It traces the origin of the Curse to a collision of three orphaned souls: Johnny O’Brien, a hard-luck right-hander on the 1919 Sox; his idol, Babe Ruth; and Daisy Wyatt, a dazzling African-American blues singer and the love of Johnny’s life. These three lives contain both the reason for the Curse and the secret to its end off the bat of Big Papi in 2004. Johnny Baseball packs a thoughtful commentary on American social history into a fun and spirited musical that will bring cheers and tears to baseball fans everywhere.
Johnny Baseball
May 14, 2010 - June 27, 2010
WORLD PREMIERE
Johnny Baseball, the new musical about the Red Sox, is an exhilarating blend of fact, fiction, and the mystical power of the game.
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Artistic Director Diane Paulus on Johnny Baseball
Creators
Music by
Robert Reale
Lyrics by
Willie Reale
Book by
Richard Dresser
Story by
Richard Dresser and Willie Reale
Directed by
Non-Required Reading
A.R.T. Dramaturg Ryan McKittrick speaks with the creators of Johnny Baseball: writer Richard Dresser, composer Robert Reale, and lyricist Willie Reale.
Josh Gibson is said to have hit over 800 career home runs; one of them was so high and deep that it disappeared into the clouds. The next day, the same two teams were playing in a different city. A baseball fell out of the sky, right smack into an outfielder's glove. The umpire yelled: "You're out, Gibson! Yesterday!"
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The World Premiere of JOHNNY BASEBALL is being made possible by a grant from the Edgerton Foundation New Play Awards
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Pre-performance discussions:
Wed., May 19 at 6 p.m.
Sun., May 23 at 6 p.m.
Thur., June 10 at 6 p.m.
Post-performance discussions follow the Saturday matinees on:
5/22
5/29
6/5
6/12
Extras:
Special Johnny Baseball Menu
