Rachel McAdams.Photo:Unique Nicole/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Unique Nicole/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty
Rachel McAdamsis headed to centerstage.
The Oscar-nominated actress, 44, will make her Broadway debut in spring 2024, leading Amy Herzog’s new playMary Jane.
According to Manhattan Theatre Club, the play is “the story of a single mother in an impossible family situation.”
“Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism and humor, along with the wisdom of the women around her who have become a makeshift family, to take on each new day,” according to the synopsis.
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The statement continued, “I’m equally pleased and honored to give Rachel McAdams her Broadway debut after audiences have enjoyed her many renowned performances on film. As a great fan of all three of these fabulous artists, I so look forward to sharingMary Janewith our audiences.”
Among McAdams’s first breakout roles was a theater actress in the 2003 television comedySlings & Arrows. The Ontario, Canada-born star has since starred in Hollywood hits likeMean Girls, Wedding Crashers, Doctor Strange, Game NightandEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. In 2016, she earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for Best Picture–winnerSpotlight.
Of her role as a mother in this year’sAre You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, McAdams previously told PEOPLE about how becoming a parent helped her prepare to play a character she called a “sexy mom.”
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“She’s imperfect, but that makes her perfect," said the actress, who has a son and daughter with partnerJamie Linden. “As a mom, it’s not too, too hard to find the messiness, the privilege of getting to watch a child grow up and be their parent. I think that’s a really lucky place, a spot to be in.”
The Broadway production ofMary Janewill coincide withIngrid Michaelson’sThe Notebook: The Musical,an original work based on Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 romance novel that the singer-songwriter announced in 2019.
The 2004 film adaptation of the book starred McAdams andRyan Gosling.The Notebookwill open March 14 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre.
source: people.com
