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Rachel McAdams teared up while taking her bow onstage after her special performance of Mary Jane at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City on Sunday.
The 45-year-old actress received a bouquet of flowers and was moved by the star-studded audience's applause after her performance in her Broadway debut role.
The Oscar-nominated Spotlight actress appeared overcome with joy after completing Sunday night's show with a scene alongside co-star April Matthis.
The Notebook alum cradled her flowers as she stood onstage before later being joined by her talented co-stars.
She and her castmates, Lily Santiago and Brenda Wehle to her left as well as Matthisi and Susan Pourfar to her right, all received big bouquets of flowers.
Rachel McAdams teared up while taking her bow onstage after her special performance of Mary Jane at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City on Sunday. The 45-year-old actress received a bouquet of flowers and was moved by the audience's applause after her performance in her Broadway debut role
She looked incredible during the curtain call ahead of her performance of the special show
The Oscar-nominated Spotlight actress appeared overcome with joy after completing Sunday night's show with a scene alongside co-star April Matthis
They received a standing ovation as they performed the play as Mary Jane premiered on Broadway this year.
Afterwards, she opened up about how being on Broadway was her 'longtime dream' and how she gets nervous to perform onstage.
'I feel so honored to be here,' she said during an interview with People on the red carpet. 'Broadway was something I'd always wanted to do but felt really intimated by. So to be standing on that stage feels like the completion of a longtime dream.'
She said she gets nervous even though she has done pre-shows multiple times already, but she 'embraces' a healthy amount to help make her performance 'more vibrant.'
'I'm less nervous now, but they're still there,' she explained.
'I still get nervous every night,' she added. 'And that's OK! We know that there's a certain amount of nerves that's good and propels you forward and just makes the performance that much more vibrant, so you want to keep some of them.
'I'm embracing the nerves! It's just new, right? It's like starting a new job — you're always nervous the first day, no matter what it is, and then you get into the groove,' she continued. 'I feel like I'm finding my feet.'
McAdams stars in the leading role of the dramatic stage play, which was written by Amy Herzog, as it makes its Broadway debut.
During her heartwarming reaction to the audience, she appeared to have tears in her eyes. The Notebook star cradled her flowers as she stood onstage
She and her castmates, Lily Santiago and Brenda Wehle to her left as well as Matthisi and Susan Pourfar to her right, all received big bouquets of flowers
They received a standing ovation as they performed the play as Mary Jane premiered on Broadway this year
They showed their support for each other onstage just as in the plot of the play
The Manhattan Theatre Club play Mary Jane follows a single mother of a toddler with cerebral palsy.
The story revolves around her and her relationship with her unlikely support system of women — including her building superintendent, a Buddhist nun and a Facebook friend — as they care for each other through the struggles.
Wehle plays the roles of Ruthie and Tenkei; Matthis plays Sherry and Dr. Toros; Susan Pourfar plays Brianne and Chaya; and Lily Santiago plays Amelia and Kat.
Mary Jane began performances at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre ahead its April 23 opening night at the beginning of the month.
The limited run is scheduled to continue through June 2.
Ahead of the preview performance, McAdams looked ethereal at the curtain call.
She put on an elegant display in a baby pink crepe dress with a braided, waterfall detail along the front of the skirt.
For the curtain call before taking the stage to perform the new Manhattan Theatre Club play, she teamed the sleeveless, stunning dress with a pair of metallic silver pumps.
The Mean Girls star styled her ashy brunette hair in loose, blowout waves and went for a light, radiant makeup look to highlight her natural beauty. She accessorized with dainty hoop earrings as well as stacks of
