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Here is a link to a review I wrote on the film version of  “The 39 Steps.”

Helen Hayes Theatre
240 West 44^th Street

www.39StepsOnBroadway.com

BROADWAY’S LONGEST RUNNING COMEDY!

WINNER! 2 TONY AWARDS®!

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! THE 39 STEPS takes you along a nationwide manhunt packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!

A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft,

THE 39 STEPS amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

SPECIAL TICKET OFFER!

$55* (Tues – Thurs, reg. $114.00)

$69* (Fri – Sun, reg. $114.00)

“THE MOST ENTERTAINING SHOW ON BROADWAY!”
–Liz Smith, The New York Post

“ABSURDLY ENJOYABLE! THIS GLEEFULLY THEATRICAL RIFF ON HITCHCOCK’S FILM IS FAST AND FROTHY, PERFORMED BY A CAST OF FOUR THAT SEEMS LIKE A CAST OF THOUSANDS.”
–Ben Brantley, The New York Times

HOW TO ORDER:

1.  VISIT www.BroadwayOffers.com and mention code 39HHC414

2.  CALL Telecharge at 212.947.8844 and mention code 39HHC414

3.  BRING a printout of this discount to The Helen Hayes Theatre at 240 West 44^th Street

RESTRICTIONS:  *All prices include a $1.50 facilities fee.  Blackout dates may apply.  Subject to availability and prior sale. Limit 19 tickets per order.  Normal service charges apply to phone and Internet orders.  Cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts and not valid on prior purchases.  Offer may be revoked at any time.  All sales final — no refunds or exchanges.

The Hitchock Papers is happy to announce our first contest. Enter and win two tickets to one of Broadway’s biggest hits and currently its longest running comedy. Based on Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic fim this is a show you will not want to miss.

BROADWAY’S LONGEST RUNNING COMEDY!

WINNER! 2 TONY AWARDS®!

“THE MOST ENTERTAINING SHOW ON BROADWAY!”
–Liz Smith, The New York Post

“ABSURDLY ENJOYABLE! THIS GLEEFULLY THEATRICAL RIFF ON HITCHCOCK’S FILM IS FAST AND FROTHY, PERFORMED BY A CAST OF FOUR THAT SEEMS LIKE A CAST OF THOUSANDS.”
–Ben Brantley, The New York Times

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have…(mystery chords!) THE 39 STEPS, Broadway’s most intriguing, most thrilling, most riotous, most UNMISSABLE comedy smash!  The mind-blowing cast of 4 plays over 150 characters in this fast-paced tale of an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining adventure.

Seeking a frivolous night out at the theatre, Richard Hannay is lured into a world of intrigue by a mysterious woman claiming to be a spy. When she winds up dead in his flat, he flees London with the police hot on his trail.

THE 39 STEPS features a cast of four actors who, against all odds, breathlessly and hilariously attempt to 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.

A riotous blend of virtuoso performances and wildly inventive stagecraft, THE 39 STEPS amounts to an unforgettable evening of pure pleasure!

For information on how to enter click here.

Bosley Crowthers who over the span of his too long career managed to misread so many now classic films that he should be considered one of the worst critics ever be allowed to be published on the printed page.   Here is his laughable  New York Times  review.

Attached here is Roger Ebert’ s excellent review

Farley Granger and Robert Walker

Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker

Robert Walker and Fargley Granger

Ida Lupino visiting the set of  “Strangers on a Train”