Casa Manana Presents DAMN YANKEES Starring RICHARD KIND at Casa Manana Theatre, August...

Casa Manana Presents DAMN YANKEES Starring RICHARD KIND at Casa Manana
Theatre, August 12 - 17, 2008

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Casa Manana's President and
Executive Producer Denton Yockey announced today that Richard Kind will
replace Lou Diamond Phillips in the upcoming production of Damn Yankees,
August 12 - 17, 2008 at Casa Manana Theatre.
"Due to his busy professional career, our good friend Lou Diamond Phillips
is no longer available to perform in this special engagement," states Yockey.
"Lou was really looking forward to his starring role in our production, and
hopes to return to Fort Worth again soon."
Audiences will recognize Kind from his work on the hit comedies Mad About
You and Spin City. In addition to his work on television, he has also starred
in numerous shows on stage including the Broadway productions of The Producers
and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, to name a few.
"We are pleased to announce that Richard Kind, star of stage and screen,
has agreed to perform the role of 'Applegate' in our upcoming production,"
states Yockey. "Richard brings a sense of gleeful silliness to the role of
the devil. We are looking forward to his performance."
Damn Yankees is a devilishly clever musical comedy! A middle aged man
finds himself endlessly frustrated that his beloved baseball team is
constantly thwarted by the New York Yankees. In desperation, he sells his
soul to the Devil (Richard Kind) for a chance to lead his team to victory in
the pennant race against those damn Yankees. Though his dreams of success and
fame get closer every day, he finds himself yearning more and more for the
life, and the wife, he left behind. Winner of 8 Tony Awards including Best
Musical, Damn Yankees features the classic songs, "Heart," "Two Lost Souls,"
"Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, MO," "Whatever Lola Wants, Lola Gets," and "Those
Were The Good Old Days."
Performance dates: Tuesday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, August 13
at 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, August 15 at 8:00
p.m.; Saturday, August 16 at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday, August 17 at
2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are now at the Casa Manana Theatre box office or by calling
817-332-2272. Ticket prices are $40 to $69 per person, depending upon seating
location. For more information, go to http://www.casamanana.org.
SOURCE Casa Manana

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