Jim Parsons has offered his own thoughts about the ongoing conversation regarding LGBT representation in the media.
With director Joe Mantello’s fantastic adaptation of The Boys in the Band now streaming on Netflix, I recently spoke to Jim Parsons about being part of the production. If you’re not aware, back in 2018, Mantello and his all-openly gay cast including Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Michael Benjamin Washington, Tuck Watkins, Brian Hutchison, and Robin De Jesús, put on a revival of Mart Crowley’s iconic 1968 work, where it played to sold out audiences and went on to win the 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. After …
Netflix has unveiled the first The Boys in the Band trailer from the upcoming feature film adaptation, which will released on September 30th. Based on the Broadway play of the same name by Mart Crowley, the story revolves around a group of gay friends who reunite to celebrate one of their birthdays, only to have their evening upended when the host’s potentially closeted roommate shows up uninvited. Joe Mantello, who directed the stage play, also directed this feature film adaptation having previously worked with Ryan Murphy on the HBO movie The Normal Heart and the Netflix limited series Hollywood. …
Actor Jim Parsons recently got candid about his decision to leave The Big Bang Theory, and his departure had a pretty emotional impetus. When it was announced that the CBS sitcom’s 12th season would be its last, fans were surprised. It was still a ratings juggernaut for CBS, and fans seemed more than happy to tune in week after week. But the show wasn’t cancelled. Instead, it was Parsons’ decision to leave the series that then spurred creator Chuck Lorre to shut the whole thing down. But here’s the thing: 12 years is a long time to …
With the upcoming award season shining a spotlight on exceptional programming and performances, even though there are a lot of TV shows and various networks and streaming services with countless shows to choose from, there are still some real stand-outs. One such performance is the work of Jim Parsons in Hollywood as Henry Wilson, a manipulative agent who has a proven record of developing big movie stars. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, Parsons talked about why he loves working with executive producer Ryan Murphy, his uncanny ability to see the capabilities or possibilities in the …
What would have happened if inclusion and representation were taken more seriously in the Golden Age of Hollywood? While we will never actually know, Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan attempt to answer the question in their Netflix limited series, Hollywood, which is like a What If…? comic book about Hollywood in the 1940s. The series takes real people like Rock Hudson, Anna May Wong, and Vivien Leigh and combines them with fictionalized aspiring actors and filmmakers who are willing to do whatever it takes to make Hollywood look at every person as equal, no matter their race or sexual orientation. …
A brand new The Big Bang Theory video looks back at the casting of Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper and what creatives thought following his audition.
With The Big Bang Theory behind them--even as the residuals roll in for years to come--series stars Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are setting their sights on another TV project. Fox has picked up the half-hour comedy series Carla, a redo of one of the top-rated BBC series of the last decade, Miranda, from creator/star Miranda Hart. As Deadline reports, Bialik will star in Carla as the title character who opts to use the money her parents saved for her wedding in order to open a cat cafe in Louisville, Kentucky, as you do. She'…