Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
romain2
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/10
#1Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/16/15 at 11:20pm
I'll be in NYC on a Monday night and 39 Steps one of the few choices. I heard it's fun. Is it worth catching? Thanks!
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/16/15 at 11:22pm
Most definitely. Entertaining in every aspect. Great time at the theater.
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lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#2Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/16/15 at 11:37pm
unless you've seen it before. then skip it. its the same show thats been done all over the country for the last 10 years.
LightsOut90
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/2/14
#3Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/17/15 at 12:10am
if you've never seen it, absolutely, fantastic production of a hilarious play.
nycgogetter
Understudy Joined: 3/17/15
#4Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/17/15 at 12:43am
it'a only been playing in America for the past 8 years . . . a fun show, lots of laughs and a great audience pleaser.
SharoninB
Understudy Joined: 3/4/15
#5Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/17/15 at 12:50am
Did this show not get a TONY Nomination and Olivier Award Widespread Critical Acclaim and is a NYT pick http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/theater/review-39-steps-frenetic-thriller-spoof-rises-again.html?_r=0. Which reminds me to see Off Broadway as well as Broadway.
brdway411
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/24/14
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#7Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/17/15 at 11:28am
To each his own. No show will ever please every person.
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romain2
Featured Actor Joined: 12/16/10
#9Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/17/15 at 12:10pm
Saw it almost every night while working at the theater, never got tired of it.
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AEA AGMA SM
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/13/09
#10Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/17/15 at 12:26pm
I saw the final dress rehearsal of this current production and the cast was in great form then. I can only imagine that they've only gotten better as they've found their footing in front of real audiences (a cast member told me that we were the first time they had had any kind of audience other than the creative team at that point).
Roscoe
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
#11Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 9:06am
In a word -- no. Rent the Hitchcock classic instead.
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#12Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 9:31am
Absolutely catch it in NYC, especially on a Monday night when so many other things are dark. The W Hotel across the street is a great place for a night cap after the show, you'll be out by 9pm since it's a 7pm curtain.
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
Broadway61004
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/14/11
#14Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 9:33am
Haven't seen this new mounting of it, but saw the original in London (2007) and frankly found it boring and very over-hyped. I seem to be in the minority though.
#15Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 9:42am
I'll add that I'm easily bored, and I'm not a theater geek. I can't comment on the UK version, but in NY, after the first time seeing 39 Steps, I loved it and as I said, never got tired of it after at least 20 times working in it. I could see it another 20 times, it was so not boring.
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jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#16Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 10:21am
39 steps is very entertaining. The staging is great and I had a blast watching it.
dev101
Featured Actor Joined: 8/31/14
#17Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 11:24am
if you download the TodayTix app you can find cheap tickets for it on there. Anything is worth seeing if you can get a deal on tickets. Plus if you use code RSDSI at checkout you can get $20 off your first purchase
elderchistery
Swing Joined: 2/13/15
#18Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 11:35am
I personally was bored and found the comedy to be of the stupidest sort and almost laughed because of how bad it was. This was my worst theatre experience but much of the audience was laughing but i just couldn't take it seriously or get into the story.
#19Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 12:04pm
^ It was camp, not to be taken seriously at all.
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eperkins
Broadway Star Joined: 5/21/07
#20Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 3:38pm
I saw the original in London, then again in New York. Loved it both times.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#21Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 3:55pm
Funnier than hell. And thanks Jane, I still have my T-shirt!
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#22Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 5:00pm
Diva, I should have gotten one!
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#23Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 5/18/15 at 5:27pm
One word -- yes. Especially if you've never seen it before. There are of course many different forms of comedy, and not everyone enjoys every kind, so it doesn't surprise me that there's a number of people to whom the comedy did not appeal. However, with so many shows dark on Monday and so many discount options, I'd take the 'risk' (as we do with EVERY show we purchase tickets to) and go check it out. Let us know what you think!
Just a peace of my mind.
ddenoff2
Stand-by Joined: 5/5/12
#24Is 39 Steps worth seeing?
Posted: 6/15/15 at 9:59am
sowren1020 and friends…the Irvington restaurant in the W across the street has a great deal - show your ticket (or your 39 Steps red nose) before or after the show and get a free glass of sparkling wine with any app or dessert.
The food is great (burger…fries…anything with porchetta…roasted cauliflower/kale flatbread!) and it's a very cool place - owned by Rande Gerber (Whisky Bar, etc.)
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