Kanye Westand Julia Fox enjoyed a night out at the theater.
In exclusive photos shared with PEOPLE, West, 44, can be seen withUncut Gemsactress Fox, 31, along with a group of friends at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre to see the Tony Award-nominatedSlave Playon Tuesday.
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“[Kanye] loved the show,” says the source. “He’s a fan of Jeremy, so he flew in to see the play and came with friends.”
West, who arrived to the theater right on time and sat next to Fox for the performance, “was very happy to be there,” the source says.
Of West and Fox, the source notes: “He was excited she was there, and they were fully going out after. Julia stayed for the whole after talk. She was very supportive and hung out and seemed very happy to be with him.”
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Slave Play —which runs through Jan. 23 at the August Wilson Theater — enjoys the distinction of being the most-nominated play in the Tony Awards' history, nabbing 12 nods, even thoughit did not win any statuettesat the awards ceremony in September.
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“Kanye was highly complimentary of the play after the show. He asked to stay and meet the cast and stayed as long as the theater could stay open. Jeremy was very excited,” the source continues, adding that the rapper and theSlave Playauthor are “super buddy-buddy.”
The insider adds, “I’m sure there are collaborations [between them] on the horizon.”
West and Fox’s outing in New York comes days after the rapper’ssurprise New Year’s Eve performance in Miami, the same spot where his estranged wifeKim Kardashian’s current flame,Pete Davidson, co-hosted a special for NBC withMiley Cyrus.
Last month, asource told PEOPLEthat West is still hoping that he and Kardashian can work things out — even as shetakes stepsto make their split legally official.
An insider close to the rapper said that family and marriage are “important” to West and that he’s a “family man at heart [whose] love and commitment” to his ex and kids “will never change.”
West sharesNorth, 8,Saint, 6,Chicago, 3 ½, andPsalm, 2½, with Kardashian.
Foxwelcomed a sonearlier this year with Peter Artemiev, whom she wed in 2018.
source: people.com
