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One recent Monday at 8:30 p.m., Patrick Stewart found himself with nothing to do.

He didn't have to go to work -- his play "Macbeth" was closed for the night. And Stewart, who has earned raves playing the doomed Scottish king, had not made any other plans.

"I did actually think, 'This is the saddest thing.' Here's a leading actor in a Broadway show on his night off and he's sitting at home on his own. Nobody to see, nothing to do, nowhere to go. What am I going to do?" Read full article »