Photo Flash: First Look at Michael McKean and More in YES, PRIME MINISTER at the Geffen Playhouse

One of the most successful West End plays in a decade, Yes, Prime Minister, makes its American premiere in the Gil Cates Theater at the Geffen Playhouse with an opening night on June 12, 2013. Academy Award nominee Michael McKean (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show) will play U.K. Prime Minister Jim Hacker in this riotous and timely take on British politics co-written by AnTony Jay and Jonathan Lynn who penned the award-winning BBC television sitcom of the same name. Lynn directed the West End production. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Joining McKean are cast members Stephen Caffrey (Cinema Verite, The Constant Wife ), Brian George (A Perfect Wedding, Stuff Happens), Dakin Matthews (Lincoln, True Grit), Jefferson Mays (Geffen Alum, Tony, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk and Obie winner), Tara Summers (Boston Legal) and Time Winters (Camelot National Tour, LADCC nominee).

This riotous, timely and sharply satirical new take on the British corridors of power is set against the backdrop of the collapsing Euro and austerity measures in a world of 24 hour news, smart phones, and 'sexed up' dossiers. Writers Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn also penned the award-winning BBC television series of the same name.

The hilarious cast of characters range from the scheming Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, to the morally confused Principal Private Secretary, Bernard Woolley, and the ruthless Head of the PM's Policy Unit, Claire Sutton, as they lurch from crisis to crisis, trying to survive a disastrous weekend that teeters on The Edge of catastrophe despite their best (and worst) intentions. Will they manage to save the Euro from collapsing, resolve the energy crisis, solve the debt crisis, hide an embarrassing illegal immigrant, control the media and avoid public humiliation? Brits and Yanks alike can bank on the laughs in the American premiere of this uproarious satire fresh from its acclaimed West End run, which played three sold out seasons, as well as international tours (currently New Zealand and Australia).

YES, PRIME MINISTER, written by AnTony Jay and Jonathan Lynn and directed by Jonathan Lynn will run through Sunday, July 14, 2013. Ticket prices currently range from $47 to $77. Tickets are available in-person at the Geffen Playhouse box office, via phone at 310-208-5454 or online at www.geffenplayhouse.com.

Photo Credit: Michael Lamont