Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have “The 39 Steps,” a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theater. The touring production of this 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is stopping by the Overture Center for the Arts from November 10-15, 2009.
In “The 39 Steps,” a man with a boring life meets a woman with a thick accent who says she’s a spy. When he takes her home, she is murdered. Soon, a mysterious organization called “The 39 Steps” is hot on the man’s trail in a nationwide manhunt that climaxes in a death-defying finale! The play is reportedly “packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!”
There are relatively cheap $15 tickets available for this production, but they’re likely to have you seated in the upper balcony of Overture Hall — not a bad place to be if this were a film and you wanted to eat popcorn and smooch; but since this is live theater, you may want to be a bit closer to the action.
Find someone to go with you to either the performance at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10th or 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11th, use the promotional code HITCH, and you can score two tickets in the orchestra or circle for $39. As always, service charges apply if you order your tickets by telephone or purchase them on line. To keep the total price of your evening down, eliminate the nefarious “extras” and buy your tickets in person at the box office.
For additional information, visit the Overture Center website or call the box office at (608) 258-4141.
Want to take a peek before you make a decision about attending this show? Check out this YouTube montage from the Broadway production:
Want to watch the original Hitchcock Film? It’s on hulu.com (preceded by a short commercial):
