Pack, Dratch, Tuccillo and More Set for 39 Steps Talkbacks

By Andrew Gans
and Kenneth Jones
07 Jul 2009

The "Talkback Tuesday" series at Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps continues July 7 — with writer Alan Zweibel ("Saturday Night Live," 700 Sundays) — following the performance at Broadway's Helen Hayes Theatre.
Additional guests for July and August talkbacks have been announced:

  • July 14: Eugene Pack (creator, producer, performer and host of Off-Broadway's Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words)

  • July 21: Liz Tuccillo (co-writer, "He's Just Not That Into You")

  • July 28: Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live" and the upcoming musical Minsky's)

  • Aug. 4: To be announced

  • Aug. 11: Murray Pomerance (Hitchcock scholar)

  • Aug. 18: Jeff Cohen (mystery writer, "Some Like It Hot Buttered," "It Happened One Knife," "A Night at the Operation")

  • Aug. 25: Chris Grabenstein (mystery writer, "Tilt a Whirl," "Mad Mouse," "Mind Scrambler")

    The 39 Steps is adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Maria Aitken. The production is based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and on the book by John Buchan.

    The 39 Steps features "a cast of four actors who, against all odds, breathlessly and hilariously attempt to re-enact 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 production currently stars Arnie Burton (Man #2), Jeffrey Kuhn (Man #1), Sean Mahon (Richard Hannay) and Jill Paice (Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret). The company also includes Rob Breckenridge, Claire Brownell and Cameron Folmar.

    Tickets are available (212) 239-6200, online at www.telecharge.com and at the Helen Hayes Theatre box office.

    Visit www.39StepsOnBroadway.com.