The 39 Steps October 14, 2011

Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the 1915 novel by John Buchan and the 1935 film by Alfred Hitchcock, this comedic adaptation of the spy story uses just a handful of actors with lightning-fast costume changes to play heroes, villains, men, women, children, and even the occasional inanimate object. The Broadway production was the longest running play of the 2000s decade.