Alfred Hitchcock News

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.

For the 39th consecutive year, the acclaimed New Directors/New Films festival, presented by The Film Society of Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art, will showcase the finest in new filmmaking talent from around the world. The 2010 edition of this world-renowned film festival opens on Wednesday, March 24, and closes on Sunday, April 4.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis opens 2010 with a brilliant adaptation of director Alfred Hitchcock's classic of the silver screen, THE 39 STEPS. Patrick Barlow's script based on Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon's original conception (as well as John Buchan's novel and Hitchcock's amazing film) utilizes the services of a mere four actors to carry the action of this purposely convoluted plot, which not only requires a great deal of talent, but also a certain degree of speed in order pull off all of the tricky transitions that occur. This witty 'tour de farce' is a non-stop laugh riot, performed by a game and terrific cast that keeps the hilarity flowing from start to finish.

The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American stories - with the Tony Award-winning classic All My Sons, Arthur Miller's powerful story of family relationships, personal responsibility, and the quest for the American Dream.

Mauckingbird Theatre Company delves into the lives of two influential gay writers Truman Capote and James Baldwin - both authors of literary touchstones of the mid-twentieth century.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with Patrick Barlow's fast-paced and funny adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.

What are THE 39 STEPS? You have only eight performances left to discover the secret before Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS plays its final performance on Broadway.

In the coming year, the Walnut Street Theatre, America's oldest theatre and the State Theatre of Pennsylvania will celebrate its landmark 202nd season of live entertainment and its 28th season as a not-for-profit producing theatre company. Boasting over 56,000 subscribers, The Walnut is not only the most popular theatre company in Philadelphia, but also the most subscribed theatre company in the world.

The Marie Eugenie Theatre of the Assumption (METTA) resumes its production of fast-paced and campy Off-Broadway comedy THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP on January 21 to 23, 2010 at the newly-opened Assumption Black Box Theater, 5/F Marie Eugenie Building, Assumption College, Lorenzo Village, Makati City in Manila. The show features popular celebrity impersonator Jon Santos and screen and stage actor JV Katipunan.

After the runaway success of Vertigo Theatre Productions modern-day update of the classic thriller ‘Dial M For Murder' reimagined as ‘M'. the company are returning back to the thriller roots and indeed back to updating a classic thriller, this time Patrick Hamilton's Rope.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Program congratulates the alumni who have taken the American stage and screen by storm this month.

YALE REPERTORY THEATRE (James Bundy, Artistic Director; Victoria Nolan, Managing Director) will present the world premiere of POP!, a new musical with book and lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman and music by Anna K. Jacobs, directed by Mark Brokaw, at Yale Repertory Theatre (1120 Chapel Street), November 27-December 19, 2009. Opening Night is December 3.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues its 2009-2010 Mainstage series with Patrick Barlow's fast-paced and funny adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.

Character actor Charles Davis, who performed the role of Og in the first installment of Finian's Rainbow for over 1000 performances from 1947 - 1948 on Broadway and on tour, died of an apparent heart attack in Thousand Oaks California at 84.

The Golden Globe nominations were announced this week, placing a handful of Hollywood directors on a pedestal for all others to admire. Martin Scorsese will be bestowed with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award while James Cameron has returned from his post-Titanic absence to join Clint Eastwood, Quentein Tarantino, Jason Reitman and Kathryn Bigelow in the Best Director category...

SUSAN GORDON, who played DANNY KAYE'S young daughter in the well-loved 1959 film 'THE FIVE PENNIES' will attend the 2 PM matinee of 'DANNY AND SYLVIA: The Danny Kaye Musical', on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH and then join the musical's stars, BRIAN CHILDERS AND KIMBERLY FAYE GREENBERG, on stage for a chat and to recreate the musical counterpoint of 'Goodnight, Sleep Tight Medley' (Lullabye in Ragtime/The Five Pennies) from the film.

Creede Repertory Theatre's 45th Season is sure to be dazzling with these hilarious, critically-acclaimed shows: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python, and you have Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps.

SUSAN GORDON, who played DANNY KAYE'S young daughter in the well-loved 1959 film 'THE FIVE PENNIES' will attend the 2 PM matinee of 'DANNY AND SYLVIA: The Danny Kaye Musical', on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH and then join the musical's stars, BRIAN CHILDERS AND KIMBERLY FAYE GREENBERG, on stage for a chat and to recreate the musical counterpoint of 'Goodnight, Sleep Tight Medley' (Lullabye in Ragtime/The Five Pennies) from the film.

Roger Michell will direct Patrick Hamilton's classic thriller Rope running from 10 December 2009 - 6 February 2010, with press night on 16 December. Designs are by Mark Thompson with lighting by Rick Fisher and sound by John Leonard. Rope will be produced at the Almeida in association with Sonia Friedman Productions. Booking for Rope, sponsored by Aspen Re, is now open.