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.
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Photos: Opening Night of McNeal on Broadway
Photos: Opening Night of McNeal on Broadway
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J. T. Rogers and Tyne Rafaeli
Tricia Baron
Bartlett Sher and Ayad Akhtar
Ilya S. Savenok
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey
Ilya S. Savenok
Peter Bradbury, Nancy Lemenager, Janiah Camile Francois, and Benjamin Wheelwright
Ilya S. Savenok
Robert Downey Jr. and Rafi Gavron
Ilya S. Savenok
Justin Ellington and Beth Lake
Ilya S. Savenok
James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach
Tricia Baron
L. Steven Taylor and Lileana Blain Cruz
Tricia Baron
Howard Klabo, Luna Broomstra, Andrew and Allyson Wiener
Tricia Baron
Paul Rudd, Julie Yaeger, Sean Hayes, and Scott Icenogle
Tricia Baron
James D. Zirin and Marlene Hess
Tricia Baron
Kewsong Lee, Bartlett Sher, and Lear deBessonet
Tricia Baron
Annika Boras and Ayad Akhtar
Tricia Baron
Will Arnett and Chris Cuomo
Tricia Baron
Bartlett Sher, Helen Lee Warren, and F. Murray Abraham
Tricia Baron
Ayad Akhtar, Robert Downey Jr., and Bartlett Sher
Tricia Baron
Ayad Akhtar, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Bartlett Sher
Tricia Baron
Creatives and company of McNeal
Tricia Baron
Melora Hardin and Andrea Martin
Tricia Baron
Ruthie Ann Miles, André Bishop, and Andrea Martin
Tricia Baron
André Bishop and Ayad Akhtar
Tricia Baron
Ayad Akhtar, Susan Downey, and Bartlett Sher
Ilya S. Savenok
Zita Ezpelta, Kewsong Lee, and Mariko Silver
Ilya S. Savenok
Kewsong Lee, Ayad Akhtar, and Bartlett Sher
Ilya S. Savenok
Susan Downey and Ayad Akhtar
Ilya S. Savenok
Anthony Russo and Chris Brearton
Ilya S. Savenok
Justin Theroux and Paul Rudd
Ilya S. Savenok
Jason Bateman, Justin Theroux, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, and Matt Damon
Ilya S. Savenok
Jason Bateman, Justin Theroux, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Matt Damon, and Susan Downey
Bartlett Sher and J.T. Rogers
Ilya S. Savenok
Bartlett Sher and Lileana Blain Cruz
Ilya S. Savenok
Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
Ilya S. Savenok
Stephen Flaherty and Trevor Hardwick
Ilya S. Savenok
Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos
Ilya S. Savenok
Eric Kuhn, Stellene Volandes, and Giorgi Magnolfi
Chasi Annexy
Eileen Wiseman, Zita Ezpeleta, Lear deBessonet, and Kewsong Lee
Chasi Annexy
Lear deBessonet, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Eileen Wiseman, Zita Ezpeleta, and Kewsong Lee
André Bishop and Michael Roberts
Chasi Annexy
Raymond Joabar, Kewsong Lee, and Zita Ezpeleta
Chasi Annexy
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 .