“To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind,” the actress said.
Rachel McAdams is on Broadway for the first time. And no, it’s not in The Notebook musical.
The Oscar nominee makes her Broadway debut this month in Amy Herzog’s new play Mary Jane, which opens April 23 at New York City’s Samuel J Friedman Theatre — just two blocks away from where the new musical adaptation of McAdams’ beloved 2004 film is playing to sold-out houses.
Rachel McAdams ‘Can’t Wait’ to See Broadway’s The Notebook Musical – and Hopes the Rain Is ‘Gentler’ on Its Cast
“To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind,” the actress said.
Rachel McAdams is on Broadway for the first time. And no, it’s not in The Notebook musical.
The Oscar nominee makes her Broadway debut this month in Amy Herzog’s new play Mary Jane, which opens April 23 at New York City’s Samuel J Friedman Theatre — just two blocks away from where the new musical adaptation of McAdams’ beloved 2004 film is playing to sold-out houses.
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” McAdams, 45, said of the coincidence in an interview with Paul Wontorek that airs on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal this weekend.
She went on to joke about how even someone close to her was confused by the two events happening at the same time, recalling how her friend’s mom was boasting, “‘We’re going to see Rachel on Broadway! And she’s going to be singing and dancing!’ ”
“He was like, ‘Um.. I don’t know if you are… I don’t think you have the right show,’ ” McAdams laughed. “She was like, ’She’s doing The Notebook right?’ And he was like, ‘No, she’s not. She’s not.’ ”
McAdams began preview performances for Mary Jane on April 2. And once the Manhattan Theater Club production wraps its limited run on June 2, she says she plans on heading to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to watch The Notebook
Rachel McAdams ‘Can’t Wait’ to See Broadway’s The Notebook Musical – and Hopes the Rain Is ‘Gentler’ on Its Cast
“To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind,” the actress said
Rachel McAdams is on Broadway for the first time. And no, it’s not in The Notebook musical.
The Oscar nominee makes her Broadway debut this month in Amy Herzog’s new play Mary Jane, which opens April 23 at New York City’s Samuel J Friedman Theatre — just two blocks away from where the new musical adaptation of McAdams’ beloved 2004 film is playing to sold-out houses.
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” McAdams, 45, said of the coincidence in an interview with Paul Wontorek that airs on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal this weekend.
She went on to joke about how even someone close to her was confused by the two events happening at the same time, recalling how her friend’s mom was boasting, “‘We’re going to see Rachel on Broadway! And she’s going to be singing and dancing!’ ”
“He was like, ‘Um.. I don’t know if you are… I don’t think you have the right show,’ ” McAdams laughed. “She was like, ’She’s doing The Notebook right?’ And he was like, ‘No, she’s not. She’s not.’ ”
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Rachel McAdams attends a photo call for the new Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway play “Mary Jane” at Manhattan Theatre Club Rehearsal Studios on March 7, 2024
Rachel McAdams attends a photo call for the new Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway play ‘Mary Jane’ at Manhattan Theatre Club Rehearsal Studios on March 7, 2024 in New York City. JOHN NACION/GETTY
McAdams began preview performances for Mary Jane on April 2. And once the Manhattan Theater Club production wraps its limited run on June 2, she says she plans on heading to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to watch The Notebook.
“I can’t wait to see it,” gushed McAdams. “I think it’s so exciting. To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind.”
The Notebook has been a lasting highlight in McAdams’ career since its release 20 years ago. The movie, based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel, followed rich girl Allie Hamilton (McAdams) and mill worker Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) over the course of their romance, and how their lasting love continued to be a uniting factor in their lives despite the forces threatening to pull it apart.
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Rachel McAdams is on Broadway for the first time. And no, it’s not in The Notebook musical.
The Oscar nominee makes her Broadway debut this month in Amy Herzog’s new play Mary Jane, which opens April 23 at New York City’s Samuel J Friedman Theatre — just two blocks away from where the new musical adaptation of McAdams’ beloved 2004 film is playing to sold-out houses.
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” McAdams, 45, said of the coincidence in an interview with Paul Wontorek that airs on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal this weekend.
She went on to joke about how even someone close to her was confused by the two events happening at the same time, recalling how her friend’s mom was boasting, “‘We’re going to see Rachel on Broadway! And she’s going to be singing and dancing!’ ”
“He was like, ‘Um.. I don’t know if you are… I don’t think you have the right show,’ ” McAdams laughed. “She was like, ’She’s doing The Notebook right?’ And he was like, ‘No, she’s not. She’s not.’ ”
Rachel McAdams Admits She Was ‘Intimidated’ to Take on Broadway, but ‘I Pinch Myself Every Day’
Rachel McAdams attends a photo call for the new Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway play “Mary Jane” at Manhattan Theatre Club Rehearsal Studios on March 7, 2024
Rachel McAdams attends a photo call for the new Manhattan Theatre Club Broadway play ‘Mary Jane’ at Manhattan Theatre Club Rehearsal Studios on March 7, 2024 in New York City. JOHN NACION/GETTY
McAdams began preview performances for Mary Jane on April 2. And once the Manhattan Theater Club production wraps its limited run on June 2, she says she plans on heading to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre to watch The Notebook.
“I can’t wait to see it,” gushed McAdams. “I think it’s so exciting. To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind.”
The Notebook has been a lasting highlight in McAdams’ career since its release 20 years ago. The movie, based on the best-selling Nicholas Sparks novel, followed rich girl Allie Hamilton (McAdams) and mill worker Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) over the course of their romance, and how their lasting love continued to be a uniting factor in their lives despite the forces threatening to pull it apart.
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Fans cherish the film as one of the silver screen’s greatest romance, many pointing to a scene where Allie and Noah embrace in a kiss on the rain. It’s an iconic moment that even surprises McAdams to this day.
“We didn’t even know if anyone would see this movie when we were making it, when we were drowning in the rain,” she said on The Broadway Show.
McAdams went on to spill a secret of the movie’s making. “There wasn’t rain, they would pull the rain out of the bottom of the lake from fire hoses,” McAdams said. “It was a really powerful, stinging rain.”
Broadway’s The Notebook musical does in fact recreate that scene on stage eight times a week, with rain pouring down on the cast. “Hopefully it’s a little bit gentler [on them],” McAdams said, before playfully wondering, “Where does it go?”