Thursday, November 14, 2024

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for JOB, The Hills of California, Oh, Mary! and More by Darryn King

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today, for the first time this season, to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. The productions discu…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 05:48PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

McNEAL: Building A Company by Lincoln Center Theater

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 #…

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Join MCNEAL's Rafi Gavron For a Walk to Work by Broadway.com

Correspondent Charlie Cooper takes a stroll at Lincoln Center with MCNEAL’s Rafi Gavron. Get tickets to MCNEAL: https://www.broadway.com/shows/mcneal/

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:18PM

Take a Walk with Rafi Gavron, the Actor Going Head to Head with Robert Downey Jr. in McNEAL by Broadway.com

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…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:18PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Watch Darren Criss, Bebe Neuwirth, the Death Becomes Her Divas and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

This week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal, we've got undead divas, lovable robots, seafaring singers and more. Read below to find out what's on tap in the latest episode.  Two-time…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:31PM

Hear From Bebe Neuwirth, Darren Criss, Megan Hilty and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:02PM
Monday, November 4, 2024

Video: Melora Hardin Talks MCNEAL Role, Working with Robert Downey Jr.

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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:59PM
Monday, October 28, 2024

Good Night, and Good Luck, Starring George Clooney, Sets Broadway Venue and Dates by Hayley Levitt

Good Night, and Good Luck, the previously announced Broadway production of the 2005 film, will open at the Winter Garden Theatre in spring 2025. The Winter Garden is currently home to Back …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:54AM

Exclusive: Building the Company of MCNEAL

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…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:06AM
Saturday, October 26, 2024

How ‘McNeal,’ a Play About A.I., Lured Robert Downey Jr. to Broadway by Alexandra Alter

In “McNeal,” the playwright Ayad Akhtar explores the way artificial intelligence is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 05:36AM
Sunday, October 20, 2024

My Take: Broadway's "McNeal" Starring Robert Downey Jr. by Frank Rizzo

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 Br…

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 07:12PM
Thursday, October 17, 2024

McNEAL: Road to Broadway by Lincoln Center Theater

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…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:30PM

Little-known theater jobs: head electrician/production electrician by Ruthie Fierberg

Bruce Rubin has worked on the electrics team at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater for 27 years, staffing shows from “Parade” to “McNeal.”

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Wednesday, October 16, 2024

McNeal **, Hold On To Me Darling, ****, Vladimir **** by Barry Gordin

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…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 11:00PM

Playwright Ayad Akhtar on Blending Literature, Technology and the Star Power of Robert Downey Jr. in McNEAL by Kathy Henderson

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…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06AM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

McNeal by Victor Gluck, Editor-In-Chief

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. U…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:53PM
Friday, October 11, 2024

Videos You Missed This Week: TAMMY FAYE, LEFT ON TENTH, and More

Catch up on all the latest from the week ending October 11, 2024 with videos from Left on Tenth, McNeal, and more!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:31PM

‘Our Town,’ ‘McNeal’ and 4 More Shows Our Critics Are Talking About by The New York Times

The fall season is underway, and our reviewers think these productions are worth knowing about, even if you’re not planning to see them.

SOURCE: The New York Times Subscription at 11:42AM

McNeal *** by Barry Gordin

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, Sahra…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:08AM
Thursday, October 10, 2024

McNeal by David Cote

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. …

SOURCE: 4columns at 08:00PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

McNeal by Elyse Trevers

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 legio…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 07:00PM

McNEAL at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre of Lincoln Center by Richard Seff

The management at New York’s Lincoln Center has brought into its spacious Beaumont Theatre a flashy new production called McNeal  by the highly regarded Ayad Aktar whose plays Disgraced a…

SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 11:46AM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

‘Sunset Blvd.’ Tops $1M, ‘Romeo + Juliet’ Sells Out – Broadway Box Office by Greg Evans

Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd’s revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical starring Nicole Scherzinger and Tom Francis, topped the $1 million mark in weekly grosses last week, filling the St. …

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:44PM
Monday, October 7, 2024

Broadway Review: “McNeal” at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (Through Sunday, November 24, 2024) by David Roberts

“McNeal,” currently on at the Vivan Beaumont Theater, is playwright Ayad Akhtar’s exploration into the unexpected confluence of plagiarism, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the canon …

SOURCE: Theatre Reviews Limited at 05:06PM

McNEAL - Go Inside Opening Night with the Cast! by Lincoln Center Theater

McNEAL is now playing at Lincoln Center Theater through November 24 only! Get tickets and more info at mcnealbroadway.com

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:40PM
Sunday, October 6, 2024

This Week on Broadway for October 6, 2024: Yellow Face by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Yellow Face, The Hills of California, McNeal, Preview – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee @ Kennedy Center, TOSOS (…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Friday, October 4, 2024

Review: McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater by Loren Noveck

Ayad Akhtar's latest has nothing to tell us about technology or art--or the human soul. Loren Noveck reviews. The post Review: McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater appeared first on Exeunt Magaz…

SOURCE: exeuntnyc.com at 10:55PM

Robert Downey Jr. Makes His Broadway Debut: On the 'McNeal' Red Carpet by BroadwayWorld

The best of Broadway was on hand at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre earlier this week, where Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNeal officially opened on Broadway. Directed by Bartlett Sher, the product…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:24PM

Robert Downey Jr. Breaks Down His 'McNeal' Character With the Cast by BroadwayWorld

The play is McNeal is now open at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre. Led by Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut, the play focuses on a writer with "an unhealthy fascination with Artificial Int…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:24PM
Thursday, October 3, 2024

MCNEAL on Broadway- A Complete Guide

Looking for all the latest info on one of Broadway's hottest shows? BroadwayWorld has the full scoop on everything that you need to know about McNeal on Broadway.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PM

McNEAL - now playing through November 24 only! by Lincoln Center Theater

"A must-see! Robert Downey Jr. is magnetic in this bold and provocative new play." (TheaterMania) Watch a montage of scenes from McNEAL, now playing at Lincoln Center Theater through Novemb…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:13PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic