Peter Filichia, James Marino, and Michael Portantiere talk about Mother Russia @ Signature Theatre, Milwaukee Rep's three productions: August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, McNeal, Ain't Misbeha…
Dramatists Play Service has announced the addition of McNeal, the bold and thought-provoking new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar, to its distinguished catalog. The play is now avai…
The drama took a world premiere bow on Broadway starring Robert Downey Jr. in 2024.
Dramatists Play Service has added McNeal, the new play by Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar, to its catalog. The play is now available for licensing worldwide. Learn more about the play here!
Robert Downey Jr. starred in the work's Broadway premiere last year.
Ayad Akhtar's new play McNeal was filmed by the Library for the Performing Arts, and is now accessible to view at the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive.Â
Broadway " Lincoln Center Theater: Vivian Beaumont Theater: 150 West 65 Street. Sept. 30-Nov. 24, 2024. Comedy-Drama. Author: Ayad Akhtar. Director: Bartlett Sher. 1 hr, 45 min. Critic: Davi…
Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 11/24/2024.
Over the past 10 years Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar has batted a thousand at the Tony Awards. Both of his past Broadway outings " "Disgraced" in 2014 and "Junk" in 2017 " we…
Go behind-the-scenes of McNEAL and meet the company! Now playing through November 24 only - get tickets and more info at mcnealbroadway.com #robertdowneyjr #rdj #mcnealbway #ironman #mcu #…
Correspondent Charlie Cooper takes a stroll at Lincoln Center with MCNEAL's Rafi Gavron. Get tickets to MCNEAL: https://www.broadway.com/shows/mcneal/
In McNEAL, the new play by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center Theater, Rafi Gavron is making his Broadway debut while holding his own with Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. "It was Downey…
Melora Hardin is going up against Robert Downey, Jr.'s McNeal. In the new play, Hardin plays Francine Blake, the retired editor-in-chief of The New York Times and McNeal's former lover. Watc…
What makes a great Broadway company? According to Robert Downey Jr., who made his debut earlier this season in McNeal, every person plays a huge role in the play's success. Watch in this exc…
In "McNeal," the playwright Ayad Akhtar explores the way artificial intelligence is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity.
McNEAL by Ayed Akhtar Directed by Bartlet Sher A Production of Lincoln Center Theater at the Vivian Beaumont Starring Robert Downey, Jr. Reviewed by David Spencer For all its being a high-te…
The show: "McNeal by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. What makes it special?: It's a new play by the Pulitzer Prize winner of "Disgraced," as well as the Broadway deb…
Go behind-the-scenes of McNEAL - from table reads to tech rehearsals - and watch the new play's journey to Broadway! Now playing through November 24 only - get tickets and more info at mcne…
By: David Sheward October 16, 2024: Two new productions on and Off-Broadway feature a major male star best known for his work in media other than theater playing a world-renowned celebrit…
What do you get when you toss Hedda Gabler, King Lear, Madame Bovary and many other works of world literature into a chatbot? Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar imagines the resul…
As in Ayad Akhtar's plays "Disgraced," "JUNK" and "The Who and the What," all of which have been produced by the Lincoln Center Theater, "McNeal" is always interesting, always arresting. Unf…
The fall season is underway, and our reviewers think these productions are worth knowing about, even if you're not planning to see them.
By: Paulanne Simmons October 11, 2024At the beginning of Ayad Akhtar's new play, McNeal, we see the protagonist, Jacob McNeal (Robert Downey Jr.) being scolded by his physician, S…
It's hard to tell what's real in Ayad Akhtar's play starring Robert Downey Jr. as an alcoholic novelist who turns to AI. Robert Downey Jr. as Jacob McNeal (right) and cast of McNeal. Photo:…
I'm a sucker for the Iron Man movies. I love Tony Stark who uses his wealth to combat crime and terrorism. Robert Downey, Jr plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man, and his role has won him a legion …