Broadway In Chicago and James Seabright are delighted to announce following a critically acclaimed UK tour and two Edinburgh Festival Fringe seasons, YIPPEE KI YAY, Richard Marsh’s acclaimed rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard is now open at Broadway In Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) through December 15. One of the Picks of the Fringe in The Stage and Recommended by The British Comedy Guide, this joyfully funny show is not to be missed. Single ticket prices range from $40 - $95 with a select number of premium, lottery, and rush tickets available. Individual tickets are available at BroadwayInChicago.com. For group sales, additional ticket information, and the performance schedule, see below.
When gunmen seize an LA skyscraper, off-duty policeman John McClane is the hostages’ only hope. This uplifting action romp (and unauthorized parody) celebrates the iconic 80s festive favorite while also telling the personal story of a life-long Die Hard fan. Essential viewing for Hans Gruber connoisseurs and newcomers alike.
Content warning: divorce, foot trauma, German terrorists
“WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT RICHARD MARSH’S “YIPPEE KI YAY” I CALLED MY LAWYER AND TOLD HIM TO THROW THE BOOK AT HIM. AFTER I SAW IT, I CALLED ALL MY FRIENDS AND TOLD THEM TO BOOK TICKETS! IT’S DELIGHTFUL AND ASTONISHING AND NOT REMOTELY WHAT YOU EXPECT!”
Steven E. de Souza, Die Hard screenplay co-writer
Richard Marsh (Writer and Performer) Richard’s one-man show Skittles was commissioned for Radio 4 as Love & Sweets, and won Best Scripted Comedy in the BBC Audio Drama Awards. Dirty Great Love Story (co-written and-performed with Katie Bonna) won a Fringe First in Edinburgh before transferring to New York then the West End. Wingman sold out in Edinburgh before touring and is being developed with Big Talk for UK TV and then with CBS Studios for American TV. It has yet to be on actual TV. Richard created Radio 4 poetry sitcom Cardboard Heart, starring alongside Phil Daniels, Olivia Poulet, Jemima Rooper, Rebecca Scroggs, Russell Tovey and Sam Troughton. Richard is currently developing various TV projects and writing a musical adaptation of classic indie movie Son of Rambow (with Miranda Cooper and Nick Coler of Girls Aloud fame). He is a former London poetry slam champion.
Darrel Bailey (Alternate Performer) Darrel is a West Midlands born actor who trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and recently performed in Small Island (National). Other credits include As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Orsino /Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night (Open Bar), Oedipus (Almeida), Alice in Wonderland (Brockwell Park), Much Ado About Nothing (St Paul’s, Covent Garden), and an immersive production of One Hundred Trillion (Dot Collective). Darrel has previously appeared in Shadow and Bone (Netflix), Eastenders (BBC), and in several short films including Role, Fixing War In Post, A&E, and The Zero Hour.
Darrel Bailey (Alternate Performer) performing on select dates. See website for details.
Hal Chambers (Director) is a Writer and Director. He trained at the University of Sussex, Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and The National Theatre Studio Directing Course. He has created and directed several productions including Sam Rose in the Shadows, The Golden Cowpat (both Greenwich Theatre and UK Tour) and Tim and Light (Rich Mix, UK Tour). Work as a Director includes Dare Me To The Desert (Kings Head Theatre), The Elephantin the Room (New Wimbledon Theatre) and The Fastest Clock in the Universe (Alma Tavern Theatre).
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TICKET INFORMATION
Individual tickets ($40 - $95) and a select number of premium tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at BroadwayInChicago.com. Group orders of 10+ are also available by calling (312) 977-1710 or by emailing GroupSales@BroadwayInChicago.com. Patrons can also participate in a digital lottery for a chance to purchase $25 tickets for each performance. In addition to the lottery, a limited number of day-of-show, in person $39 Rush tickets will be available for all performances. Click here for more info on Digital Lottery and In Person Rush.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Tuesday through Thursday performances are at 7:00 PM, with a Wednesday matinee at 1:00 PM on November 27, December 4 and December 11. Friday & Saturday performances are at 7:30 PM, with Saturday matinees at 2:00 PM and one Friday matinee performance at 1:00 PM on November 29; Sunday performances are at 1:00 PM, with one evening performance on November 24 at 6:30 PM. For more information, visit BroadwayInChicago.com.
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Broadway In Chicago was created in July 2000 and over the past 25 years has grown to be one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country. A Nederlander Presentation, Broadway In Chicago lights up the Chicago Theater District entertaining up to 1.7 million people annually in five theatres. Broadway In Chicago presents a full range of entertainment, including musicals and plays, on the stages of five of the finest theatres in Chicago’s Loop including the Cadillac Palace Theatre, CIBC Theatre, James M. Nederlander Theatre, and just off the Magnificent Mile, the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place and presenting Broadway shows at the Auditorium Theatre.
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