Patrick Barlow

As the festive season sweeps across the country bringing holiday cheer, BroadwayWorld is thrilled to present our selection of must-see shows for December. Check out our central US picks!

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The Barnstable Comedy Club, located at 3171 Main Street in Barnstable presents THE 39 STEPS by Patrick Barlow based on the movie by Alfred Hitchcock from the novel by John Buchan. The show is directed by Corinne Cameron.

Patrick Barlow, writer of the Broadway and West End hit The 39 Steps, has retold Charles Dickens’ holiday classic, A Christmas Carol.

THE 39 STEPS triumphantly returns to embark on a tour across the UK, launching at winner of UK Theatre’s Most Welcoming Theatre award, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch on the 14 March, 2024 and ending by the sea at Southend Palace Theatre on 27 July, 2024. Learn more about the tour here!

NextStop Theatre Company’s kickoff to its tin anniversary is delightful, hilarious, and engaging. The joy the cast and crew infuse into the performance is palpable and compelling, creating a shared experience that truly elevates live theater.

The Santa Paula Theater Center will present a FILM/TELEVISION ACTING INTENSIVE taught by local award winning actor/writer/director, Travis Greer, on Saturday September 16th and Saturday September 23rd from 1:00 - 4:00 PM on the Main Stage.

The Santa Paula Theater Center will present Annie Baker's CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION from September 1st - October 8th, 2023 on their Mainstage at 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2:30 pm on Sundays.

Clague Playhouse presents the comedy thriller, The 39 Steps, adapted by Patrick Barlow, from a novel by John Buchan.  The play runs September 15 - October 8, 2023 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm.

Get ready for a fast-paced comedy mystery thriller as White Heron Theatre Company brings 'The 39 Steps' to Nantucket. Based on the novel by John Buchan and the film by Alfred Hitchcock, this production features over 150 characters played by a talented cast of four. Don't miss this exciting limited run.

New Village Arts (NVA), North County's cultural hub, is presenting a season filled with Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays and musicals. Taken together, the two plays and two musicals included in the subscription season total over eight Tony Awards and two Pulitzer Prizes. The season also includes the holiday production of 1222 OCEANFRONT: A BLACK FAMILY CHRISTMAS which is quickly becoming a Christmas tradition at New Village Arts as well as a return engagement of Herbert Siguenza's A WEEKEND WITH PABLO PICASSO. 

What did our critic think of THE 39 STEPS at Drury Lane Theatre?

Get a first look at photos and video of Drury Lane Theatre's production of the Hitchcock classic The 39 Steps.

NextStop Theatre Company has announced its 2023-2024 season of professional theater in and for Northern Virginia.

Drury Lane Theatre has announced that Gavin Lee will lead the cast of The 39 Steps! Learn more about the show, performance dates, and ticket information here!

White Heron Theatre Company has announced its 2023 summer season of professional theatre performances on Nantucket.

Shadowland Stages, entering its 38th year, is a professional Equity theatre located in New York's beautiful Hudson Valley. The theatre produces a season between May and December of seven shows.

The Santa Paula Theater Center will present TD LIND AND THE AVIATORS in concert on Saturday, May 27th at 7:00 PM on the Main Stage.

After a momentous 50th anniversary season, MainStage Irving-Las Colinas has announced their 2023-2024 season entitled “Secrets, Lies, and Chaos.” The season will begin with a production of the play Tigers Be Still - MainStage's first produced show at their downtown Irving venue, MainStage 222 - and continue with five productions each running for three weekends at Irving Arts Center – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The 39 Steps, Dear Brutus, Grand Hotel, the Musical, and The Children's Hour. 

San Francisco Playhouse has announced its 21st season, to be presented September 2023 to September 2024. See full programming, and learn how to purchase tickets!