![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Naturally, in live theater, things change all the time. Jenniffer Ferrin, Arnie Burton and Cliff Saunders are still a riot but now that I've seen how smoothly Robards stepped into Hannay's shoes (and same suit and tie), I think The 39 Steps will continue to keep audiences laughing even when Ferrin and Saunders depart on October 26th and Jeffrey Kuhn takes over as Man #1 and Francesca Faridany will play the roles of Annabella Schmidt, Margaret and Pamela. How has the show settled into its new home? While the seats at the elegantly renovated American Airlines Theater provide more leg room, the older Cort Theater is more intimate and thus almost better suited to this show which manages to make so much of ingenious stagecraft and incredible versatility and turn-on-a-dime timing by the actors. ![]() He's not only funny and authentic, and you couldn't wish for a more debonair Hanay. Without straining unduly to sound like a native Brit, Robards does just fine and dandy. Since I thought having Charles Edwards reprise the role he created in London for the Broadway production insured its success on this side of the pond, I revisited the show in its new digs at the Cort Theater and with Sam Robards playing Richard Hanay. ![]()
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