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It was the theatrical event of the fall at the Lincoln Center Theater last night as Robert Downey Jr. starred in his first Broadway production as Jacob McNeal, the lead role in McNeal, a new play by the Pulitzer-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar.
There were as many stars in the audience as there were on stage as Hollywood turned up to support Downey Jr., who plays an alcoholic author and whose own demons with alcohol have been well chronicled. The actor has been sober since 2003 and won an Oscar this year for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Lewis Strauss in Oppenheimer.
Celebrating his Broadway debut were many of the actors’ friends who had made the trip from Los Angeles.
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