Jim Parsons earns 1st Tony nomination for performance in 'Mother Play' | News 12

>> You May know actor Jim Parsons from the television show, The Big Bang Theory, but it says role alongside an acting legend that has earned him a twenty-twenty for Tony nomination. News Twelve's Shannon Lanier has more. >> Other play a play-in 5 addictions is the newest work of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paula Vogel inspired by Vogel's family story. Jim Parsons Place Paul's brother issue. That's very much in this play. We we get to chance to watch his entire life from child until until he dies. Parson shares the stage with legendary actress Jessica Lange who placed the struggling with alcoholism and finance intimidated at first Jessica Lange and Jim Parsons. But again, she and I'm is widely with that, I think because she's some nice and warm. I just was excited. And I you know, I have a good therapist. So I was able to hunt. >> I was able to not crumple the, you know, the first cold and that he is seen with her as an actor. You won't be the same. Having worked with her. This is Parsons first big ticket to the Tonys. >> And I do think to since the pandemic. We're a force to be away from people for so long to be in a medium. >> Telling stories that can move people all together in the same room. At the same time. It that means more to me than it probably did before. And therefore, any recognition of of that's field now means

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