By close, the production will have played 23 previews and 318 performances Off-Broadway and over 1,100 total performances in New York City. The production began on Broadway. After it closed there, it was reconstituted with a new cast at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues) Off-Broadway.
The cast of four features John Behlmann as Richard Hannay, Cameron Folmar as Man #2, Jamie Jackson as Man #1 and Kate MacCluggage as Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret. The production also features Greg Jackson and Elizabeth Davis.
The troupe, "against all odds, breathlessly and hilariously reenact all of the characters, locations and famous scenes in Hitchcock's 1935 film thriller with just a few props and a lot of theatrical ingenuity and split second quick changes."
The 39 Steps is currently playing in London, and a year-long U.S. national tour concluded in June 2010.
The 39 Steps is adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Maria Aitken. It's based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and on the book by John Buchan. Set and costume design is by Peter McKintosh, lighting design is by Kevin Adams and sound design is by Mic Pool. Original movement was created by Toby Sedgwick. Additional movement is created by Christopher Bayes. Production stage manager is Matthew Shriner.
The 39 Steps received its American premiere in September 2007 at the Huntington Theatre Company's home in Boston. The Broadway premiere began previews on Jan. 4, 2008, officially opening on Jan. 15 at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre. The show moved to the Cort Theatre on April 29, 2008, and then to the Helen Hayes Theatre on Jan. 21, 2009. In total on Broadway, the show played for over two years and 771 laugh-filled performances, the longest run of any Broadway play in seven years. On Jan. 10, 2010, The 39 Steps ended its Broadway engagement and moved to New World Stages where it has been playing since March 25, 2010.
The 39 Steps is produced by Bob Boyett, Harriet Newman Leve, Richard Winkler/Dan Frishwasser, Pamela Laudenslager/Douglas Denoff, Jane Dubin, Olympus Theatricals, Tim Levy/Jennifer Isaacson, Manocherian Productions, Stewart F. Lane/Bonnie Comley, Remmel T. Dickinson, True Love Productions, Kevin Lyle, John Retsios, Marek J. Cantor/Probo Productions, Lary Brandt/Meredith Lucio, in association with Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert, Managing Director; Julia Levy, Executive Director), Huntington Theatre Company (Peter DuBois, Artistic Director; Michael Maso, Managing Director) and Edward Snape for Fiery Angel Ltd.
For tickets, visit Telecharge.com or call (212) 239-6200. Visit www.39StepsNY.com.
John Behlmann takes us backstage at New World Stages to meet the cast and crew of The 39 Steps:
