Die Heart Reviews

Stage and Cinema- Highly Recommended

"...The Troubadour Theater Company — the Troubies — has been wreaking musical-comedy havoc around Los Angeles since 1995, and their latest spoof, Die Heart: The Director’s Cut, might be the most gloriously unhinged holiday offering they’ve detonated yet. Their formula hasn’t changed and shouldn’t: take a beloved movie or classic text, mash it together with songs from a rock or pop legend, rewrite the lyrics so nothing is sacred, and then perform the whole thing with enough commedia dell’arte slapstick to wake the neighbors."

Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended

"...The Troubies are back at the Colony Theatre for their annual spoofstravaganza, the “Director’s Cut” of December 2022’s Die Heart, and let me tell you I had even more fun the second time around (and not simply because heroic protagonist John McClane, played by national treasure Matt Walker, interrupted the mayhem and merriment to give a certain L.A. theater reviewer a shoutout)."

LA Theatrix- Highly Recommended

"...Now if you’re in the camp that doesn’t believe “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie, perhaps the Troubies will make a believer out of you. And if you’re already a ‘Troubie-liever,’ you’re in for a healthy dose of holiday hilarity. If you saw the first iteration of the show a few years back, still go because the way company members go off script, improv on the fly and make topical jokes ensures every performance is truly unique."

ArtsBeatLA- Highly Recommended

"...The troupe’s winning formula combines absurdist humor, clowning, and fast-paced gags with dynamic musical energy courtesy of the talented Troubadorchestra. Sprinkled throughout the dialogue that parodies the original film are comedic references to topical contemporary events, including the recent demolition of the White House East Wing, the brand-new announcement of Netflix taking over Warner Bros. studios and even dark incidents such as US attacks on Venezuelan boats and personnel."

Stage Raw- Highly Recommended

"...Contrary to some opinions, the 1988 Bruce Willis blockbuster Die Hard IS a Christmas movie. Why else would the Troubadour Theater Company pick this time-honored classic — again — as musical parody fodder, this time for its 30th Anniversary season’s holiday extravaganza? Adapted, choreographed, and directed by the ever loony Matt Walker, my favorite Christmas flick is transformed into a hilarious theatrical romp. Reworking songs by the rock band Heart for this new revision, Walker and his fellow Troubies pull out all the comedy stops as they skewer 1980s action movies, popular culture, and hairstyles."