Culture Corner: Review of Damn Yankees

Whatever Lola wants, Lola gets...and ladies and gents, Lola apparently wanted an excellent show.

Yes, I may have almost fallen asleep during the first act but it certainly was no reflection on the quality of the play. My only critique is that the musical numbers seemed a little more disjointed than in other shows we've seen - a little more "and now for the musical number" feel.

Jane Krawkowski is simply stunning and she is excellent as Lola. Sean Hayes is perfectly cast as Applegate - he's a true showman. I wasn't familiar with Cheyenne Jackson prior to this evening, though I'd heard good things about his work in Xanadu. He did not disappoint - pretty talented and very dreamy. And a special thank you to whoever was responsible for him stripping down to his unders in the first act. Yum.

This show is a very limited run, so if you are interested, I suggest you hurry.

Jason says: DAMN! What a good show. A great cast of old favorites and the addition of new ones. I'd recommend seeing this show if you have time in the next few weeks due to it's limited run. Oh, and in case you were wondering, the METS beat San Francisco the same night 7-0! ;)