Ewan McGregor to make Broadway debut in 'The Real Thing'

Ewan McGregor will make his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing next year.

Artistic director of New York's Roundabout Theatre Company, Todd Haimes, said in a statement, “Ewan is an accomplished film actor whose credits range from independent, art-house films, like Beginners and Trainspotting, to huge studio blockbusters including Star Wars: Episodes 1-3 and Moulin Rouge."

McGregor, 42, will play Henry in the Sam Gold-directed play, who has an affair on his wife, The BBC reports. The play will run from Oct. 2, 2014 to Jan. 4, 2015.

The actor will be seen on-screen in August: Osage County alongside Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts next.

The Mirror notes McGregor was on stage for a different reason on Thursday night, raising money for Unicef to benefit children in Syria. He joined Robbie Williams on stage for a duet.

He tweeted a picture of the two and wrote, “Singing 'Angels' with Robbie Williams last night at@UNICEF_uk #halloweenball #childrenofsyria.”