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Damn Yankees is a musical comedy, a modern retelling of the Faust legend, set in Washington, D.C, with book by Douglass Wallop and George Abbott and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. It was based on Wallop's novel The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant.
It opened on Broadway in 1955 starring Gwen Verdon, who was also featured in the movie.
