Rachel McAdams will star within the Broadway premiere of “Mary Jane,” a brand new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. Anne Kauffman, who lately oversaw an acclaimed revival of “The Sign in Sydney Brustein’s Window,” will direct. The manufacturing will start previews on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. An opening date and extra casting shall be introduced later.
McAdams is an Oscar nominee for her efficiency in “Spotlight.” She was most lately seen in final spring’s movie adaptation of Judy Blume’s best-selling novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” Her different movie and tv credit embrace “Doctor Strange,” “The Notebook,” “Sherlock Holmes,” “Morning Glory,” “The Family Stone” and a job within the second season of “True Detective.” “Mary Jane” shall be McAdams’ Broadway debut
Herzog’s credit embrace the brand new model of “A Doll’s House” was nominated for a Tony Award this 12 months. Her authentic performs embrace “4000 Miles,” “After the Revolution” and “Belleville.”
“Mary Jane” is the story of a single mom coping with an not possible household state of affairs, whereas displaying optimism and humor.
“I’m thrilled and really proud to be bringing this shifting and heroic story of human expertise by considered one of our nice American playwrights to a Broadway stage following its acclaimed run off-Broadway in 2017, which was additionally directed by the good Anne Kauffman,” stated Lynne Meadow, creative director of Manhattan Theatre Club, which is producing the present. “I’m equally happy and honored to present Rachel McAdams her Broadway debut after audiences have loved her many famend performances on movie. As an important fan of all three of those fabulous artists, I so sit up for sharing ‘Mary Jane’ with our audiences.”
