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DIE HARD Parody YIPPEE KI YAY is Coming to Chicago This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2024

On the 36th anniversary of DIE HARD’s original release in theaters, Broadway In Chicago and James Seabright will present YIPPEE KI YAY, Richard Marsh’s acclaimed rhyming retelling of classic (festive?) film Die Hard. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Australian Premiere DIE HARD Parody YIPPEE KI YAY Comes to Adelaide Fringe This Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 6, 2024

After acclaimed UK and US tours and two years at the Edinburgh Fringe, where the show was named Pick of the Fringe, Yippee Ki Yay will make its Australian debut at Adelaide Fringe. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!

YIPPEE KI YAY: One-Man Parody of DIE HARD to Play at The Huntington
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 9, 2023

Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughter with 'Yippee Ki Yay' - a hilarious one-man parody of the classic film 'Die Hard'! Book your tickets now for an evening of side-splitting entertainment!

Richard Marsh's YIPPEE KI YAY To Return For London Season
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 8, 2023

Following a critically acclaimed season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022, a Christmas season at Islington's Kings Head Theatre and a UK tour, James Seabright will present Richard Marsh's achingly funny rhyming retelling of classic film Die Hard at Wilton's Music Hall this April. One of the Picks of the Fringe in The Stage and Recommended by The British Comedy Guide, this is a classic that's not to be missed. 

Review: CLOSER, Lyric Hammersmith
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 21, 2022

It has been a quarter-century since Patrick Marber's Closer debuted, but this play, in which everyone screws everyone in every sense of the word, has lost absolutely none of its epic brutality.

Photos: First Look at CLOSER, Opening This Week at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 19, 2022

The 25th Anniversary revival of Patrick Marber’s Closer opens at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre on 20 July and runs until 13 August. Check out all new production photos here!

THE SEAGULL Leads July's Top 10 New London Shows
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 1, 2022

July continues a fantastic summer of theatre in London. From Emilia Clarke's West End debut in Jamie Lloyd's version of Chekhov's The Seagull to Anything Goes returning to The Barbican, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

Full Cast Announced For 25th Anniversary Revival of CLOSER at the Lyric Hammersmith
by Stephi Wild - May 25, 2022

Full casting was announced today for Closer, the Olivier-Award winning cult play of the Hollywood hit film of the same name, written by Patrick Marber and directed by award-winning director Clare Lizzimore. Learn how to get tickets and more.

VIDEO: Watch the Official Trailer for David Fincher's MANK
by Sarah Leiber - Oct 21, 2020

MANK. In Select Theaters November and on Netflix on December 4.

VIDEO: Watch the Official Teaser for MANK
by Sarah Leiber - Oct 8, 2020

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

BWW Review: THE HOLLOW CROWN - HENRY VI: CIVIL WAR, BritBox
by Gary Naylor - Jun 3, 2020

BWW is reviewing the BBC's epic adaptation of Shakespeare's history plays, The Hollow Crown, available for streaming on Britbox (free 30 days trial).

CW Seed Lands Licensing Agreement With BBC Studios
by Kaitlin Milligan - Jan 8, 2020

 CW Seed, The CW's free, ad-supported digital network, has acquired the second window, non-exclusive streaming rights to 14 series from BBC Studios. The pact will bring more than 200 episodes and 150 hours of scripted library content to the platform. The announcement was made today by Rick Haskins, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Digital Platforms, The CW.

Robert Towne and David Fincher Will Write the Script for CHINATOWN Prequel Series
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Nov 19, 2019

Deadline reports that David Fincher and Robert Towne will write the script for a prequel to 'Chinatown,' the iconic 1974 film.

Amanda Seyfried Will Star in MANK from David Fincher
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 15, 2019

According to Variety, actress Amandy Seyfried has joined David Fincher's 'Mank,' a biopic about Herman Mankiewicz. Mankiewicz was the screenwriter on 'Citizen Kane.'

EDINBURGH 2019: PHOENIX Q&A
by Natalie O'Donoghue - Jul 22, 2019

BWW catches up with Richard Marsh to chat about bringing Phoenix to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

The National Theatre Announces 15 Productions Of New Plays And Fresh Adaptations By Leading Writers
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2019

The National Theatre has announced 15 productions of new plays and fresh adaptations by leading writers.

BWW Interview: Sam Troughton Talks RUTHERFORD AND SON
by Rona Kelly - Jun 1, 2019

Rutherford and Son sees director Polly Findlay reunite with actors Justine Mitchell and Sam Troughton, the three having previously worked on Beginning. Sam discusses reuniting with the two, as well as his impressions of this 'haunted house of a play'.

BWW Review: RUTHERFORD AND SON, National Theatre
by Marianka Swain - May 29, 2019

Rain gushes down the front of the Lyttelton stage, a pitiless wall of water trapping and framing the Rutherfords - a clan very much defined by their environment. It's an arresting image to open Polly Findlay's sure revival of Githa Sowerby's 1912 drama, inspired by Sowerby's own family's dealings in Tyneside glass manufacturing.

EUROPE Leads June's Top 10 New London Shows
by Marianka Swain - May 26, 2019

London is never short of temptations, whether splashy West End shows, epic dramas or bold fringe offerings. From a drama about Europe to immersive Shakespeare and open-air opera, here are some of this month's most eye-catching openings. Don't forget to check back for BroadwayWorld's reviews, interviews and features!

Photo Flash: First Look at RUTHERFORD AND SON
by Julie Musbach - May 23, 2019

In a Northern industrial town, John Rutherford rules both factory and family with an iron will. But even as the furnaces burn relentlessly at the Glassworks, at home his children begin to turn against him.