Thursday, November 21, 2024

Jeremy Jordan to Lead Floyd Collins on Broadway This Spring; Full Cast and Creative Team Set by Hayley Levitt

Jeremy Jordan, star of Broadway's The Great Gatsby, will take on the title role in the Broadway premiere of Floyd Collins this spring. Featuring music and lyrics by Tony Award winner Adam…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM
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
Thursday, October 17, 2024

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

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
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
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Catch Robert Downey Jr. on Opening Night of McNEAL, Meet the Cast of Death Becomes Her and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

This week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal, we're featuring some of Broadway's newest arrivals. Plus, a few longer-running fan favorites get another look.  Jez Butterworth’s The …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 11:18AM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Photos: Robert Downey Jr. and Cast of MCNEAL Celebrate Opening Night

Last night, Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNEAL opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out photos from inside the big night here!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 06:02PM

Photos: Paul Rudd, Matt Damon & More at MCNEAL Opening Night

The Lincoln Center Theater production of McNEAL, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher opened last night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater! See photos of stars on the red carpet!

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:42PM

McNeal review – Robert Downey Jr shines in muddled AI-themed play by Adrian Horton

Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York The Oscar-winning actor makes a smooth transfer to Broadway but Ayad Akhtar’s play is a mixed bag of insight and exhaustion The writer Jacob McNeal is, am…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:21PM
Monday, September 30, 2024

In “McNeal,” Robert Downey Jr. Reigns Supreme by Jk Clarke

Theater Review by Carol Rocamora . . .  Jacob McNeal, celebrated American novelist and playwright, has a problem. He’s trying to kill himself. Wait a minute, you say to yourself at the on…

SOURCE: theaterpizzazz.com at 11:00PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Broadway Box Office: Robert Downey Jr.’s ‘McNeal’ Sells Out First Four Previews by Caitlin Huston

The new Broadway play McNeal, starring Robert Downey Jr., started off with a bang, with $746,230 brought in across just four performances last week. If the production, which is playing at th…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 03:52PM

Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway Debut ‘McNeal’ Sells Out First Previews, Joining SROs ‘Oh, Mary!’, ‘The Outsiders’ & ‘The Roommate’ by Greg Evans

The Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. got off to an excellent start last week, with McNeal selling out all four previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and grossing a whoppi…

SOURCE: Deadline at 02:47PM
Thursday, September 5, 2024

Robert Downey Jr. and His Digital Likeness Take Their First Broadway Bows in McNEAL Tonight by Hayley Levitt

McNEAL, the new play by Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar starring Robert Downey Jr. in his Broadway debut, begins its run at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater on September 5. Directe…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18AM

Meet the Cast of MCNEAL, Beginning Previews Tonight on Broadway

McNEAL begins previews on Broadway tonight, Thursday, September 5. The Lincoln Center Theater production play officially opens on Monday, September 30 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, markin…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:06AM
Monday, July 29, 2024

McNeal Adds Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles and More; Show Will Feature Digital Likeness of Robert Downey Jr. by Darryn King

Complete casting is set for McNeal, the new Broadway play by Ayad Akhtar, starring Robert Downey Jr. The cast will feature Brittany Bellizeare (Flex), Rafi Gavron (Bradley Cooper's A Star…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Bartlett Sher to Direct Dolly Parton's Broadway Musical Hello, I'm Dolly by Hayley Levitt

Tony Award winner Barlett Sher has signed on to direct the upcoming Dolly Parton biomusical, Hello, I'm Dolly, recently announced to be eyeing a 2026 Broadway run. Sher's next Broadway pro…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:48AM

Marin Mazzie & Daniel Dae Kim on Their Upcoming Journey to Siam in Broadway's THE KING AND I! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: As previously reported, 3-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim will soon join the Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's T…

SOURCE: YouTube at 05:36AM
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Adam Guettel's Floyd Collins, Ibsen's Ghosts and More Join Lincoln Center Theater's 40th Anniversary Season by Hayley Levitt

Lincoln Center Theater has released the lineup of productions set for its 40th anniversary season, André Bishop's final season as the company's producing artistic director. As previously an…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 03:42AM
Monday, June 10, 2024

THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, Opening Tonight at Lincoln Center Theater by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Lincoln Center Theater's production of the Thornton Wilder Pulitzer Prize-winning classic THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opens tonight,…

SOURCE: YouTube at 12:18AM
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Inside Opening Night of THE GREAT SOCIETY with Brian Cox and More! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Tony Award & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan returns to Broadway with the second of his two exhilarating dramas celebrating Lyndon B. Johnson…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:48PM
Thursday, June 6, 2024

Inside JUNK's Priceless Opening Night on Broadway! by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Lincoln Center Theater presents Junk, a new play by Ayad Akhtar, directed by Doug Hughes, which just opened last night, November 2, at the Vivian Beaumont Theat…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:18PM
Monday, June 3, 2024

Goes Inside Opening Night of WAR HORSE by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The National Theatre of Great Britain's production of WAR HORSE, presented by Lincoln Center Theater and the National Theatre of Great Britain in association wi…

SOURCE: YouTube at 04:12PM
Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Get Me to the Theater On Time! Preview of MY FAIR LADY by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Lincoln Center Theater presents its new production of Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady, currently in previews at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out the new v…

SOURCE: YouTube at 02:12PM
Sunday, May 26, 2024

Something Wonderful! Highlights of Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim in Broadway's THE KING AND I by BroadwayWorld

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Three-time Tony Award nominee Marin Mazzie and Daniel Dae Kim recently joined the Tony Award-winning production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I at the…

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:24PM
Thursday, May 23, 2024

Uncle Vanya's William Jackson Harper Turns Ennui Into a Tony Nomination by Hayley Levitt

William Jackson Harper has traded one version of angst for another. Best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the morally anguished Chidi Anagonye in NBC's The Good Place, he now plays Ast…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Shoshana Bean Sings Alicia Keys, William Jackson Harper Talks Uncle Vanya and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

From the season’s most imaginative designers to its most flawless belters, The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal is covering plenty of ground as the June 16 Tony Awards draw nearer. William…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 02:36PM
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Robert Downey Jr. to Broadway by Sandi Durell

Robert Downey Jr. will make Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar’s McNeal at Lincoln Center Theater (LCT), in a new production for its 2024-2025 Broadway season. “McNeal,” an original play …

SOURCE: Theater Pizzazz at 09:45AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Academy Award Winner Robert Downey Jr. to Make Broadway Debut in New Play by Ayad Akhtar by Darryn King

Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut in McNeal, a new play by Tony nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Ayad Akhtar (Junk, Disgraced), directed by Tony winner Bar…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Monday, May 6, 2024

Uncle Vanya ****, Patriots **** by Barry Gordin

By: David Sheward May 5, 2024: Lila Neugebauer’s laugh-filled, all-star revival of Anton Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya, at Lincoln Center’s cavernous Vivian Beaumont Theater, remove…

SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:12AM
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Ben Platt at the Palace, Jinkx Monsoon In-Studio and Opening Nights Galore on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

Tony Awards season is in full swing following the announcement of the 2024 nominees. The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal kicks off this week with Fadal recapping the nominees for this year…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:32PM
Monday, April 29, 2024

Steve Carell and the Cast of Uncle Vanya Open on Broadway with a Perfect Blend of Light, Dark and Existential Dread by Hayley Levitt

Lincoln Center Theater's starry revival of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, newly adapted by Heidi Schreck and directed by Lila Neugebauer, celebrated its official Broadway opening on April 24…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

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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 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic
TBA: Ragtime