Broadway Scenes Remembered: George Abbott from the 1950s on, Part IV
…production in which Haney broke an ankle during the run and a relative newcomer named Shirley McClain replaced her and found herself on the way to stardom. But in the 1950s, it was the 1955 hit musical Damn Yankees, with book by Abbott and Douglas Wallop, music by Richard Adler, and lyrics by Jerry Ross, that stood as Abbott’s biggest achievement. Abbott directed, Fosse choreographed, and Hal Prince produced. It was nominated for nine Tonys and w…