1926 — 2026
One hundred years ago, Jerold Rosenberg was born in the East Bronx to Russian immigrant parents. He would become Jerry Ross — and in twenty-nine years, he would write the music and lyrics that audiences are still singing today.
This is his centennial year. And it’s a big one.
The best way to celebrate a songwriter is to hear his songs. These are the original Broadway cast recordings — the way audiences first heard them in the 1950s.
The Pajama Game — Original Broadway Cast (1954)
Damn Yankees — Original Broadway Cast (1955)
Rags to Riches — Tony Bennett
It’s official. Damn Yankees is coming back to Broadway.
Announced on September 27, 2026 at a press conference at Yankee Stadium, the revival will begin previews at the Marquis Theatre on March 24, 2027 — timed to the first Yankees game of the season on March 25 — with an official opening night on April 20, 2027.
Neil Patrick Harris will star as Applegate, Julianne Hough will make her Broadway musical debut as Lola, and Austin Scott (Hamilton) will play Young Joe. The production is directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo.
In a historic first for a Broadway musical, Major League Baseball and its Emmy Award-winning production label MLB Studios are producing partners. Lead producers are Lia Vollack, Haley Swindal (granddaughter of George Steinbrenner), and Julie Boardman, with Mark Shacket of Foresight Theatrical as Executive Producer.
This bold new adaptation features a new book by Will Power and Doug Wright, with additional lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The story is set in the early 2000s, with the Baltimore Orioles replacing the Washington Senators. Joe and Joe Hardy are now Black players, with a new storyline connecting Joe’s father to the legendary Negro Leagues — a change that deepens the story’s stakes and roots it in the real history of Black baseball in Baltimore.
The production comes to Broadway following a sold-out, critically acclaimed run at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., where it earned 13 Helen Hayes Award nominations and won 8 — the most of any production.
As lead producer Haley Swindal said: “Baseball is mythology. Broadway is mythology. They both deliver thrilling, unrepeatable live entertainment to millions of fans each year. Bringing them together — with MLB at the table and this extraordinary creative team — isn’t just a revival. It’s a collision of American icons.”
“My Father Would Have Been 100 Today” — a personal essay by Janie Ross Coulter, Jerry’s daughter, published March 9, 2026.
Click Here to read the full essay.