'39 Steps' To Be Featured On PBS's 'Theater Talk'

Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, the critically acclaimed 2007 Olivier Award-winner for Best New Comedy, will be featured on Friday, March 21 on "Theater Talk".  Film historian Jerry Carlson, host of "City Cinematheque," will discuss Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps - both the 1935 original Hitchcock movie masterpiece and its innovative stage adaptation, now playing at Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre through March 29, and moving to Broadway's Cort Theatre (138 West 48th Street) on April 29.    

The program premieres Friday, March 21 at 12:30 AM on PBS Thirteen. It repeats in New York on CUNY TV on March 29-31.  "Theater Talk" also airs in syndication and this episode is scheduled to air on stations around the country including WGBH Channel 44 in Boston, Sundays at noon; WHUT in Washington, DC, Saturdays at 2:30 PM; WSBE in Providence, RI, Fridays at 10:30 PM, Saturdays at 2:30 AM; WDCNY2 in Syracuse, NY, Saturdays at 12:30 PM;  WXXI2 in Rochester, NY, Saturdays at 12:30 AM; WNEDD3 in Buffalo, NY, Saturdays at 12:30 AM; and KOVC in Odessa, Texas, Saturdays at 11:30 PM.  Check local listings to verify schedule.

Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps is adapted by Patrick Barlow and directed by Maria Aitken.  The production is based on an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and on the book by John Buchan.