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My Take: Broadway's "McNeal" Starring Robert Downey Jr.

by Frank Rizzo

The show: "McNeal by Ayad Akhtar at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theatre. What makes it special?: It's a new play by the Pulitzer Prize winner of "Disgraced," as well as the Broadway debut of Hollywood star Robert Downey Jr. It's directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, too. But alas, the powerhouse trio delivers a dud. What's it about?: When we first meet him at the start of the play, esteemed U.S. writer …

SOURCE: ShowRiz at 7:12pm on October 20, 2024