Parsons and Jason Nodler co-founded this theatre company in Parsons's home state of Texas in 1993. Parsons kickstarted his acting career by performing in 15 shows with Infernal Bridegroom Productions — including Guys & Dolls, Othello, and The Cherry Orchard — before the company dissolved in 2007.

Kafka’s characteristically enigmatic story looked at life and the bureaucracy and alienation that goes with it. Parsons played Jeremiah, who’s there presumably to assist a man simply called K. Suffice it to say that Jeremiah is little help.

Larry Kramer’s poignant and angry drama recalls the tumultuous early days of the AIDS epidemic. In the 2011 Broadway production, Parsons played Tommy Boatwright, a hospital administrator, an ardent activist, and a self-proclaimed “Southern bitch.” He won a Theatre World Award for his performance and reprised the role in the 2014 TV movie.

Parsons hopped into the lead role of Elwood Dowd in the 2012 revival of Mary Chase’s 1944 comedy. Concerns arise when it’s revealed that Elwood’s BFF (bunny friend forever) is a man-sized invisible rabbit. “The gentle farce provides an ideal vehicle for the gifted Jim Parsons,” the Hollywood Reporter's critic raved.

Oh my God, yes, Parsons played The Supreme Being in the 2015 Broadway premiere of the comedy written by David Javerbaum and directed by The Normal Heart star Joe Mantello. Turns out that God has jokes to crack and bones to pick about the Commandments. “Parsons’s quirky charm is generally enough to carry the day,” the New York Theatre Guide review reads.

Fifty years after Mart Crowley’s landmark dramedy about gay men in New York City debuted off Broadway, the play made its Broadway premiere in 2018. Parsons played birthday boy Michael, whose party sets the scene for cake, quips, and drama. Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, and Andrew Rannells (now on Broadway in Gutenberg! The Musical!) also were part of director Joe Mantello’s sterling cast. All reprised their roles in the 2020 Netflix movie version.

Twenty years after the 2002 debut of Stephen Flaherty, Lynn Ahrens, and Terrence McNally's musical, Classic Stage Company presented a revival starring Parsons as Alfie Byrne, a Dublin bus conductor who runs an amateur theatre troupe and grapples with being gay. New York Theatre Guide’s four-star review noted that Parsons “convincingly inhabits Alfie's earnestness and diffidence,” which went a long way to make the show “stirring and gorgeous.”

Family dysfunction, coming right up! Parsons was in top-tier, Tony-winning company in Pulitzer Prize winner Paula Vogel’s 2025 Broadway drama, set in 1962. That included Jessica Lange as his vexing mom and To Kill a Mockingbird’s Celia Keenan-Bolger as his sister, who together cope with the changes in their world and each other.

Appearing in his third NYC show in two years, Parsons loomed large as the all-important Stage Manager in a revival of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. While stage management is usually an offstage job, Parson acted as our narrator and guide through the cycle of life and death in an ordinary New Hampshire community.

Fans who saw Titanique off Broadway know that Parsons will get a scene-stealing meltdown moment as Ruth Dewitt Bukater in this parody musical capsizing James Cameron's Titanic film. Celine Dion's song catalog propels this hit show that reimagines what really happened to Jack and Rose, and the result is a boatload of fun perfect for fans of Parsons's sitcom career.

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