Jim Parsons News

Producer Jeffrey Finn announced today that the new Broadway comedy An Act of God starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Jim Parsons recouped its $2.9 million capitalization in just 10 weeks. The critically acclaimed play is the first Broadway production of the 2015-16 season to recoup its initial investment. The strictly limited engagement will play through Sunday, August 2 at Broadway's Studio 54 (254 West 54 Street).

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Sutton Foster gets wild at Encores! tonight, Jennifer Holliday heads to Texas, and Broadway remembers Roger Rees!

Maybe Jim Parsons really is God, after all. 

Three roles have been cast, with many more to be announced in the coming months. While we wait, meet the cast members that we know so far below!

Producers Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, and Jam Theatricals just announced that Tony nominee JESSICA HECHT (A View From the Bridge, “Breaking Bad,” The Last Night of Ballyhoo) and ADAM KANTOR (The Last Five Years, Next to Normal, Rent) will join the cast of Fiddler on the Roof. Hecht will play the role of Golde and Kantor will play the role of Motel. Further casting will be announced soon.

The Reel 13 summer schedule opens on July 4 with Robert Benton's drama Kramer vs. Kramer about a just-divorced career man who must learn to take care of his son on his own and then must fight in court to keep custody of him.

The new Broadway comedy An Act of God, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons, just launched a Godly Giveaway! Enter now through midnight on July 14 for a chance to win!

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: Benefits, readings, concerts, and more, all in time for Father's Day!

Last night, Bravo's 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, saluted critically-acclaimed actor Jim Parsons, currently starring in the new Broadway play, AN ACT OF GOD.

The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons, currently starring in Broadway's AN ACT OF GOD, sits down with host James Lipton on Bravo's 'Inside The Actor's Studio', airing tonight, June 18 at 8pm ET/PT.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: Two off-Broadway openings and a starry INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO appearance from the Almighty Jim Parsons!

Bravo Media's Emmy Award-Winning 'Inside the Actors Studio,' hosted by James Lipton, salutes critically-acclaimed actor Jim Parsons tonight, June 18th at 8pm ET/PT in hot pursuit of his new Broadway play, 'An Act of God.'

Morgan Spector (“Boardwalk Empire”) has signed on to star in the USA Network pilot, PARADISE PICTURES. 

FUN HOME or 'phone home'?!

The 2015 Tony Awards are in full swing on CBS, co-hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming, and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com is your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond! BWW kicked off the evening with photos from this year's stylish red carpet arrivals, and you can check out Part 4 of our coverage below! Plus, look through Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3!

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At last night's performance, the actor tested out an updated version of a previous joke involving former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner.

Before Broadway's biggest night on Sunday, June 7th, 37 productions will have opened on Broadway in the 2014-15 season. Of those productions, 10 were eligible for Best New Musical and 11 were eligible for Best New Play at the 69th Annual Tony Awards. In these new plays and musicals, 213 actors made their Broadway debuts in new shows.

This week's THEATER TALK focuses on two productions beginning the 2015-16 theater season - An Act of God, a new comedy by 13-time Emmy Award winner David Javerbaum with Jim Parsons in the title role, and Cagney, The York Theatre Company's new musical based on the life of the beloved actor James Cagney.