Maria Aitken News

During a quiet moment midway through Act I of last Saturday night's performance of Come Back, Little Sheba, an annoyed (and annoying) man seated in the orchestra section was loudly heard complaining, 'I'm waiting for something to happen.'

After the continuing success of The 39 Steps in the West End, further dates have been added to the run at the Criterion Theatre with booking now extended to 11 October 2008.

Roundabout Theatre Company officially opened the New York premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre

Roundabout Theatre Company officially opened the New York premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre

Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to present the New York premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, to officially open on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre

The 39 Steps opens officially on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd St). This is a limited engagement through Sunday, March 23, 2008.

The 39 Steps will begin previews on January 4 and officially open on January 15, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre (227 West 42nd St). This will be a limited engagement through March 23.

Todd Haimes, Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company will be featured on NY1's 'On Stage' this weekend beginning Saturday, November 24 on channel 1.

The 39 Steps will have its Broadway premiere at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre, with previews beginning January 4, 2008 and opening night January 10, 2008. The Broadway cast will be led by Charles Edwards who reprises the role of Richard Hannay which he played to great acclaim in the London production. Edwards is joined by Arnie Burton (Clown), Jennifer Ferrin (Pamela/Margaret) and Cliff Saunders (Clown). The limited engagement will play through March 16.

On October 22, 2007 West End musical stars Simon Paisley Day, Josefina Gabrielle and Martyn Ellis will join long standing cast member Simon Gregor in Maria Aitken's hit production of The 39 Steps.

Tongue-in-cheek homage to Alfred Hitchcock is also a madcap celebration of theater as Broadway-bound British comedy turns suspense movie send-up into outrageous vaudeville

Roundabout Theatre Company is proud to announce 'Access Roundabout,' a multi-faceted audience development initiative that allocates over 22,000 affordable tickets as low as $10, to theatregoers!

Roundabout Theatre Company presents the Olivier Award winning, New York premiere of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps to begin Broadway previews December 28; opening January 10, 2008 at the American Airlines Theatre. The limited engagement will play through March 16.

Rachel Pickup (as Arabella Schmitz) and Robert Portal (as Richard Hannay) celebrated Alfred Hitchcock's birthday with the wax figure of Alfred Hitchcock at Madam Tussauds as the hit comedy The 39 Steps celebrated a year in London.

Patrick Barlow's comic adaptation of John Buchan's classic The 39 Steps is to extend booking for a third time, until 9 February 2008, into its second year in the West End.

Patrick Barlow's comic adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps will extend booking through February 9, 2008, into its second year in the West End.

The current London hit The 39 Steps will be presented as the 2007-2008 season opener at the Huntington Theater Company in Boston before transferring to Broadway in a production directed by Maria Aitken.

The 39 Steps, winner of the Olivier Award for 'Best New Comedy,' will feature two new cast members starting April 23.

Maria Aitken, director of London's Olivier-winning Best New Comedy, will bring an all star ensemble of Broadway actors to the stage of the Laura Pels Theatre on Monday, April 9th at 7pm as The Acting Company presents a benefit staged reading of W. Somerset Maugham's For Services Rendered.

The 39 Steps, winner of the Olivier Award for 'Best New Comedy,' will feature two new cast members starting April 23.