The actress also shared a behind-the-scenes secret from 'The Notebook.'
Rachel McAdams' name is lighting up a Broadway marquee for the first time in her career, after 25 years away from the stage.
"'Mary Jane' is a play about a single mom who lives in Jackson Heights, New York, and she's raising her young boy Alex, who's , and he has very special needs that need a lot of help," McAdams explained of the plot for the two-act drama, which is running at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. "It's about the village that she finds that helps her raise her son and keeps her going.
"My mom was a nurse, so I sort of got a small taste of what it is to be a health care worker and care deeply, and sort of be stuck in a system that maybe isn't always in support of the best care," she said. "It's really rewarding though. She's such an amazing character -- I love going out there every night and finding something new with my amazing castmates.
She added, "The lovely cast of the musical came to opening night , and I saw Joy Woods, and I said, 'I'm so sorry about that rain' -- but it makes for great theatre I guess, having all that rain actually onstage -- I'm very excited to see it."2004 was a big year for McAdams, who also starred in "Mean Girls" that year as Regina George, the queen bee of North Shore High School.
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