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.
J. T. Rogers and Tyne Rafaeli
Bartlett Sher and Ayad Akhtar
Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey
Peter Bradbury, Nancy Lemenager, Janiah Camile Francois, and Benjamin Wheelwright
Rafi Gavron
Robert Downey Jr. and Rafi Gavron
Robert Downey Jr.
Saisha Talwar
Brittany Bellizeare
Melora Hardin
Justin Ellington and Beth Lake
James Keith Brown and Eric Diefenbach
L. Steven Taylor and Lileana Blain Cruz
Jennifer and Jake Barton
Andrea Martin
Ruthie Ann Miles
Company of McNeal
Howard Klabo, Luna Broomstra, Andrew and Allyson Wiener
Paul Rudd, Julie Yaeger, Sean Hayes, and Scott Icenogle
James D. Zirin and Marlene Hess
Kewsong Lee, Bartlett Sher, and Lear deBessonet
Annika Boras and Ayad Akhtar
Will Arnett and Chris Cuomo
Bartlett Sher, Helen Lee Warren, and F. Murray Abraham
Ayad Akhtar, Robert Downey Jr., and Bartlett Sher
Ayad Akhtar, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Bartlett Sher
Creatives and company of McNeal
Melora Hardin and Andrea Martin
Ruthie Ann Miles, André Bishop, and Andrea Martin
André Bishop and Ayad Akhtar
Ayad Akhtar, Susan Downey, and Bartlett Sher
Oscar Isaac and Elvira
Matthew Rhys
Anne and Anthony Russo
Zita Ezpelta, Kewsong Lee, and Mariko Silver
Kewsong Lee, Ayad Akhtar, and Bartlett Sher
Susan Downey and Ayad Akhtar
Anthony Russo and Chris Brearton
Susan Downey
Justin Theroux and Paul Rudd
Jason Bateman, Justin Theroux, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, and Matt Damon
Jason Bateman, Justin Theroux, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Matt Damon, and Susan Downey
Matt Damon
Rashid Johnson
Debra Monk
Bartlett Sher and J.T. Rogers
Bartlett Sher and Lileana Blain Cruz
Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw
Justin Theroux
Stephen Flaherty and Trevor Hardwick
F. Murray Abraham
Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos
J. T. Rogers
Jack O'Brien
Eric Kuhn, Stellene Volandes, and Giorgi Magnolfi
Eileen Wiseman, Zita Ezpeleta, Lear deBessonet, and Kewsong Lee
Lear deBessonet, Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Eileen Wiseman, Zita Ezpeleta, and Kewsong Lee
André Bishop and Michael Roberts
Raymond Joabar, Kewsong Lee, and Zita Ezpeleta
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.
