Radiotheatre's ALFRED HITCHCOCK FEST Opens Tonight

Come in out of the cold into the 190-year-old candlelit confines of St. John's Sanctuary in historic Greenwich Village, where the award-winning and "phantasmic!" (NY Times) Radiotheatre will present seven suspense-filled tales in repertory -- all of them 1940s radio adaptations of classic Alfred Hitchcock films.

In the 40s, when Radio was King, several live LA shows spent big money on presenting expertly truncated versions of then-current Hollywood films, some cast with the original superstars such as Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, etc...complete with a live audience and live orchestral accompaniment. Of course, these audio versions were intended to sell the movies, as well!

Now, Radiotheatre has adapted seven of those radio scripts of famous movies directed by the Master Of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock. The classic fare includes STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, SUSPICION, THE BIRDS, SHADOW OF A DOUBT, REBECCA, THE LODGER and THE 39 STEPS... complete with new symphonic scores by Dan Bianchi, a great cast of performers and a plethora of sound FX. Just bring your imagination!