Woody Allen and his wife Soon-Yi Previn make a public outing to see Broadway performances

Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn were spotted making a rare public appearance in New York City on Monday, stepping out to see a Broadway play.

The “Annie Hall” director, 88, and his wife, 53, were spotted outside the Vivian Beaumont Theater. The couple was at the theater to attend the premiere of the new play “McNeal,” in which Robert Downey Jr. made his Broadway debut.

“McNeal” stars Brittany Bellizeare, Rafi Gavron, Melora Hardin, Andrea Martin, Ruthie Ann Miles and Saisha Talwar in the story of a writer constantly on the hunt for a Nobel Prize and grappling with the power of AI.

Other celebrities were on hand to witness Downey’s first night on The Great White Way, including Jason Bateman, Justin Theroux, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd and Matt Damon.

Allen and Previn were last photographed walking in New York on April 24th.

The couple’s relationship has long been the source of shock and scandal.

The couple’s relationship has long been the source of shock and scandal.

Soon-Yi Previn was adopted by Allen’s ex Mia Farrow while she was married to her then-husband André Previn in the 1970s. At the time, Soon-Yi was about seven years old.

Farrow and Allen began dating soon after. Although they never married, the couple had a son, journalist Ronan Farrow, in 1987, and Allen adopted two of Farrow’s adopted children, Dylan and Moses, in 1991. The director reportedly began an affair with the then 21-year-old Previn that same year.

Farrow and Allen’s relationship collapsed in 1992 when she discovered nude photos of Previn in the filmmaker’s apartment. That same year, Allen was accused of sexually abusing his seven-year-old adopted daughter Dylan (which Allen denies). After Farrow sued him over custody of Dylan, Moses and Roman, he disclosed his relationship with Previn.

Previn and Allen married in December 1997 and have two adopted daughters, Bechet, 25, and Manzie, 24.

The family of four attended the Venice Film Festival in September 2023 and walked the red carpet at the premiere of Allen’s film “Coup de Chance.” His participation in the festival sparked controversy.

Dylan reignited discussion about her allegations against her adoptive father in 2014 when she made her first public comments about the alleged 1992 incident. In 2021, she took part in the HBO documentary “Allen v. Farrow”.

Allen has consistently denied Dylan’s allegations of sexual assault. In 2021, he called the allegations “absurd”.