Real or Not Real? Meet the Full Cast of THE REAL THING, Opening Tonight on Broadway!

Roundabout Theatre Company presents Tom Stoppard's Tony Award-winning play, The Real Thing, starring Ewan McGregor as "Henry" and Maggie Gyllenhaal as "Annie" in their Broadway debuts; Cynthia Nixon as "Charlotte" and Josh Hamilton as "Max." The Real Thing officially opens tonight, October 30, 2014 at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway. Scroll down to learn more about the full cast and watch interviews with the company below!

Sam Gold directs the cast of seven, which also includes Alex Breaux as "Brodie," Ronan Raftery as "Billy" and Madeline Weinstein as "Debbie."

The creative team includes David Zinn (Set Design), Kaye Voyce (Costume Design), Mark Barton (Lighting Design) and Bray Poor (Sound Design).

In The Real Thing, Henry (McGregor) is a playwright not so happily married to Charlotte (Nixon), the lead actress in his play about a marriage on the verge of collapse. When Henry's affair with their friend Annie (Gyllenhaal) threatens to destroy his own marriage, he discovers that life has started imitating art. After Annie leaves her husband (Hamilton) so she and Henry can begin a new life together, he can't help but wonder whether their love is fiction or The Real Thing. Delectably witty and deeply affecting, The Real Thing takes a daring glimpse at relationships, fidelity, and the passions that often blur our perception of love.

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EWAN McGREGOR
(Henry)

Often hailed as one of the finest actors of his generation, Ewan McGregor consistently captivates audiences with a diverse line-up of roles across a multitude of genres, styles and scope. McGregor was last seen on the London stage in 2008 starring as 'Iago' opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor's Othello at the Donmar Warehouse, in a role he reprised on BBC Radio 3 in May 2008. Prior to that he starred alongside Jane Krakowski, Douglas Hodge and Jenna Russell in the original Donmar Warehouse production of Guys and Dolls at the Piccadilly Theatre in London. For his performance in the leading role of 'Sky Masterson', McGregor received the LastMinute.com award for Best Actor and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Earlier stage work includes a production of David Halliwell's Little Malcolm and His Struggles Against the Eunuchs, which was first staged at the Hampstead Theatre before transferring to the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. On screen, McGregor will next be seen in John Wells' film adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play August: Osage County opposite Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival and will be released by The Weinstein Company on December 25th, 2013. McGregor recently wrapped production on Gavin O'Connor's Jane Got a Gun, starring as the leader of an outlaw gang opposite Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton, as well as Julius Avery's Son of a Gun in Australia. He is currently in production onMortdecai, the film adaptation of Kyril Bonfiglioli's book The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery, starring opposite Johnny Depp and Gwyneth Paltrow. McGregor was most recently seen starring opposite Naomi Watts in The Impossible, a drama based on a true story of one family's terrifying account of the 2004 tsunami and the compelling events as they fought to survive in the face of disaster. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, McGregor brought to life the emotional journey of a husband and father vacationing with his family in Thailand when one of the most devastating catastrophes of our time took thousands of lives. Previously, the actor was seen starring in Focus Features' slice-of-life film, Beginners, opposite Christopher Plummer, and based on director Mike Mills' personal story. The film won for Best Ensemble Cast and Best Feature at the 2011 Gotham Film Awards, received the Best Feature nomination at the 2012 Independent Spirit Awards, and attention from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. McGregor also garnered acclaim for his recent performance in Lasse Hallström's moving film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen alongside Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas. The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and garnered McGregor a Best Actor Golden Globe nomination. From his breakthrough role as the heroin-addicted Mark Renton in Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, to the legendary "Obi-Wan Kenobi" in Star Wars Episode 1, to starring as "Christian" opposite Nicole Kidman in the Oscar and BAFTA award-winning musical Moulin Rouge, McGregor's career has been highlighted by a continuous string of bold and daring performances. His diverse film credits include: Steven Soderberghs Haywire; Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer, opposite Pierce Brosnan; Amelia, starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere; Jack the Giant Slayer with Stanley Tucci; Ron Howard's Angels and Demons with Tom Hanks; the comedy I Love You Phillip Morris opposite Jim Carrey; Deception, also starring Michelle Williams and Hugh Jackman; the drama romance, Incendiary; Woody Allen's Cassandra's Dream; the biography drama, Miss Potter; Scenes of a Sexual Nature directed by Edward Blum; Marc Forster's supernatural thrillerStay, alongside Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling; Michael Bay's The Island with Scarlett Johanssen, Djimon Hounsou and Steve Buscemi; Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones and Star Wars: Episode III; the animated films Robots directed by Chris Wedge, and Valiant directed by Gary Chapman; Tim Burton's Big Fish alongside Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Alison Lohman, Jessica Lange and Danny DeVito; Young Adam with Peter Mullan and Tilda Swinton, for which he received a London Film Critics Circle Awards nomination; Down With Love opposite Renee Zellweger; Ridley Scott's historical dramaBlack Hawk Down; Rogue Trader; the Golden Globe-winning film Little Voice, alongside Jane Horrocks and Michael Caine; and the glam rock film Velvet Goldmine. The actor received critical acclaim for his role in Danny Boyle's A Life Less Ordinary, in which he won the Best British Actor Award (for the third time running) at the 1997 Empire Movie Awards. He reprised his first male lead opposite Catherine Zeta Jones in The Pillow Book and for his role in the BAFTA award-winningShallow Grave, McGregor was honored with the Hitchcock D'Argent Best Actor Award and a nomination for Best Actor at the BAFTA Scotland Awards. On television, McGregor was lauded by critics with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor for his episodic role in the CBS television series "ER" titled, "The Long Way Round." McGregor is a devoted and influential philanthropist and serves as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
(Annie)

Gyllenhaal is one of the great young actresses of today. She gained critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for "Best Supporting Actress" for her portrayal of Jean Craddock in Crazy Heart alongside Jeff Bridges, further exemplifying her talent and versatility as an actress. After receiving rave reviews out of the 2002 Sundance competition for her starring role opposite James Spader in Lion's Gate's Secretary, she went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical", an Independent Spirit Award nomination for "Best Actress", a Chicago Film Critics' Award for "Most Promising Performer", A Boston Film Critics' Award for "Best Actress", a National Board of Review Award for "Breakthrough Performance" and an IFP/ Gotham "Breakthrough Performance" Award. Maggie made her feature film debut in 1992, alongside Jeremy Irons and Ethan Hawke in Waterland. This was followed by a memorable performance as "Raven", the Satan-worshipping make-up artist in John Waters' quirky Hollywood satire, Cecil B. Demented, which led her to a co-starring role in Donnie Darko, a fantasy-thriller about disturbed adolescence. Years later, back at Sundance in 2007, Maggie starred in Sherrybaby; she played a female convict struggling to overcome her drug addiction and regain custody of her daughter. The film was well-received by critics and garnered her second Golden Globe nomination, this time for Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama. Gyllenhaal was also nominated for a 2006 Independent Spirit Award for her role in Don Roos' Happy Endings, opposite Lisa Kudrow and Tom Arnold. She was Rachel Dawes in the Warner Bros. box office hitDark Knight directed by Chris Nolan. She was also seen in Sam Mendes's Away We Go. In August 2006, Maggie was seen in Trust the Man with Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup and David Duchovny and in Oliver Stone's World Trade Center with Maria Bello and Nicholas Cage. She also starred in Marc Forster's Stranger Than Fiction with Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah and Emma Thompson. In the past few years, she appeared in John Sayles' Casa De Los Babys with Daryl Hannah and Lily Taylor and Mike Newell's much-anticipated Mona Lisa Smile in which Maggie co-starred with Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles and Kirsten Dunst. She was also seen in Criminal with Diego Luna and John C. Reilly as well as Spike Jonze's Adaptation. Also accomplished on stage, Gyllenhaal starred as "Alice" in Patrick Mauber's award-winning Closer at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles for director Robert Egan, and previously at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She has also appeared in Anthony and Cleopatra at the Vanborough Theatre in London. In 2004, Maggie starred in Tony Kushner's play Homebody/Kabul, which ran in both Los Angeles and at B.A.M. In August 2010, Maggie was seen in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang with Emma Thompson. In 2011, Maggie appeared in the Anton Chekhov play 'Three Sisters' alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Jessica Hecht and Josh Hamilton and also starred alongside Hugh Dancy in the romantic comedy,Hysteria. In 2012, Maggie starred in the drama, Won't Back Down alongside Viola Davis and directed by Daniel Barnz. Maggie was most recently seen in White House Down, directed by Roland Emmerich in which she will star alongside Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. She has completed production on Lenny Abrahamson's Frank, co-starring Michael Fassbender, set to be released in 2014. Maggie is currently filming the BBC/Sundance original series The Honourable Woman in the U.K. This series is set to make its British debut in May 2014 and in July 2014 in the United States.

JOSH HAMILTON
(Max)

Coming off of "American Horror Story: Coven," Josh Hamilton has recently been cast in FOX's "Gracepoint," a remake of the UK's "Broadchurch." Josh's films includeKicking and Screaming, Francis Ha, Dark Skies, J. Edgar, Away We Go, Margaret, Outsourced, Broken English, Diggers, The F Word, The House of Yes, Alive and the upcoming Bottled Up with Melissa Leo (tribeca film festival 2013), The Wait (sxsw 2013) and The Letter with Winona Ryder and James Franco. Recent TV appearances include Louie, The Good Wife, Necessary Roughness,and Elementary. A longtime veteran of the New York stage, he recently appeared in Neil LaBute'sReasons to be Happy at MCC and Theresa Rebeck's Dead Accounts on Broadway. Other productions include The Coast of Utopia at Lincoln Center; Proof on Broadway; Kenneth Lonergan'sThis is Our Youth, The Waverly Gallery, and The Medieval Play; The Cherry Orchard with John Turturro and Dianne Wiest, Three Sisters with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, A Doll's House with Lily Rabe, A Lie of the Mind directed by Ethan Hawke, The Bridge Project directed by Sam Mendes, Hurlyburly with Ethan Hawke and Bobby Cannavale, Things We Want with Peter Dinklage and Paul Dano, The Cider House Rules, As Bees in Honey Drown, and Suburbia.

CYNTHIA NIXON
(Charlotte)

Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon made her film debut in Little Darlings at the age of 12 and her Broadway debut at 14 in The Philadelphia Story. Since then she has appeared in over 40 plays and countless films and television shows. She has been directed by Sidney Lumet, Louis Malle, Milos Forman, Mike Nichols and Robert Altman. Perhaps best known for her role as Miranda in the HBO series Sex and the City, Nixon will appear in upcoming projects including Richard Loncraine's Life Itself opposite Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton, as well as James White, an indie film written and directed by Josh Mond. She can currently be see in Amazon's Alpha House, and in the second season of NBC's Hannibal in a recurring role. She recently wrapped Nikole Beckwith's drama Stockholm, Pennsylvania, opposite Saoirse Ronan. In real life Cynthia has played an important role in fighting for NYC's public schools, marriage equality and most recently to elect progressive Democrat Bill de Blasio for NYC Mayor. She lives in downtown Manhattan with her wife Christine Marinoni and their three children Samantha, Charlie, and Max.

ALEX BREAUX
(Brodie)

Breaux is a recent Juilliard grad, was seen in this summer's Much Ado About Nothing in Central Park and is currently performing in The Sky and the Limit at 59E59 Theaters. Juilliard credits include Buried Child, The Cherry Orchard and Hamlet. Prior to Juilliard, Alex attended Harvard University, where he was a four-time letterman on its varsity football team.

RONAN RAFTERY
(Billy)

Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Ronan Raftery's debut was the lead role in The Comedy Of Errors at Shakespeare's Globe. Since then Ronan has gone on to perform in the West End in The Shawshank Redemption, as well as the National Theatre of Great Britain in shows such as Juno And The Paycock and, most recently, as the star of Howard Davies acclaimed production, The Silver Tassie. His television and film career has been equally diverse; starting off with a small role in Marvel's Captain America, and the Irish indie hit Death of a Superhero. The past two years have mostly been taken up with various television projects including a leading role in Chris O'Dowd's Emmy Award-winning "Moone Boy," the UK cult hit "Fresh Meat" and NBC's crime drama "Crossing Lines."

MADELINE WEINSTEIN
(Debbie)

Broadway debut! Madeline recently graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in theatre. Favorite Northwestern credits include Pride and Prejudice, Eurydice, Machinal, and Caryl Churchill's Far Away. Thanks to everyone at Innovative and Roundabout, Sam and the whole creative team; love to Matt, grandparents and Mom.

REBECCA BROOKSHER
(u/s Annie/Charlotte)

New York: Dying City (LCT, Lortel nomination), Love's Labour's Lost (Public Theater), Loot (Red Bull), White People (Atlantic). Regional: Golden Age (Kennedy Center), She Stoops to Conquer (McCarter Theatre), Anna Christie (Berkshire Theatre Festival). TV/film: "Love Monkey," "Ugly Betty," "The Confession," "Canterbury's Law," "The Good Wife," Cold Souls, The Muse. Training: Juilliard.

NICK DILLENBURG
(u/s Billy/Brodie)

Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: Henry V in Into the Hazard: Henry V (Walkerspace), Hater (Ohio Theatre), Taking Leave (MCC FreshPlay). Regional: Shakespeare Theatre, Guthrie Theater, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Berkshire Theatre Group and many more. TV: "Person of Interest," "Elementary," "Law & Order." Training: MFA, University of Connecticut.

RAE GRAY
(u/s Debbie)

Regional: Slowgirl (Steppenwolf/Geffen), The Book Thief and Wedding Band (Steppenwolf), A Christmas Carol (Goodman), Circle Mirror Transformation (Victory Gardens),The North China Lover (Lookingglass), The Real Thing (Writers Theatre), Sunday in the Park With George (Ravinia), The Crucible (TimeLine). TV: "Boardwalk Empire," "CSI: Cyber,""Shameless," "Chicago Fire" and "Betrayal." Student at the University of Chicago.

MATTHEW GREER
(u/s Henry, Max)

Roundabout: Cabaret, Dinner With Friends, If There Is I Haven't Found It Yet, Suddenly Last Summer. Broadway: Seminar, The Real Thing, The Judas Kiss. National tour: Spamalot. Off-Broadway includes Hit the Wall; The Duchess of Malfi; A Mother, a Daughter, and a Gun. Regional: many. Television: "Guiding Light." Education: Juilliard.