Robert Downey Jr. Is a Novelist With a Novel Muse in ‘McNeal’
WEB6 hours ago · Even before GPT was developed, McNeal engaged in various old-school shades of plagiarism: repurposing an ex-lover’s trauma for fiction, stealing a manuscript from his wife after her suicide.
Broadway review: Robert Downey Jr. misfires with 'McNeal' debut
WEB6 hours ago · Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut in "McNeal," a timely head-scratcher that asks big questions about AI and life itself.
Broadway Review: In ‘McNeal’ the Future Belongs to Robert
WEB6 hours ago · Mon, September 30, 2024, 9:19 PM EDT · 7 min read. Evan Zimmerman. There is quite a theatrical box of tricks deployed in McNeal, Lincoln Center Theater’s blockbuster autumn show (through Nov. 24)...
'McNeal' Review: Robert Downey Jr. In A Fearless Broadway Debut
WEB6 hours ago · McNeal, comfortably grumpy with his longtime physician (Ruthie Ann Miles), as he dodges questions about his resumed alcoholism – a slip that could have disastrous consequences given that he also...
'McNeal' review: Robert Downey Jr. makes Broadway debut in …
WEB6 hours ago · Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut in ‘McNeal,’ a vexing play about the intersection of art and artificial intelligence that leaves more questions than it answers. Read EW's review.
How does Robert Downey Jr. fare in his Broadway debut? - Los …
WEB6 hours ago · A ferociously ambitious, politically incorrect writer who has been drinking himself to death after his wife’s suicide, Jacob McNeal (Downey) wants nothing more than to receive the Nobel Prize in...
‘McNeal’ Broadway Review: Robert Downey Jr. Almost Survives
WEB7 hours ago · Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut as the title character Jacob McNeal, who has just won the Nobel Prize in literature. His acceptance speech in Stockholm focuses on the challenges of AI...
Broadway review: Robert Downey Jr. in McNeal - Time Out
WEB1 day ago · Robert Downey Jr. plays Jacob McNeal, an old-school American author with an iffy history when it comes to women (cf. Philip Roth) and a possibly fatal liver condition that his drinking doesn’t...
Ayad Akhtar and Robert Downey Jr. Confront AI - The Atlantic
WEB19 hours ago · His new play, McNeal , starring Robert Downey Jr., subverts the idea that artificial intelligence threatens human ingenuity.
McNEAL | Official Broadway Website
WEBRobert Downey Jr. stars in MCNEAL, a new play from Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar, directed by Bartlett Sher. Previews begin 9/5 at Lincoln Center Theater.