Rachel McAdams showcased her style credentials in a sexy backless sweater at a  photo call for her highly-anticipated play, Mary Jane, on Thursday.

While mingling with her castmates Lily Santiago, Susan Pourfar, April Matthis and Brenda Wehle, the Canadian actress, 45, appeared in high spirits as she posed for some solo shots and group pictures at the Manhattan Theatre Club.

The Mean Girls, who will be making her Broadway debut next month on April 2, beamed at photographers as she turned around to flash her bare back.

In the play, directed by Anne Kauffman, the Oscar nominee portrays a single mom ‘in an impossible family situation.’

Rachel McAdams showcased her style credentials in a sexy backless sweater at a photo call for her highly-anticipated play, Mary Jane, on Thursday

While mingling with her castmates Lily Santiago, Susan Pourfar, April Matthis and Brenda Wehle, the Canadian actress, 45, appeared in high spirits as she posed for some solo shots and various group pictures at the Manhattan Theatre Club

According to a description from producers at the Manhattan Theatre Club, her character’s child is ‘battling a difficult illness.’

‘Faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, Mary Jane relies on unflagging optimism and humor, along with the wisdom of the women around her who have become a makeshift family, to take on each new day,’ the synopsis teased. ‘But will inner strength and newfound friendships be enough to see her through?’

In 2023, Lynne Meadow, Manhattan Theatre Club’s artistic director, wrote in a statement they were ‘thrilled and very proud to be bringing this moving and heroic story of human experience’ to the stage. ‘

‘I’m equally pleased and honored to give Rachel McAdams her Broadway debut after audiences have enjoyed her many renowned performances on film. As a great fan of all three of these fabulous artists, I so look forward to sharing Mary Jane with our audiences,’ Meadow raved.

McAdams’ latest projects comes less than a year after she admitted that she still feels ‘guilty’ about taking a two-year break, at the height of her career in the mid-2010s, to ‘stay sane.’

While reflecting on her shocking decision to turn down starring roles in The Devil Wears Prada, Casino Royale, Mission: Impossible III, Iron Man, and Get Smart, the star revealed her break made her wonder if she was ‘throwing it all away.’

‘I felt guilty for not capitalizing on the opportunity that I was being given, because I knew I was in such a lucky spot,’ she confessed. ‘But I also knew it wasn’t quite jiving with my personality and what I needed to stay sane.’

Despite occasionally feeling regretful for not taking a role, the mom-of-two said she always takes a step back and thinks: ‘That was the right person for that.’

The Mean Girls, who will be making her Broadway debut next month on April 2, beamed at photographers as she turned around to flash her bare back

In the play, directed by Anne Kauffman, the Oscar nominee will take on the title role, a single mom ‘in an impossible family situation’

During her brief hiatus from acting, the mother-of-two, who shares a son and daughter with longtime partner Jamie Linden, said she was not initially aware ‘why’ she was taking time off.

‘It’s taken years to understand what I intuitively was doing,’ McAdams explained to Bustle, nodding to prioritizing her mental health as she grappled with navigating fame at a young age.

She continued: I guess I always had a sense that it would be OK; either it’s going to work out or it’s not.’

According to a description from producers Manhattan Theatre Club, her character’s child is ‘battling a difficult illness’ (pictured with director Anne Kauffman)

McAdams seen with (L-R) Lily Santiago, Susan Pourfar, April Matthis and Brenda Wehle

Ultimately, she credits her acting breaks over the years for ‘really’ helping her ‘feel empowered.’

‘It helped me feel like I was taking back some control. And I think it sort of allowed me to come in from a different doorway,’ she added.

Later, the performer stated that becoming a household name following her parts in Mean Girls, The Notebook and Wedding Crashers made her feel like an ‘overnight’ sensation.

The transition from a recent York University grad, who worked at a McDonald’s for three years, to A-lister was jarring.

‘You don’t go to theater school to learn about how to deal with that. There’s no book on how to navigate that,’ she said, referring to being recognized in public and having fans ask for selfies.