Robert Downey Jr. arrives at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024.Downey will produce and make his Broadway debut in "McNeal," a new drama from Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar that will be helmed by Lincoln Center Theater resident director Bartlett Sher, the Tony winner whose 2018 adaptation of "To Kill a Mockingbird" became the bestselling American play in Broadway history.Robert Downey Jr.
Lincoln Center calls Akhtar's new play "a startling and wickedly smart examination of the inescapable humanity – and increasing inhumanity – of the stories we tell."about the news on Instagram Tuesday, Downey wrote, "I knew I wanted to do Ayad's new play before I was done reading it, then hearing Bart would be directing at the Beaumont theater sealed the deal.
The play will be staged at the Vivian Beaumont Theater starting September 5, officially opening September 30 for a strictly limited engagement through November 24. The venue isn't technically located in the city's Theater District, but is considered to be part of Broadway.
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