39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11

[Yankeefan007]

39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#1

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:18am

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[BustopherPhantom]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#2

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:24am

Wow. Two moves. When was the last time you saw that happen?

"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum

[Smaxie]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#2

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:25am

Chicago

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[BustopherPhantom]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#3

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:26am

Thanks!

"Y'know, I think Bertolt Brecht was rolling in his grave."
-Nellie McKay on the 2006 Broadway production of The Threepenny Opera, in which she played Polly Peachum

[ColorTheHours048]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#4

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:37am

Good for them. It's nice to see a straight play doing this well on Broadway.

[BrianIdol]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#5

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:47am

I really want to see this, but I wonder if it would be better in the Helen Hayes?

[Roscoe]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#6

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:52am

Save your money. Get the original Hitchcock classic on DVD.

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[wonkit]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#7

Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:57am

Good for them! The CORT is a bad fit, which is why they don't sell the balcony at all.

[Vespertine1228]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#8

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:04pm

Even though I didn't really like it, I agree that it's fantastic a play is doing this well. I think it stands a real chance of lasting much longer at the Helen Hayes.

[Sondheim_Geek]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#9

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:05pm

This is fantastic news! It's great to see that this show is going to have such a great life.

I didn't even anticipate it running this long.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#10

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:15pm

Good for them for being so persistent about this show.


Where was CHICAGO besides the Ambassador and the Shubert?

[Roscoe]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#11

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:16pm

CHICAGO opened at the Richard Rodgers, I believe.

"If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers." Thomas Pynchon, GRAVITY'S RAINBOW "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." Philip K. Dick My blog: http://www.roscoewrites.blogspot.com/

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#12

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:23pm

Really? Wait, it opened there? How long was it there and when did it move to the Shubert? I thought it opened at the Shubert.

[Smaxie]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#13

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:26pm

Chicago got kicked out of the Richard Rodgers for Steel Pier.

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.

[ColorTheHours048]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#14

Posted: 10/17/08 at 12:27pm

It opened at the Richard Rodgers on November 14, 1996 and ran there until February 9, 1997. It opened at the Shubert on February 11, 1997 and ran there until January 26, 2003. It's been at the Ambassador since January 29, 2003.

[winston89]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#15

Posted: 10/17/08 at 3:00pm

It is good to see that this show is doing so well and that it is able to transfer twice. I think that it would do better at the Hayes then at the cort.

Chicago did play the Shubert after Big closed. But the Gypsy revival at the shubert kicked out Chicago thus forcing them to move to their current home.

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[MamasDoin'Fine]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#16

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:20pm

For 'The 39 Steps' the smaller the theatre the better, as in it's original London production.
Criterion Theatre, London. 585 aprx
Cort Theatre. 1084 aprx
Helen Hayes. 597 aprx
The Helen Hayes is perfect for this show

[WishingOnlyWounds2]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#17

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:24pm

Chicago went from a Nederlander theatre, to two Shurbert theatres? Weird.

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[little_sally]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#18

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:25pm

Aw, great news!

A little swash, a bit of buckle - you'll love it more than bread.

[luvtheEmcee]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#19

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:37pm

It's like the show with nine lives! I haven't seen it, but good for them for sticking around this long!

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[SDav 10495]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#20

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:40pm

Terrific! Great size for this show. I am constantly amazed at how well it's been doing--I was surprised that it was still open when I saw it in late June (a Thursday night and the Cort was packed, btw), and the fact that it's still going strong now is good news. I'm sure it will do even better at the Hayes.

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[MamasDoin'Fine]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#21

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:43pm

'The Woman In Black' has played 4 different theatres in London.
'Run For Your Wife' ran in 6 different theatres.
'Fame' played 3 theatres!
......the list goes on!
Transfers happen a lot more in London than in New York.

[scaryclowns223]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#22

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:46pm

I had no idea this show was doing so well...

Good for them!

[H.Higgins]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#23

Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:56pm

I'm really happy to see this play doing so well. Good for them!

And the Hayes should be a perfect fit.

[Scarywarhol]

re: 39 STEPS moves to the Hayes 1/20; last perf at the Cort 1/11#24

Posted: 10/17/08 at 5:33pm

Wow, great news! I've never heard about a show moving TWICE...and within a year. I'm so happy to see a play doing such great business. But I thought Slava's Snow Show was going in there? Or is that a limited run?