Sher, Bartlett

How ‘McNeal,’ a Play About A.I., Lured Robert Downey Jr. to Broadway

In “McNeal,” the playwright Ayad Akhtar explores the way artificial intelligence is disrupting the literary world and raising questions about creativity.

By Alexandra Alter

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Robert Downey Jr. Is a Novelist With a Novel Muse in ‘McNeal’

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

By Jesse Green

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Review: The Met’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’ Is Saved by Its Stars

Bartlett Sher’s middling production returned to the Metropolitan Opera, with a glorious Benjamin Bernheim and Nadine Sierra in the title roles.

By Oussama Zahr

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On ‘Pictures From Home’ on Broadway, a Family Portrait Full of Secrets

Adapted from Larry Sultan’s photo memoir, Sharr White’s play “Pictures From Home” explores the lies people — and their photographs — tell.

By Kurt Soller and Jennifer Livingston