DiMaggio – The Man Behind the Myth the Musical

DiMaggio – The Man Behind The Myth is a splashy, song-and-dance musical featuring the energetic Jazz and Latin rhythms of the 40s, 50s and early 60s. The story focuses on the simple irony that, for all his fame, wealth and glory, Joe DiMaggio was incapable of enjoying the extraordinary life before him. At the height of his popularity, he was one of the most famous men in America – the toast of Broadway, rivaling Sinatra, Winchell, Dempsey and Hemingway. He was coddled by mobsters and Presidents alike – and then, of course, there was Marilyn…

Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Mitchell

Directed, Choreographed by Don Johanson

Musical Direction by Mark Akens