© 2026 ABC News

\"It's been 40 years since I was last on 'the boards,' but hopefully I'll knock the dust off quick,\" he continued. \"'MCNEAL' is a timely and important story about the future of creatives, and I intend to do it justice.\"

The play will be staged at the Vivian Beaumont Theater starting September 5, officially opening September 30 for a strictly limited engagement through November 24.

The venue isn't technically located in the city's Theater District, but is considered to be part of Broadway.

Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

","canonicalUrl":"https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/robert-downey-jr-make-broadway-debut-knock-dust/story?id=110004994","legacySlug":"/culture/story/robert-downey-jr-make-broadway-debut-knock-dust-110004994","noIndexNoFollow":false},"publishTime":"20:10","publishDate":"05-07-2024","updatedTime":"15:09","updatedDate":"05-08-2024","socialImage":{"alt":"Robert Downey Jr. arrives at the Tenth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, California, on April 13, 2024.","credit":"Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty Images","ratio":"16x9","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/robert-downey-jr-gty-jef-240507_1715110904586_hpMain_16x9_1600.jpg","width":992,"height":558},"datePublished":"5/7/2024 20:10:00 GMT","video":{"live":false,"id":110004994,"headline":"Robert Downey Jr. to make his Broadway debut ","mediaAssetTitle":"Robert Downey Broadway debut","description":"The actor will appear in a play called \"McNeal.\"","duration":"1:24","posterImg":{"url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","width":608,"height":342},"video":{"feed":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/01/240122_gma_digital_RDJ_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8"},"playlist":["93815498","106558928","97735002"]},"relatedItems":[{"contentType":"story","date":"November 22, 2022","headline":"Robert Downey Jr. shares red carpet photo with wife Susan","section":"culture","slug":"/culture/story/robert-downey-jr-shares-red-carpet-photo-wife-93815498","id":93815498,"image":{"alt":"Robert Downey Jr. shares red carpet photo with wife Susan","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/robert-downey-jr-04-gty-jt-221122_1669157441652_hpMain_4x3t_240.jpg","credit":"Emma McIntyre/WireImage via Getty Images","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"video","date":"January 22, 2024","headline":"Robert Downey Jr. talks new book, 'Cool Food'","section":"culture","slug":"/video/106558928","id":106558928,"image":{"alt":"Robert Downey Jr. talks new book, 'Cool Food'","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/240122_gma_downey_kostigen_0840_fix_hpMain_1x1_240.jpg","credit":"ABCNews.com","ratio":"1x1"}},{"contentType":"video","date":"March 9, 2023","headline":"Robert Downey Jr. takes on off-screen mission to keep families safe","section":"culture","slug":"/video/97735002","id":97735002,"image":{"alt":"Robert Downey Jr. takes on off-screen mission to keep families safe","url":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/230309_gma_zee2_hpMain_1x1_240.jpg","credit":"ABCNews.com","ratio":"1x1"}}],"relatedContentSection":"news","schemaContent":{"name":"Robert Downey Jr. to make his Broadway debut ","description":"The actor will appear in a play called \"McNeal.\"","duration":"1:24","uploadDate":"05-07-2024","publication":"05-07-2024","images":"https://s.abcnews.com/images/GMA/default-img-undefined.png","url":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/01/240122_gma_digital_RDJ_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","contentUrl":"https://service-pkgabcnews.akamaized.net/opp/hls/abcnews/2024/01/240122_gma_digital_RDJ_,500,800,1200,1800,2500,3200,4500,.mp4.csmil/playlist.m3u8","link":"https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/robert-downey-jr-make-broadway-debut-knock-dust-110004994"}},"playlist":[{"id":"133929295","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133958398","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133882828","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133810954","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133779647","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133810835","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133749799","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133777519","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133748258","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133730535","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133712423","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133694181","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133688738","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133616358","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133616342","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133522899","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133584123","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133579397","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133482839","contentType":"story","section":"news"},{"id":"133390157","contentType":"story","section":"news"}],"kvps":{"pgtyp":"article","lang":"en","sp":"goodmorningamerica","programmatic":"true","bundleId":"com.abcnews"}},"analytics":{"accountID":"wdgnewwdgnewgmaweb","ns":"gma","pageName":"gma:culture:video","pageType":"video","globalSpecVersion":"v1.08","siteDifferentiator":"gma:site","tagID":"g_page01","userABCookie":"0","section":"culture","title":"Robert Downey Jr. to make his Broadway debut ","pubTime":"16:10","pubDate":"05-07-2024","modTime":"11:09","modDate":"05-08-2024","taxonomyTags":"none","id":110004994,"editorialOtherSubjects":"","wordCount":"none","columns":"none","authors":"","authorsUnit":"none","authorsBureau":"none","subBrand":"Good Morning America","provider":"Good Morning America","videoName":"Robert Downey Jr. to make his Broadway debut ","mediaAssetTitle":"Robert Downey Broadway debut","videoId":110004994,"mediaOnPage":"video","legacySlug":"/culture/story/robert-downey-jr-make-broadway-debut-knock-dust-110004994"},"taboola":{}},"request":{"headers":{},"httpVersion":"1.1","method":"GET","url":"/video/110004994","vary":{"host":"www.goodmorningamerica.com","cached":true,"path":"/video/110004994","forwarded-proto":"https","device":"desktop","userab":"0"}},"viewport":{"width":1260,"height":0},"user":{}};