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Patrick Stewart is returning to his one true love - the theater!

The X Men and Star Trek alum is coming to Broadway.

The British actor will star in the Shakespeare classic Macbeth at the Lyceum Theater in NYC beginning April 8th.

The show will run for a limited engagement.

Good luck! (Bwa Ha ha)

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

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    1. Alana says – reply to this


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      First! I think and btw who cares?

    2. tina says – reply to this


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      meh

    3. hurrygogetsomevagisil says – reply to this


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      X17 practices C#ENSORSHIP

      NO FREE SPEECH AT X17, but hey let that whore run pictures of Britney's bloody TWAT

    4. hurrygogetsomevagisil says – reply to this


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      X17 practices C#ENSORSHIP

      NO FREE SPEECH AT X17, but hey let that whore run pictures of Britney's bloody TWAT

    5. ME says – reply to this


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      I LOVE THE JONAS BROTHERS

    6. Tina says – reply to this


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      The show right now is playing at BAM to a SOLD OUT crowd. People are buying the tickets like crazy on EBAY. And ofcourse the psycho Trek fans are showing up in costume to the performances. This is just downright crazy

    7. r says – reply to this


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      haha

    8. RK says – reply to this


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      Shakespeare… oh come on!!

    9. CoClo says – reply to this


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      The theater is GAY!!!!!!

    10. AgentGiggles. says – reply to this


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      I hate Shakespeare but I'd go for him.

    11. Dizzle says – reply to this


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      MAKE IT SO!

    12. Mimi says – reply to this


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      FIRSTTT

    13. asshole says – reply to this


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      FIRST!!!

    14. ross says – reply to this


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      he's still hot

    15. Naemi says – reply to this


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      Hey, what does "Bwa Ha Ha" mean???
      He is actually a very good actor!

      Hey, what does "Bwa Ha Ha" mean???
      He is actually a very good actor!

      Hey, what does "Bwa Ha Ha" mean???
      He is actually a very good actor!

    16. ryan says – reply to this


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      FIRST!!!!! I want to lick his bald nub.

    17. jenelle says – reply to this


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      1st

    18. hurrygogetsomevagisil says – reply to this


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      NO FREE SPEECH At X17

      X17 practices censorship…while runnung pictures of Britney's bloody twat…KLASSY.

    19. Stephanie says – reply to this


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      Omg! Patrick Stewart is an amazing stage actor! I saw him 2 years ago in London for a one man production of A Christmas Carol. I went into it not expecting much, but he blew me away. He was able to play dozens of characters, all with different voices and body language! And, I got to meet him after the show. He was such a sweet man. I think he'll be fab in Macbeth. Don't talk shit about him, Perez! :-)

    20. Rebecca says – reply to this


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      Yesssss I love him! Funny how Star Trek and X-Men managed to entice such a talented actor… that only makes me like him more!

    21. chaneezy says – reply to this


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      firsttttttt

    22. Sarah J says – reply to this


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      I love the bow-tie! No cocks for Picard!

    23. Carolina says – reply to this


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      I love him!

    24. samantha says – reply to this


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      I LOVE HIM! I had a HUUUGE crush on him and Jonathan Frakes when I was younger.

    25. hader says – reply to this


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      something hairless this way comes

    26. funky munky says – reply to this


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      LOOK AT THAT FACE!!!!!!!!!!! HE IS JUST LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY

      LOVELY LOVELY LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    27. kristiee says – reply to this


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      who would he play in macbeth?!

    28. mr.c says – reply to this


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      um, he actually studied shakespeare and has been in tons of shakespearean works throughout his life

    29. Jojo says – reply to this


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      Perez - it's better to say, "Break a leg!" in the theatre…..

      Break a leg Picard!!!

    30. Vicki in Canada says – reply to this


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      LOVE PATRICK STEWART!!!! SHOW SHOULD BE AMAZING!!!

    31. M says – reply to this


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      I've seen Patrick Stewart in West End (London) productions of both A christmas Carol and Macbeth, he's an incredible actor and a presence to behold on stage. If you get the opportunity you should definately see this.

      Just let us have him back sometime soon thanks.

    32. Joey says – reply to this


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      To be or not to be
      To boldly go where no one has gone before

      the classics!

    33. faith says – reply to this


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      I don't get the bwahaha either. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. No small feat.

    34. mizzuthafizzukah says – reply to this


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      Hey, P, don't you mean "Back to the BORED???"
      bwaaaaaaaaaaaahaaa!
      (ps ur a douche!)

    35. Rainbowcat says – reply to this


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      Saw Patrick Stewart in Macbeth last week! A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!!!!!!! The man is a stone genius actor, born to play this role. Amazing. I wish everyone could see this - you, too, Perez. I am HOPING they will make a film of it. And lemme tell ya, Mr. Stewart is a handsome devil - those eyes are unbelievable!

    36. Shannon says – reply to this


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      I saw this in Brooklyn. Wish I would have waited because the cheap seats were barstools.

    37. do not MAKE IT SO says – reply to this


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      I was so excited to see PS in The Roundabout Theatre's production of The Caretaker on Broadway. After the show a very, very elderly man hobbled to the stage to ask for Mr. Stewart;s autograph. PS sneered at him and rudely blew him off. I've not been a fan ever since. So sad.

    38. AngelBaby says – reply to this


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      Good for Patrick. He is an amazing actor and though I have not had the pleasure of seeing him on stage, I can tell from movies and TV appearences he has a very strong stage pressence. And RK and CoClo, Shakespere and theater are wondeful and only oh I don't wnat to say uneducated twerps, but it is the only thing I can think of, would say that about the two greatest things on earth.
      Patrick is a great Shakeperean actor, it is his true love.
      Make it so.

    39. Tucsonmom says – reply to this


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      Re: kristiee – MMMMMMM How about MACBETH!!!!!!!

    40. Kev says – reply to this


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      Yo Perez, look beyond the USA for a bit. Patrick is not "returning" to the theatre, in Britain he's been doing nothing else for at least a year! He's enjoyed wide acclaim for his Macbeth in 2007 and has obviously now decided to let the USA enjoy the same show. Nice one Patrick!

    41. Bleekcer says – reply to this


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      This is OLLLLDDDD news.

      He's already in that show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

      Brooklyn represent!

    42. Fidel Castro says – reply to this


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      Mario …. I am embarassed for gay men everywhere

    43. ryguy says – reply to this


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      Wow. This was posted on playbill.com three or four days ago that he was coming to NYC - maybe even more. Plus he's been in London on stage for the past year or more. Someone is SERIOUSLY slacking on these…

    44. ERM says – reply to this


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      umm, he is saying bwahaha because

      1) you are not supposed to say "macbeth" before a show… it is bad luck
      2) you are not supposed to say "good luck", you are supposed to say break a leg

      he was making a pun about acting superstitions, not being a dick (for once)

    45. ridesbuttons says – reply to this


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      did someone actually wonder what role he would be playing? Jeeesus! Duh! Macbeth!

    46. G says – reply to this


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      I definitely read that as "X Men and Star Trek are coming to broadway". I don't know if I was excited or appalled….

    47. Mandalyn says – reply to this


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      OH SHIT! It is my main ho! I love me some fucking Captain Picard. What a sexy scoundrel. Hahaha! I need those tickets! Aack! I used to go see Broadway plays so often, growing up an hour away from NYC. Damn! My man has a Shakespearean quote tattooed down his side. He'd love that shit. I must get on this! Cap PicardXShakespeare=HOTNESS.

    48. hot_4_britney says – reply to this


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      Perez, you are obviously unaware so please permit me to educate you (and I thought gay people were supposed to be smart). Patrick Stewart is a trained Shakespearian actor. This is why he was so good in Star Trek. The Dude has some serious skills.

    49. Vick says – reply to this


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      he is already doing this performance in New York and the Brooklyn Museme of Arts, it is quite good, I saw it on Wed. If your in NY you should go check it out. It is a modern version of the play, well worth seeing.

    50. Erin says – reply to this


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      patrick stewart is sexy!

    51. erik says – reply to this


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      the production is actually coming from london, where i saw it, and it was really good!

      stewart didn't impress me as much as i thought he would, but if the rest of the cast comes to new york as well, it's definitely worth it.

    52. LooLoo says – reply to this


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      OMG he looks amazing! He hasn't aged in 10 years. He is a classically trained actor who has a long history in the theater, so I'm not sure what point Perezel is trying to make…

    53. emily says – reply to this


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      This was MY idea. For like 3 years I've wanted to produce a Macbeth on Broadway. Assholes.

    54. Ck says – reply to this


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      Tickets needed
      Make it so

    55. emily says – reply to this


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      have you ever SEEN this guy do shakespeare? he is AMAZING. and i'm a total theatre snob. your snarky little "good luck" was sorely misplaced. patrick stewart is seriously like one of the best shakespeare actors in the world right now, and that's common knowledge to most theatre folks.

    56. Sarah says – reply to this


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      I love Patrick Stewart!
      I wish I could go see one of these performances.

    57. Alison says – reply to this


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      He played this role in London a couple of months ago and was fantastic. Hopefully they'll keep the same production (it was set in the WWII era with the witches as nurses and all in 40s military garb) as it was really engaging and definately creepy. He's a fab actor, definately a play to go see!!

    58. Marcy says – reply to this


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      Dude has the BEST voice ever!

    59. hader says – reply to this


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      Re: emily – oh no someone "stole" your idea to do Shakespeare in the theater district! SHOCKING! get a lawyer!!!

    60. SFB says – reply to this


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      Saw the show in London! It was AMAZING!

    61. Bam says – reply to this


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      He;'s actually already in a production of Macbeth in BAM, which is Brooklyn's big theater where Sir Ian Mckellen was in Kind Leir earlier this year. He and th aplay have beeen getting great critical reviews, it was mentioned in the New York Times

    62. beedle bum says – reply to this


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      just saw it already in brooklyn… he's amazing. the production is so dark and gory, it was the most intense thing I'd seen in years. seriously, even if you don't like the bard, this is worth seeing!

    63. Bridget says – reply to this


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      Oh! I really, really want to go see this or any other Shakespearian play PS is in… I know I can't but that's on my bucket list (i'm 25) so I want to see him live once at least before he kicks the bucket! Plus, we have the same birthday - how cool is that?

    64. Hannah says – reply to this


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      I went to see Patrick Stewart in Macbeth recently in London at the Duke of York's theatre and it was AMAZING! I am a great fan of Shakespeare but it was a much scarier, darker and more modern interpritation of the play and I recommend that if you get the chance you go and see it!! xxxxxxx

    65. thatdog says – reply to this


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      Just saw this at BAM as well. They took a new approach to the setting and everything…takes place in roughly, '40s Stalinist Russia…they have moved the action of the play to the kitchen of Macbeth Castle as well as a morgue, and then other locations, care of innovative video and sound techniques. When a production of Macbeth actually imbues it with the dread, foreboding and overall creepiness that the Bard I'm sure intended…I'd say, it's a success. And PS kicked ass, but the rest of the cast was top notch and filled with Royal Shakespearean Company actors as well.

    66. Brilliant actor ... says – reply to this


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      … and even more brilliant when he does Shakespeare. Can't wait to see it! Perhaps you should check it out, Perez. The education of seeing a play by Shakespeare, not to mention a real actor act, might do you some good.

    67. Daniella says – reply to this


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      He's laughing because he said "good luck" and that's bad luck in theatre. Also, no one has done Macbeth in AGES, you're not even supposed to say the name in the theatre. There's a huuuuuge supersition within the drama community, DUH! It's called "the Scottish play".

    68. So good! says – reply to this


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      I just saw this production at BAM in Brooklyn last weekend- AMAZING! Hands down the best play I've ever seen.

    69. kgb says – reply to this


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      just saw it at BAM - worth the price of a bway tix! GO GO GO
      the female lead looks like nelly furtado a bit haha

    70. caroaber says – reply to this


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      Aha! I noticed you didn't draw a male member inches away from his mouth. What gives? He's not in the closet, after all.

    71. pepe says – reply to this


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      honey he is already in previews. you're usually up on that of that shiz. helloooooo

    72. Erin says – reply to this


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      I saw Patrick Stewart at the University of Michigan in Fall 06 with the Royal Shakespeare Company and he was amazing!!! He performed in The Tempest and Antony and Cleopatra and was fantastic in both plays. I even spent extra cash to see him in The Tempest twice. Seriously, if you can get tickets, go!!!

    73. g says – reply to this


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      he's been in macbeth in brooklyn for quite some time now…

    74. AG says – reply to this


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      If its anything like the one he did in London it was fantastic. Paid a ton of money to see it but it was worth it!

    75. Michelle says – reply to this


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      Patrick Stewart is actually very good in the theater so I don't get the whole Bwa ha ha remark. Have you ever actually seen him live? He's amazing.

    76. JR says – reply to this


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      Re: Alana – actually you are second DUMB CUNT

      and I CARE, Patrick Stewart is an awesome actor. what a talented men and he is HOT !!

    77. Becky S. says – reply to this


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      I saw Patrick Stewart play Prospero in The Tempest, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at their theater in Stratford-upon-Avon, in the summer of 2006. I was quite impressed at the job Stewart did. I completely forgot about his movie roles!

    78. Tarontoe says – reply to this


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      I really hope he appears in one more Trek film. I am not a huge Trekkie or anything, but he was amazing as Captain Picard. JJ Abramms should at least give him a cameo in the next film, since the movie starts with an old Spock living in Captain Picard's time!

    79. JUJU says – reply to this


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      He played MacBeth in London…he's actually really good. And Shakespeare is not lame…some people who read this are actually cultured.

    80. clarence says – reply to this


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      Star Trek Macbeth? Hot God! I'd love to go see it. If only…

    81. jenbunny says – reply to this


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      cool, i may actually go see him as macbeth. back about 10 or 12 years ago, i saw him in the tempest and he was most excellent. if there are any really old people or culture hacks here, you may remember stewart's fine performance in the epic television miniseries adaptation: i, claudius. that was one of the best things on tv ever, especially sir derek jacobi and brian blessed. however, they should keep all the assy trek-dressed people out, i'm a fan but god, don't wear a lousy starfleet uniform to a shakespeare play. people might think you're weird or something!

    82. jenbunny says – reply to this


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      from skanky hos that gave the world curious, j'adore, and stunning.
      introducing: STANQUE. a perez hilton fragrance, now available at nordstrom.

    83. Bwa ha ha? says – reply to this


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      Someone must've pissed in your cereal this morning. Patrick Stewart is a classically trained Shakespearean actor and a damn good one at that. Plus he's better looking than you'll ever be, skinny, and not gay. Which drugs are making you jealous today Mario?

    84. Kevin says – reply to this


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      The RSC came before Star Trek for Patrick Stewart, in fact it's part of why he got the gig as Captain Picard.

      Patrick Stewart will be appearing in an RSC production of Hamlet alongside David "Doctor Who" Tennant this year in Stratford Upon Avon.
      http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article2379603.ece

    85. alphabetty says – reply to this


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      What's with your "Bwa ha ha" jackass? You suddenly know something about Shakespearean theatre?

      I hate Star Trek, but this dude is an AMAZING Shakespearean actor! He was a member of the hugely prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company for something like 20 years before he ever did Star Trek.

    86. pucky says – reply to this


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      Fuck you, bitch. He's a fantastic actor and has plenty of years experience onstage and in Shakespearean plays.

      Mario, you're just a jealous bitch.

    87. rae_regenbogen says – reply to this


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      How is it that "Captain Picard" is about 100 years old and still hot?

    88. Maija says – reply to this


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      Returning to the theater? He's been doing Shakespeare plays for a long time.

    89. RebJam says – reply to this


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      He's **already** starring in the play at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. .they're moving it to B'way. Lets be a bit accurate in our reporting shall we?

    90. whoever says – reply to this


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      i actually just saw him in Macbeth at BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and he was quite good.

    91. KT says – reply to this


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      Dude I saw his show this past weekend and it rocked. The guy started as a Shakespearian actor and he definitely knows what he is doing.

    92. perezmakestheworldgoRound says – reply to this


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      ! that man is sucha QT !

      !!

      with his little bald head

    93. pink dis0rder says – reply to this


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      YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

      i love this man hahahhahahahaha

    94. mateonyc says – reply to this


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      Re: G –
      don't be an ignorant slut- good acting is good acting

    95. Novel1 says – reply to this


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      Is coming??? How about RETURNING, you 'tard! Stewart made his Broadway debut in 1971. He received the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor, the Critics Circle Theatre Award for Best Shakespearean Performance, and a Theatrical Management Association award for his portrayal of Macbeth. Way to go, Perez - make it sound like breaking friggin' news that Stewart is "coming" to Broadway. Why don't you get a job you're qualified for - reporting accurate news isn't something you do very well.

    96. Lucy says – reply to this


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      I saw him in the Tempest, just last year..