Alfred Hitchcock News

NCTC is proud to present the San Francisco Premiere of 2boys.tv, where the darlings of the Montréal cult cabaret scene deliver a riotous evening of absurd, eclectic, and multimedia drag performance.

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce the full company joining 3-Time Tony Award Winner Frank Langella as 'Sir Thomas More' in a new Broadway production of Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons, directed by Tony Award Winner Doug Hughes.

Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, winner of two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards and the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, will celebrate its 100th performance at the Cort Theatre tomorrow evening, Saturday, August 2. The critically acclaimed Broadway production originally opened on January 15, 2008 at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre, where it played through March 29. The show moved to the Cort on April 29 and officially reopened on May 8.

Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, winner of two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards and the 2007 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy, will celebrate its 100th performance at the Cort Theatre tomorrow evening, Saturday, August 2. The critically acclaimed Broadway production originally opened on January 15, 2008 at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre, where it played through March 29. The show moved to the Cort on April 29 and officially reopened on May 8.

Arizona-based actress SUSAN CLAASSEN stars on London's West End as legendary Hollywood designer Edith Head in 'A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD'.

NCTC is proud to present the San Francisco Premiere of 2boys.tv, where the darlings of the Montréal cult cabaret scene deliver a riotous evening of absurd, eclectic, and multimedia drag performance.

WEST SIDE STORY, the landmark American musical, will return to Broadway in a new production directed by two-time Tony Award winning librettist Arthur Laurents.

Sam Robards has stepped into the stylish Harris Tweed of leading man Richard Hannay in the critically acclaimed hit Broadway production of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS.

Producers Ben Sprecher and Louise Forlenza announced today the formation of GLOBAL BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS INC., a new production entity created to develop and produce new musicals for Broadway, the road, and international stages.

Arizona-based actress SUSAN CLAASSEN stars on London's West End as legendary Hollywood designer Edith Head in 'A CONVERSATION WITH EDITH HEAD'.

Sam Robards will step into the stylish Harris Tweed of leading man Richard Hannay on Tuesday, July 8 in the critically acclaimed hit Broadway production of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS.

Warren Beatty will receive the American Film Institute's (AFI) 36th Life Achievement Award in a special ceremony airing on Wednesday, June 25 at 9/8C on USA Network. Barbra Streisand sent in a pre-recorded video message presenting the award to Mr. Beatty. AFI TRIBUTE TO WARREN BEATTY Warren Beatty will receive the American Film Institute's (AFI) 36th Life Achievement Award in a special ceremony airing on Wednesday, June 25 at 9/8C on USA Network. The event will feature tributes from a number of Beatty's friends and colleagues-including Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton and Barbra Streisand among others. In addition, there will be special tributes from Gene Hackman, Goldie Hawn, Harvey Keitel, George McGovern, Quentin Tarantino and others. The evening will also feature performances from Pras and Earl Scruggs. [5331BS-174.jpg] The AFI Life Achievement Award is regarded as the highest honor for a career in film. As the first award in the film community to acknowledge career achievement, the honor has been bestowed upon many of the greatest film artists in history such as Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Connery, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, Elizabeth Taylor, Sidney Poitier, George Lucas, Gregory Peck, Barbara Stanwyck, Billy Wilder, Fred Astaire, James Stewart, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, Orson Welles, James Cagney and John Ford.

Warren Beatty will receive the American Film Institute's (AFI) 36th Life Achievement Award in a special ceremony airing on Wednesday, June 25 at 9/8C on USA Network. Barbra Streisand sent in a pre-recorded video message presenting the award to Mr. Beatty. AFI TRIBUTE TO WARREN BEATTY Warren Beatty will receive the American Film Institute's (AFI) 36th Life Achievement Award in a special ceremony airing on Wednesday, June 25 at 9/8C on USA Network. The event will feature tributes from a number of Beatty's friends and colleagues-including Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Faye Dunaway, Jane Fonda, Dustin Hoffman, Diane Keaton and Barbra Streisand among others. In addition, there will be special tributes from Gene Hackman, Goldie Hawn, Harvey Keitel, George McGovern, Quentin Tarantino and others. The evening will also feature performances from Pras and Earl Scruggs. [5331BS-174.jpg] The AFI Life Achievement Award is regarded as the highest honor for a career in film. As the first award in the film community to acknowledge career achievement, the honor has been bestowed upon many of the greatest film artists in history such as Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, Tom Hanks, Barbra Streisand, Harrison Ford, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Connery, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, Elizabeth Taylor, Sidney Poitier, George Lucas, Gregory Peck, Barbara Stanwyck, Billy Wilder, Fred Astaire, James Stewart, Alfred Hitchcock, Bette Davis, Orson Welles, James Cagney and John Ford.

Mic Pool has won the 2008 Tony Award for best sound design in a play for his work in '39 Steps' Scott Lehrer has won the 2008 Tony Award for best sound design in a musical for his work on 'South Pacific'

39 Steps and South Pacific Win Best Lighting!

Eight shows a week, there is magic taking place on the stage of the Cort Theatre, four actors, no, better to describe them as magicians or alchemists or conjurers. In truth they would most likely be happy to be labeled as 'lucky stiffs' as they are able to bring joy and laughter to an audience every evening as the house lights dim, the foursome in question are the incredibly gifted cast of the Tony nominated, The 39 Steps. One talented gentleman plays the ironically billed role of 'Man 1', this would be better titled, 'Man 1000', for he seems to be playing that many roles and more, seemingly at the same time! This 'Man' is the delightfully talented, Cliff Saunders, a Canadian actor making his Broadway debut in The 39 Steps.

Sam Robards will step into the stylish Harris Tweed of leading man Richard Hannay on Tuesday, July 8 in the critically acclaimed hit Broadway production of Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS.

Maria Aitken is committing all sorts of sinister crimes eight times a week on the stage of the Cort Theatre, and people can't stop laughing about it! The witty and engaging Aitken is making her U.S. directorial debut with her work on The 39 Steps, she's also well known back home in Great Britain as an accomplished actress, having graced the stages of the National Theatre and West End. But it's her directing that's gotten accolades here, when the 2008 Tony nominations were read the other morning her name was among those honored for Best Direction of a Play.

'The 39 Steps' opens at the Cort Theatre.

Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film classic, The 39 Steps, will air on Turner Classic Movies on Monday, May 12th at 8:00PM,. TCM host Robert Osborne will introduce the film and discuss the hit Broadway production, Alfred Hitchcock's THE 39 STEPS, which reopens tonight at the Cort Theatre.