Neil Patrick Harris Returns to Broadway in Revival of a Show That Ran 1,019 Performances—Nearly 70 Years After It Closed

It’s been nearly 70 years since Damn Yankees ended its Broadway run on October 12, 1957. Directed by George Abbott and choreographed by Bob Fosse, the show boasted 1,019 performances. Now, it’s making its long-awaited return to Broadway, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Julianne Hough and Austin Scott.

Previews of Damn Yankees will begin at the Marquis Theatre in New York City on March 24, 2027 — the day before the first Yankees game of the season — and will officially open on April 20.

Harris is set to star as Applegate (the Devil), Hough as Lola and Scott as a young Joe Hardy. News of the revival was shared on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, and it was expected to have a grand announcement. However, the rain had other plans.

According to The New York Times, Damn Yankees had planned “an attention-getting announcement, with Harris, wearing a fiendishly smoke-emitting vest, throwing out the first pitch; Scott singing the national anthem; and Hough seductively dance-delivering a baseball to the pitcher’s mound.” Instead, the stars settled for a news conference due to the weather.

“I’ve done things that were more bespoke, and I’ve never ever done the big Broadway musical, with the big ensemble and big dance numbers, and I’ve always wanted to,” Harris said during the conference.

Harris continued, saying that “playing someone that’s devilish is always good — it’s always fun to be naughty.”

He also noted that this revival is a first in Broadway, Major League Baseball and MLB Studios history.

“This is the first time the MLB has been in partnership with a Broadway show,” Harris said. “It’s an exciting opportunity. … It’s the opportunity to get people who don’t normally go see theatre a reason to go.

This upcoming production marks the first Damn Yankees revival since 1994, and Harris’ first return to Broadway since 2025’s revival of Yasmina Reza’s Art at the Music Box Theatre. Tickets are on sale now, with shows spanning from March 24, 2027, until Nov. 21.