Lincoln Center Theater's A.I.-themed McNeal, penned by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar, completes its world premiere run at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway November 24. The production began previews September 5 and officially opened September 30. Read the reviews here.
Film star Robert Downey Jr. leads the cast in his Broadway debut, with Tony winner Bartlett Sher at the helm. The show has been one of the Main Stem's most consistently top-grossing plays, bringing in seven-figure box office nearly every week of its run.
The cast also includes Ruthie Ann Miles as Sahra Grewal, Andrea Martin as Stephie Banic, Saisha Talwar as Dipti, Rafi Gavron as Harlan McNeal, Brittany Bellizeare as Natasha Brathwaite, and Melora Hardin as Francine Blake. Understudies Peter Bradbury, Nancy Lemenager, Janiah-Camile François, and Benjamin Wheelwright round out the company.
Downey stars as Jacob McNeal, a celebrated author fixated on artificial intelligence—and the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature.
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Speaking of A.I., the cast also includes a "highly realistic metahuman digital likeness" of Downey (as per press notes), developed by film production company AGBO.
Sher leads a creative team that includes scenic designers Michael Yeargan and Jake Barton, costume designer Jennifer Moeller, lighting designer Donald Holder, sound designers Justin Ellington and Beth Lake, and projection designer Jake Barton. Jennifer Rae Moore is stage manager.
Lincoln Center Theater produced McNeal in association with Team Downey.
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