39 Steps (NY) Tickets

We bought discounted tickets to the play 39 Steps at the Union Square Theatre in NYC, a hilarious adaptation of Hitchcock's movie by the same name. The entire cast consists of three men, and woman, and they play an enormous number of roles, with quick, on-stage costume changes. My wife and I laughed hysterically for the entire 100 minute performance! The humor is a cross between Monty Python and, well, I don't know what. The dialogue is snappy, the visual and non-verbal humor is as funny as the dialogue. When you are seated, you are given a foam ball to wear on your nose which, by the way, has nothing to do with the play! So I won't spoil it for you, I'll just give you two examples of the hilarity. Two of the male actors play a man and his wife (yep, the man in drag). During the course of the skit, the two men switch who is the husband and who is the wife by ducking into a packing case to make a not-to-subtle but very clever onstage switch. The other scene was two of the men, rotating three characters each by rapid-fire switching their hats. How they keep track of which character they are playing was amazing to me! If you have a sense of humor, see this play. If you don't have a sense of humor, see this play so perhaps you can develop one!

Absolutely hilarious show. My wife and I took another couple that had never been to anything but Broadway musicals - they (and we) loved this show. Don't miss it.

This was such an enjoyable evening of theater!!! The Show moves along at such a perfect pace, with brilliantly simple, yet inventive staging. Every actor is perfect, and so nuanced even though at times they are literally switching back and forth between as many as 3 or 4 characters within seconds. We had a wonderful time....and so did the rest of the audience. The laughter was infectious from the entire theater. This is a FANTASTIC SHOW for everyone!!!!

This was a throw back play, a British farce of a mystery. But it was very well done, moved very quickly and was laced with humor throughout. Some of the jokes were specific to England and Scotland. But the acting and pantomime, particularly of the clowns, was so good that anyone could understand it. It ends with a raucous finish. Probably not great for kids, but definitely an enjoyable evening.

A thoroughly enjoyable time. The actirs were amazing playing so many roles, not confusing us and keeping it funny! Loved it!

The play was funny and entertaining. We had a wonderful time and I would recommend it to anyone. Even a British accent wasn't so difficult to understand. Nice, small and cozy theatre was a perfect spot for this play.

Spouse and I totally enjoyed this theatre experience - 39 Steps was excellent. Loved all of it. Laughed a lot. We felt it was well worth the money afterwards. The set changes were fun, some silly and definitely creative. We are still talking about it days later. Great four actors! Well done. We have a fond memory of our New York city theatre experience watching 39 Steps.

39 Steps was thoroughly entertaining. A most enjoyable experience. The cast was excellent and the scenes hilariously staged.

DON'T waste your money. We left after intermission because we couldn't take anymore. Humorless. On top of that it was FREEZING cold. Needed a blanket.

Amazing how many roles can be played by a few actors, essentially simultaneously. The play actually adhered pretty closely to the movie, yet was hilarious. Don't get the red nose business, though.

Loved it! Great comedic take on the Hitchcock/suspense story of this genre. Campy and wonderful, this cast was "brilliant"!!!

Not too impressed with the comedy. The stage props and "human made" special effects were really good, but the humor was not. It wasn't our type of humor, but there were a lot of people in the audience laughing, but we just didn't see it as that funny. It was boring, and a little childish in terms of humor for us. Our seats were "upgraded" to orchestra when we got there, because it was not a sold out show. Entire audience fit in rows A to M in the Orchestra section.

Union Square Theatre is a small off Broadway theatre next to Union Square. There are lots of nice neighborhood restaurants nearby. We ate at Little Sals Italian restaurant. Chicken Parmesan was amazing! This is a very entertaining production of an old Hitchcock film using only 4 actors and a limited set. Robert plays the lead character and Brittany played three different characters. Arnie and Billy played numerous characters, sometimes simultaneously. We enjoyed the creativity of the cast using minimal stage props to simulate; riding in a train, climbing through windows and even scaling the side of a train. The cast obviously enjoyed their work and working with each other. Arnie and Billy had great chemistry. They reminded me of Abbott and Costello in the way they played off each other. Brittany was particularly fun to watch playing each of her characters with an eastern European accent. She is a rising star. Robert was solid as the over confident lead. I definitely would see this production again.

Only 4 actors and oh-so, many roles! Great acting and fun play.

a fun show that moved right along. Price very good.

First, the theater is wonderful, small and intimate, you feel as if you are there weigh the actors and they are looking directly at you. The story is cliche, and would be boring if not for the incredible acting. Billed as for four actors paying all the parts, it is really two actors carrying it all. The accents, costume changes and "dialogue with ones self" is so entertaining. The cast is the rally having fun and it is infectious.

39 Steps was a one joke play. Four actors playing all the parts (a play done on the cheap). Boring. For tourists.

39 Steps is wonderfully done. All of the actors are amazing. Their timing is impeccable. It's hard to single out an actor or character as they all did such an amazing job. Special props to friend Robert Petkoff who plays Richard. I truly enjoyed seeing him perform again. You will not be disappointed in seeing this play!

Great show for a great value Watching 4 actors tell the story is a joy

Terrific show! The actors do an amazing job of changing characters, but it's not confusing, it's just FUN!