The producers of the Tony Award-winning comedy, Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, have announced casting for the Off-Broadway production.The new cast of Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps will begin performances on 25 Mar 2010, prior to opening on 15 Apr at New World Stages / Stage 1.. The play shares the plot and characters with the film. One actor plays the hero, Richard Hannay, an actress (or sometimes actor) plays the three women with whom he has romantic entanglements, and two other actors play every other character in the show: heroes, villains, men, women, children and even the occasional inanimate object. [16][17] The 39 Steps transferred to the off-Broadway venue New World Stages, reopening on 25 March 2010.[17]. The 2008 Roundabout Broadway production won the 2008 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience and Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams). Includes reboots and adaptations of…. 2017, The Lake Charles Little Theatre, Lake Charles, Louisiana, starring Clay Hebert and Alex Landry. The play's concept calls for the entirety of the 1935 adventure film The 39 Steps to be performed with a cast of only four. James Hawes. Big List of Remakes, Reboots, Re-Adaptations, Etc. Quality Percentage: 64%Enjoyability Rating: 7/10. [2], In 2005 Patrick Barlow rewrote the script, keeping the scenes, staging and small-scale feel,[2] and on June 17, 2005 this re-adaptation premiered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse,[3][4] directed by Fiona Buffini and designed by Peter McKintosh. Have yet to find a thorough list of remakes here so I'm making my own. Movies and mini-series were set in pre-WWII and before the Beatlemania started. 39 Steps Begins at Broadway's Helen Hayes", "Sam Robards Is the Next Pursued Man of Broadway's, "Broadway's 39 Steps Gets Two New Zanies Starting Oct. 28", The Chase Ends! Alan Perrin & Nigel Betts replace Martyn Ellis & Simon Gregor. I must say that Rupert Penny-Jones isn’t too shabby as Richard Hannay who is known as a character for his survival instincts and quick thinking, and for the first few scenes of the film, he carries that calm, nonchalant behaviour that Hannay exhibits at the start. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Mobile site. The BBC has made a new adaptation of The 39 Steps, John Buchan's 1915 novella about Richard Hannay, a man who finds himself in … Some of them TV-movies. 3:40PM GMT 19 Dec 2008. The most prominent emotion I felt during this was probably confusion. The 39 Steps. [19] The part of Richard Hannay is the only one where the actor does not double in another role in the play. This production, produced by Douglas Denoff, ran 317 performances to 61,590 ticket holders ranging in age from 5 years to 103, and each received a trademark red nose in honor of the plays' branding "Hitchcock Made Hilarious". The 39 Steps is a parody adapted from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock. [1914-1939] Post Edwardian & Interwar Dramas. Seventy-three years on from Hitchcock's original The 39 Steps and here we have a decent but vastly entertaining remake starring Rupert Penry-Jones. AllMovie Rating 2019, Costa Mesa Playhouse, Costa Mesa, California, Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical Experience, Tony Award for Best Lighting Design in a Play, Helpmann Award for Best Regional Touring Production, "Thirty-nine steps to an unlikely theatrical triumph", "Irreverent romp down the nostalgia track", "Spies, Blonde and a Guy Go North by Northwest", "The 39 Steps to close after nine years in the West End", "The Chase Is Back On! | Countries - United Kingdom | MPAA Rating - NR. Synopsis. On 27 August 2008 a Spanish production opened at Maravillas Theatre in Madrid directed by Eduardo Bazo and starring Gabino Diego, Jorge de Juan, Diego Molero and Patricia Conde (later replaced by Beatriz Rico). And not because I didn't know what was going on. Arnie Burton resumed his long-running stint as Man #2; a role he continued until the 'clock' for his tenure reached 1000 performances on 28 September 2015. [6] Maria Aitken directed the revised production in its London premiere at the Tricycle Theatre (London),[7] which opened on 10 August 2006 titled John Buchan's The 39 Steps. But the film shortens and scoops out way too much from the book that there is no more enjoyment anymore in watching it. The actress playing Annabella Schmidt also plays the two other romantic females, Pamela and Margaret, while the two clowns play the nearly all the other roles. The 39 Steps Broadway, The 39 Steps Original Cast List, Original Cast, Current Cast The 39 Steps closed on 5 September 2015 after 9 years in the West End, making it the fifth longest running play in West End history. The show had its final Broadway performance on 10 January 2010 after 771 performances, "the longest-running Broadway play in seven years" (according to the writer for Playbill.com). The other actors in the premiere US productions were Jennifer Ferrin, Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders. The play won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2007 and the What's On Stage Award for Best Comedy 2007. Other lists: [1914-1939] Post Edwardian & Interwar Dramas. Scudder was stabbed, not shot! Film data from TMDb. The play incorporates references and use of music excerpts from other Hitchcock films. Edwards concluded his run on 6 July 2008 and Sam Robards took over the role of Richard Hannay. Cast. It struck me that Albania was the sort of place that might keep a man from yawning. [8] The initial run concluded on 29 March 2008 and transferred to the Cort Theatre on 29 April 2008 and then transferred to the Helen Hayes Theatre on 21 January 2009. Reminds me of the time I watched the hilarious stage production. Running Time: 1 hour and 47 minutes, with one intermission, Health and Hotness Help for Returning to Your Gym, Zachary Quinto & Robin de Jesús Talk THE BOYS IN THE BAND, Hugh Jackman Wears Nothing But Boots in an Ad for R.M. Richard Hannay does not have a female companion through his journey, and frankly does not need one either! Broadway's 39 Steps Will Close in January 2010", "Revisiting a Thriller, Revised as a Farce", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_39_Steps_(play)&oldid=960927102, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, 2008, Aachen – Grenzlandttheater, first performance in German, 2008, Mexico City – Ramiro Jiménez Theatre, 2008, Athens – Knossos Theatre, Greek adaptation, 2008, Madrid – Maravillas Theatre, in Spanish, 2008, Tampere – Komediateatteri, in Finnish, 2009, Warsaw, Poland – Teatr Komedia (in Polish), 2010, Buenos Aires, Argentina – Teatro Piccadilly, 2010, São Paulo,Brazil – Teatro Frei Caneca, 2011, Makati City, Philippines-Greenbelt, Ayala Center, 2011, Montevideo, Uruguay – Gran Teatro Metro, 2012, Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Backstage Theatre Group], 2013, Stockholm, Sweden – Intiman theatre, 2013, Nuremberg, Germany – Staatstheater, in German, 2015, Kincardine, Ontario- Bluewater Summer Playhouse, 2015 American Stage St Petersburg, Florida, 2017, Los Angeles, California – Caroline's Loft. [8] The cast for the London premiere comprised Rupert Degas, Charles Edwards, Simon Gregor and Catherine McCormack, again with designs by Peter McKintosh. Cast changes in The 39 Steps from 28 July 2008 Cast changes in The 39 Steps, at the Criterion Theatre from 28 July 2008. Update: Broadway Shutdown Extends To January 2021, Amanda Green AF, in Q, With Social D On Demand. Starring Eitan Gurvis, Alyssa Lopez, Moss Woodbury, Kyle Tomlin, and Trevor Keyfauver. The 39 Steps ; Where to watch JustWatch. Rupert Penry-Jones Lydia Leonard David Haig Patrick Malahide Patrick Kennedy Eddie Marsan Alex Jennings Steven Elder Werner Daehn Peter Stark Del Synnott. [5] The featured actors were Robert Whitelock, Lisa Jackson, Simon Gregor and Mark Hadfield. 2017, Oakhill College, Castle Hill, Sydney, 2018, Springfield Little Theatre, Springfield, Missouri, 2019, Muskegon Civic Theater, Muskegon, Michigan, 2020, Uxbridge Music Hall, Uxbridge, Ontario, Richard Hannay – Daniel Llewelyn-Williams, 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (Kevin Adams), 2008 Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play (Mic Pool), 2008 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play (, 2008 Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play (Peter McKintosh), 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Sound Design (Mic Pool), 2009 Molière France révélation Actress Andrea Bescond, 2009 Molière France Best Director Métayer Éric, 2009 Molière France Best adaptation Gerald Sibleyras, This page was last edited on 5 June 2020, at 17:38. © Letterboxd Limited. Suspense, thriller, mystery, crime, action, adventure, comedy. I for one am a fan of the original book by John Buchan, and apart from the first ten minutes, this film does complete injustice to the source material that it is based on. [1][11] Billed as Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, it opened on Broadway in a Roundabout Theatre production at the American Airlines Theatre, with previews beginning on 4 January 2008 and the official opening on 15 January 2008. The cast of four actors portrays between 100 and 150 roles, including actors doubling parts within the same scene. Patrick Barlow rewrote this adaptation in 2005.[1]. BroadwayHD's October Lineup - SWEENEY TODD, A STAR IS BORN, & More! Apart from the transfers to London and Broadway, this lists only the first production in a country. This often requires lightning-fast quick-changes and occasionally for them to play multiple characters at once. 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