McNEAL Critics’ Reviews
Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut in a new play by Ayad Akhtar.
Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut in a new play by Ayad Akhtar.
Good writers borrow, great writers steal. Jacob McNeal is a great writer, one of our greatest, a perpetual candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. But McNeal also has an estranged son, a new novel, old axes to grind and an unhealthy fascination with Artificial Intelligence. Pulitzer Prize-winner Ayad Akhtar’s new play is a startling and wickedly smart examination of the inescapable humanity – and increasing inhumanity – of the stories we tell.
"A brilliant and transfixing new play."
The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg
"Robert Downey Jr. is a commanding presence leading a knockout cast."
Entertainment Weekly
Emlyn Travis
"Robert Downey Jr. is perfectly cast, making a fearless Broadway debut."
Deadline
Greg Evans