The “Oppenheimer” star makes his Broadway debut in Ayad Akhtar’s timely new play about a literary lion who gets assistance ...

This article appears in the November 2024 print edition with the headline “The Playwright in the Age of AI.” ...

Robert Downey Jr. stars in Ayad Akhtar's play 'McNeal', with a grand opening night attended by many celebrities including ...

Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut playing a writer who succumbs to AI in the world premiere of Ayad Akhtar's "McNeal ...

Last night, Ayad Akhtar’s new play McNEAL opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Check out photos from inside the big night ...

McNeal,” by Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar and starring Robert Downey Jr., is a high-gloss mess that strands the ...

The actor plays a celebrated novelist in an ambitious if discursive drama by Pulitzer winner Ayad Akhtar about creativity and ...

The tiresome Broadway play “McNeal,” starring Robert Downey Jr. at Lincoln Center, is about every windbag’s favorite topic — ...

Downey Jr. stars as Jacob McNeal, the lead role in “McNeal,” a new play by the Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar.

As technology continues to evolve, the arts and humanities are having a reckoning, and it’s not pretty. In his newest play, ...

Robert Downey Jr. 59, on Monday, Sept. 30 was all smiles as he celebrated the opening of 'McNeal,' the new play by Pulitzer ...