Alec Baldwin Is Officially Heading Back to Broadway

After losing work in Hollywood, Alec Baldwin is returning to his roots: theater.

The actor will resume his acting career in the Broadway production of Art, the New York Post reported on Tuesday. The performance will mark his first role following October’s fatal shooting incident on the set of the film Rust.

Art will probably open in the spring, according to New York Post. John Leguizamo and Tony Shalhoub are set to co-star along with Alec Baldwin in the production, directed by Tony Award recipient Matthew Warchus.

Incidentally, Baldwin’s résumé includes a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor. He received the nom for his performance as Stanley Kowalski in a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. Baldwin did not win the honor, however.

Unbeknownst to most of the general public, Alec Baldwin actually started his acting career in theater. He made his Broadway in a revival of Loot in 1986, a year before he played a minor role in his first movie, Forever, Lulu.

Alec Baldwin participated in a slew of additional theatrical productions as well. His other Broadway credits include Serious Money, Macbeth, Twentieth Century, Orphans and many more performances.

Alec Baldwin Returns To Acting After Fatal ‘Rust’ Incident

Many wondered if Baldwin would ever act again following the freak fatal accident during the shooting of Rust. In one scene, he fired a gun that was supposedly a prop. In reality, it was a functional gun, and the bullet Baldwin fired from it killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Earlier this year, authorities determined the actor pulled the trigger on the gun. A forensic report stated the gun could not have been fired without the trigger pull. More specifically, the report stated the .45 Colt revolver “could not be made to fire without a pull of the trigger while the working internal components were intact and functional,” per ABC.

Baldwin and his attorney Luke Nikas refuted the claim.

“This is the third time authorities have found Alec Baldwin had no authority or knowledge of the allegedly unsafe conditions,” Nikas said. The “person in charge of safety on the set [told Baldwin] that the gun was ‘cold’ and believed the gun was safe.”