There is a lighthearted look at Alfred Hitchcock

‘The 39 Steps’ April 26-May 11 in Waukegan. Three Brothers Theatre presents “The 39 steps” April 26 to May 11. The show is a lighthearted look at Hitchcock's work from the director's first playwright.

A new book examines why the director was so stringent with—and sometimes even sadistic toward—his female leads.