Die Harsh

Die Harsh: A Christmas Musical, Grindstone Theatre's sold-out Die Hard parody, returns for its fifth year, and yes, it's still ridiculous. Catch it at the Orange Hub Mainstage Theatre (10045 156 St NW), with evening shows at 7:30 pm.

Sexy German criminal Hans Schmuber leads an international gang of terrorists who take over an office tower during a Christmas party. John McWayne, a cop from New York, is stuck on the upper floors, and he'll need a Christmas miracle to save his power-dressing wife Holly and the rest of the hostages. It's a Die-Hard-Christmas-Carol that's about as stupid as it sounds, with action-packed comedy, tap-dancing FBI agents and heartbreaking flashbacks of kids who are coughing too much.