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Alec Baldwin plans his return to acting — on Broadway — in first job since ‘Rust’ shooting

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the tragic “Rust” shooting last year, will star in a revival of the play “Art” by Yasmina Reza.The 64-year-old will be joined by heavy hitters Tony Shalhoub (“The Band’s Visit”) and John Leguizamo (“Latin History for Morons”), while Tony winner Matthew Warchus (“Matilda”), who first staged the acclaimed comedy on the Great White Way back in 1998, has signed on as director. “Art” will likely open in the spring at a Shubert theater. (The production has been promised a house by the Shubert Organization.)The Post has reached out to reps for Baldwin, Shalhoub, Leguizamo and Warchus for comment.

The show marks Baldwin’s first job since the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the indie movie “Rust” in New Mexico, which occurred while Baldwin was holding an on-set gun loaded with live ammunition that went off.

New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator concluded this month that the shooting was an accident, and Baldwin claimed he did not pull the trigger.

A conflicting FBI report, however, said the trigger must have been pulled. Prosecutors have not yet determined if charges should be filed.In a highly unusual move for Broadway, “Art” has already secured its venue, stars and director even though it has no actual producer yet.

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