Ayad Akhtar's McNeal Will Feature a 'Metahuman Digital Likeness' of Robert Downey, Jr.; Full Casting Revealed | Playbill

Broadway News Ayad Akhtar's McNeal Will Feature a 'Metahuman Digital Likeness' of Robert Downey, Jr.; Full Casting Revealed

Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, and Ruthie Ann Miles are among the newly announced company of the Lincoln Center Theater production on Broadway.

Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, and Ruthie Ann Miles

Lincoln Center Theater has revealed full casting for its upcoming world premiere of Ayad Akhtar's McNeal. As previously announced, film star Robert Downey, Jr. will make his Broadway debut in the production, beginning previews September 5 ahead of a September 30 opening night at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on Broadway.

Joining him will be Brittany Bellizeare, Rafi Gavron, Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles, and Saisha Talwar.

Also joining Downey, Jr., according to press notes, will be a "highly realistic Metahuman Digital Likeness" of Downey, Jr., developed by AGBO. Plot details are scarce, though we know the work will center on a celebrated writer who is obsessed with artificial intelligence.

Bartlett Sher is directing, leading a creative team that 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 will be stage manager.

Lincoln Center Theater is producing McNeal in association with Team Downey.

Tickets are available at LCT.org.

 
Today’s Most Popular News:
 X

Blocking belongs
on the stage,
not on websites.

Our website is made possible by
displaying online advertisements to our visitors.

Please consider supporting us by
whitelisting playbill.com with your ad blocker.
Thank you!