The Cast of The Real Thing Explains Infidelity's Place on Broadway and in Our Lives

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Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Cynthia Nixon reflect on sex and the human condition.

Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing follows two couples through their imploding marriages and affairs. Though infidelity is by no means a new topic for the New York stage, cast members Ewan McGregor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Cynthia Nixon believe it's still ripe.

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