tony Award-winning orchestrator, arranger, and composer. His Broadway credits include Death Becomes Her, BOOP!, SMASH, It Shoulda Been You, A Bronx Tale, Bullets Over Broadway, Elf, Sister Act, Young Frankenstein, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Producers, and Fosse. Off-Broadway and international work includes Anastasia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Rocky, and Tarzan. Film credits include Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025), Mary Poppins Returns, Frozen, Chicago, The Little Mermaid (2023), Beauty and the Beast (2017), and Aladdin (2019). Television credits include Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+), The Sound of Music Live! (NBC), Scrubs, Galavant, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Smash. He has worked with Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Sutton Foster, and Barry Manilow, and composed scores for Breathe, Little Did I Know, The Big One-Oh!, and Crumbs. www.dougbesterman.com www.arrivalartsinitiative.org
ADAM ROTHENBERG
Music Director
Adam Rothenberg (Music Director) is a music director, conductor, and pianist based in New York City. He has conducted the Broadway revivals of Sunset Boulevard, Sweeney Todd, and Company, and music directed the off-Broadway productions of See What I Wanna See and Watch Night. He has made concert appearances with such luminaries as Patti LuPone, Josh Groban, Ruthie Ann Miles, Annaleigh Ashford, and Matt Doyle. He is the music director and co-arranger of Giulia, a new musical by Jennifer Nettles premiering at PAC NYC next year. An avid classical musician, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, David Geffen Hall (with the NY Philharmonic), the Barbican Centre in London, and the Tanglewood Music Center. He holds degrees from The Juilliard School and Northwestern University. Instagram: @adam_rothenberg
MARC TUMMINELLI
Associate Director
Marc Tumminelli (Associate Director) is the founder of Broadway Workshop, New York’s top training program for young actors. Associate directing credits include Jesus Christ Superstar starring Cynthia Erivo at the Hollywood Bowl, directed by Sergio Trujillo. Selected Directing: Waitress, Clue (Engeman); Beautiful, Jekyll & Hyde, Dreamgirls (WPPAC); Secret Garden, School of Rock (VMT); I Love My Wife (ODTC); Over the Tavern, The Marvelous Wonderettes (Big Arts); Ship Happens (McCarter/Princeton). Film: Better Nate Than Ever starring Lisa Kudrow (Disney). Upcoming Directing: Finding Neverland (WPPAC). Thank you, Sergio! marctumminelli.com Instagram: @marctumminelli
BRANDT MARTINEZ
Associate Choreographer
Brandt Martinez (Associate Choreographer) has spent the last decade performing and being involved in the creation of the following Broadway productions: Moulin Rouge! The Musical; Aladdin; Fiddler on the Roof; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Hamilton; Dancin’; Illinoise; Beetlejuice; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Margaritaville; and Some Like It Hot. Brandt’s TV appearances include The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Affair, The Last O.G., The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show, The Tony Awards, and Annie Live! on NBC. Although performing has been a passion of Brandt’s, he is finding even more fulfillment being on the creative side as an associate choreographer for Damn Yankees. Thank you to the great Sergio Trujillo for this opportunity!
DEAN BALAN
Associate Music Director
Dean Balan (Associate Music Director) is an NYC-based conductor, pianist, and music director, originally from Las Vegas. He currently serves as the Associate Music Director for Disney’s The Lion King on tour, which he conducted during its most recent engagement at the Kennedy Center Opera House. Favorite credits include The Prom (Music Director, 1st National Tour), R&H’s Cinderella (Associate MD, 2nd National Tour), and four seasons as Music Director of Vegas City Opera. He completed studies at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas (BA Anthropology), the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (MM Orchestral Conducting), and the Collaborative Piano Institute. Dean is a member of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and Musicians United for Social Equity (MUSE).
THE TRC COMPANY
New York Casting
The TRC Company (New York Casting) Broadway: Dead Outlaw, BOOP! The Musical, Old Friends, Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, Left on Tenth, The Outsiders, SIX, Aladdin. Tours: The Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, Water for Elephants, The Wiz, Back to the Future, Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables. The TRC Company is proud to continue the casting legacy of Tara Rubin Casting and Johnson-Liff Casting.
RAIYON HUNTER
DC Casting
Raiyon Hunter (DC Casting) is a casting director, producer, and arts administrator from New Orleans, Louisiana. She currently works as the Casting Director/Line Producer of Arena Stage. Previously, she worked as the Casting Director of Children’s Theatre Company and the Spelman Leadership Fellow at the Alliance Theatre where she has contributed to a multitude of shows in varying capacities ranging from casting associate to director on productions such as Do You Love the Dark?, Darlin’ Cory, Bina’s Six Apples, Good Bad People, Confederates, and more. Additionally, she has been in residency at Oregon Shakespeare Festival under Nataki Garrett and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis under Hana S. Sharif.
CHRISTI B. SPANN
Stage Manager
Christi B. Spann (Stage Manager) has been working as a stage manager in DC since 2011. Recent productions include Death on the Nile, The Age of Innocence, and We Are Gathered. She previously spent 12 seasons on the stage management staff at the Denver Center Theatre Company, and has also worked with the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN, and Virginia Repertory Theatre in Richmond, VA.
STEFANIA GIRON ZULUAGA
Assistant Stage Manager
Stefania Giron Zuluaga (Assistant Stage Manager) returns to Arena Stage following last season’s The Age of Innocence. Regional credits include The Untitled Unauthorized Hunter S. Thompson Musical, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Signature Theatre); Murder on the Orient Express, Destiny of Desire (The Old Globe); Something’s Afoot, Songs of the Moon, Into the Woods (The 5th Avenue); Quixote Nuevo, Fat Ham, The Tempest, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter (Seattle Rep); Quixote Nuevo, Seussical (South Coast Rep); A Christmas Carol (ACT); Little Shop of Horrors, Mamma Mia!, The Book Club Play (Village Theatre). Education: Seattle University.
SARA GEHL
Assistant Stage Manager
Sara Gehl (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be back at Arena Stage! Previous Arena credits include Jaja’s African Hair Braiding and Cambodian Rock Band. Some of her recent DC area credits include Senior Class (Olney Theatre Center), Private Jones (Signature Theatre), The Matchbox Magic Flute (Shakespeare Theatre Company), and Your Name Means Dream (Theater J).
PINNACLE PRODUCTIONS
Producer
Pinnacle Productions (Producer) is a partnership between two Tony Award-winning producers:
Haley Swindal (Producer) is a Managing Partner of Damn Yankees. Past Broadway credits include Sunset Blvd (Tony Award), Hell’s Kitchen, Grey House, Swept Away, and The Shark is Broken. West End credits include Rose and Death Note: The Musical in Concert, and her off-Broadway credits include The Lion, which won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. Proud Drama League Member and Tony voter. Separate from her theatrical endeavors, Haley is the Proud Ambassador for Community Affairs for the New York Yankees.
Jana Robbins (Producer) is a Broadway actor and producer and co-founder of Pinnacle Productions. Broadway producing credits include Little Women, Ragtime, Company (Tony Award), and The Shark Is Broken. Off-Broadway, she was lead producer of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (Drama Desk Award). West End credits include Company (Olivier Award), Rose, Death Note: The Musical in Concert, and This Bitter Earth.
JULIE BOARDMAN
Producer
Julie Boardman (Producer) is an entrepreneur and three-time Tony winner. She is Co-Founder & Executive Producer of the award-winning Museum of Broadway, which opened in Times Square in 2022 and has been included on numerous “best of” lists, including USA Today, National Geographic, Time Out, and Condé Nast Traveler. Select Broadway: An American in Paris, A Doll’s House, Buena Vista Social Club, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Carousel, Company, Funny Girl, Head Over Heels, Indecent, Romeo + Juliet, Sunset Blvd, The Inheritance, Waiting for Godot. Tours: AAIP, Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, Peter and the Starcatcher. West End: An American in Paris, The Son. Upcoming: Sinatra, The Thing About Jellyfish. Julie is a member of The Broadway League and on the Theatre Committee at NYPL for the Performing Arts. Proud USC alum.
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Early Curtain
Sunday, October 5, 6:00PM
Post-Show Conversations
Wednesday, September 24, 12:00PM
Tuesday, October 7, 7:30PM
Thursday, October 23, 12:00PM
College Night
Saturday, September 13, 8:00PM
College Night is serving up hot pizza, cold drinks, and unforgettable theater—all you need is your student ID! Bring your friends, grab a slice, and vibe out at Arena Stage for a night off campus.
Industry Night
Sunday, September 14, 7:30PM
Celebrate #DCTheatre with a pre-show mixer with fellow DC-area theater staff and artists before the performance.
Pride Night
Wednesday, September 17, 7:30PM
Join members of the LGBTQIA+ community, family, and friends. Get $39 tickets to the performance with promo code PRIDE.
HBCU Night
Tuesday, September 23, 7:30PM
Rep your colors! Calling all of our HBCU students, staff, and alumni to come out to the show that will have everyone talking! Use promo code HBCU for 30% off tickets to the evening performance.
Broadway Karaoke at Sid Gold's
Thursday, October 23 from 6–9PM
Join Arena Stage at Sid's Golds Request Room for a fun-filled Broadway Karaoke Night where the community can come together to sing show tunes, enjoy great music, and celebrate the production of Damn Yankees in a lively, welcoming atmosphere.