Robert Downey Jr. is 'shattered' after poor reviews for Broadway debut in McNeal Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Alesia Stanford For Dailymail.
Com Published: 19:48 EDT, 20 October 2024 | Updated: 20:24 EDT, 20 October 2024 e-mail View comments Robert Downey Jr .'s Broadway debut has not gone as well as the actor may have hoped. The Oscar winner, took on the title role in McNeal , which is playing at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City .
Reviews for the play by Ayad Akhtar have not been great, and insiders say the negative press has taken its toll on the 59-year-old Iron Man actor. Downey stars as an acclaimed novelist whose alcoholism and mental illness have come to a tipping point in his career. One insider told Closer Weekly the Oppenheimer star is struggling to cope with the poor reception.
Robert Downey Jr.'s Broadway debut has not gone as well as the actor may have hoped (Pictured in Los Angeles in April) Read More Matt Damon, Paul Rudd, and Justin Theroux goof around at Broadway opening of McNeal in NYC 'Robert took a bold leap from dominating the silver screen to trying his luck on stage,' the source told the publication. 'But the brutal reviews have shattered him.
He poured his heart into this project, only for it to bomb — it’s been a blow to his ego!' Another insider alleged that once McNeal's run is over, Downey 'won’t be stepping foot on a theater stage again!' Some of the reported unhappiness could be because of the actor's enthusi.