Playwright Patrick Barlow had a big, surprise hit with his stage version of “The 39 Steps,” racking up nine years in the West End and two more on Broadway, gleefully sending up its source material by shrinking it down. If his spoofish take on “Ben Hur” struggles to recreate the formula, it's because that's all it... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 07:21PM on November 30, 2015