Photos: Go Inside the Opening Night of McNeal | Playbill

Opening Night Photos: Go Inside the Opening Night of McNeal

Matt Damon, Paul Rudd, and other stars came out to support Robert Downey Jr.'s Broadway debut.

Ayad Akhtar, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Bartlett Sher Tricia Baron

The stars came out September 30 for the opening night of McNeal by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater. Led by Robert Downey Jr., the show follows a novelist facing his own mortality, who uses A.I. as a way of continuing his legacy. Read the reviews of the show here.

See photos of the opening night red carpet and post-show after party in the gallery below, where attendees included Matt Damon, Paul Rudd, Oscar Isaac, and more. 

Photos: Opening Night of McNeal on Broadway

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.

READ: McNeal—and Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Metahuman Digital Likeness'—Want to Talk About A.I.

The show is directed by Bartlett Sher. The creative team 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 is producing McNeal in association with Team Downey.

Tickets are available at LCT.org.

 
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