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The Boys in the Band bears a unique distinction as a gay classic that many gays love to hate — whether or not they actually have seen the play onstage, or watched William Friedkin’s 1970 film adaptation.

Jim Parsons is opening up about his battle with coronavirus. While promoting his Netflix movie The Boys in the Band, the 47-year-old actor talked about how he and husband Todd Spiewak dealt with the virus. “Apparently we aren’t the kind – luckily – that it lingered with, nor did we have major, major cases, I’d say it was mild to medium, but it was a lingering thing,” Jim shared.

Zachary Quinto tells ET of bringing Mart Crowley’s 1968 groundbreaking play to life for a whole new generation. “When I watched the film, I was incredibly proud to be a part of it.” Revived on Broadway in 2018, the Ryan Murphy-backed production was directed by Joe Mantello and starred Quinto as well as Andrew Rannells, Brian Hutchison, Charlie Carver, Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Michael Benjamin Washington, Robin de Jesús and Tuc Watkins.

Jim Parsons was one of the millions of people around the world to contract the coronavirus. The 47-year-old star revealed on Monday's that he and his husband, Todd Spiewak, fought the disease earlier this year. «Not everybody did [know we had it], but I figure why not talk about it with you on television?» he quipped to host Fallon.

The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons has said he and his husband had contracted coronavirus without realising.The actor recalled how in March the pair lost their sense of taste and smell, and mused about how his Big Bang Theory character might fare during the pandemic.“He was built for this,” Parsons said of Sheldon on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. “This is the moment he was waiting for.

The Big Bang Theory actor Jim Parsons has revealed that he battled with COVID-19 earlier this year but the actor confessed he wasn't aware of it. Parsons appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and revealed that he and his husband Todd Spiewak had coronavirus in March.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSPOILER ALERT: This interview contains crucial plot details about Netflix’s The Boys in the Band filmMuch has changed in the two years since director Joe Mantello was readying his revival of The Boys in the Band, Mart Crawley’s 1968 landmark of gay theater, for a 2018 Broadway audience.

The catty screeches of the smashed birthday partying queers in Mart Crowley’s Off-Broadway play “The Boys in the Band” were not merely sliver-sharp gibes and ice pic-like verbal jabs for their own sake. They were, rather, frayed confessions of self-loathing, a velvet rage that had curdled into shouts that were partially enough to mobilize gay and queer men to assert their identities in an unwelcome world.

HBO series . He beat out co-stars Jovan Adepo and Louis Gossett Jr., to take home his first Emmy. “Thank you so much to the academy.

Jim Parsons and Matt Bomer lead an all-star cast in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix film adaptation of the Tony-winning play. And the first trailer gives a look at the wild night that awaits them. Written by playwright Mart Crowley, tells the story of a group of gay men in 1968 New York City who gather at a mutual friend's apartment for a birthday celebration.

“The Boys in the Band” — starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Tuc Watkins, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Michael Benjamin Washington and Robin de Jesús — now is your chance.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comIf you missed the critically acclaimed 2018 Broadway adaptation of “The Boys in the Band” — starring Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Tuc Watkins, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Michael Benjamin Washington and Robin de Jesús — now is your chance.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen Jim Parsons was cast in Netflix’s limited series “Hollywood” as Henry Willson, the real-life agent best known for shepherding Rock Hudson to mega-stardom, the multiple Emmy-winning actor immediately turned to Google.

Making its debut off-Broadway in 1968, “The Boys in the Band” proved to be a defining statement for the burgeoning gay rights movement of the era.

First look photos for the upcoming film adaptation of the Tony-winning revival of The Boys in the Band have been revealed!

The Big Bang Theory has been off the air for over a year now, but if you’ve been longing for answers as to why the show called it quits, we’ve finally got some. 

Jim Parsons is opening up about the series of events that resulted in him leaving after 12 seasons.

Celebrated actor Jim Parsons is opening up about his decision to leave The Big Bang Theory, which ultimately led to the show ending. During his appearance on David Tennant Does a Podcast With…, the 47-year-old actor explained to the former Doctor Who star that there were many reasons why he decided to end his run as Sheldon Cooper on the popular sitcom, and that included his dog passing away.

RyanMurphy, the prolific showrunner and director, is the guest editor of the first-ever Pride Issue published by The Hollywood Reporter.

By Marc Malkin

Amy and Sheldon are back! Kind of. During Fox's new season announcements on Monday, the network revealed that it has officially picked up a new comedy series, Call Me Kat, from Mayim Bialik and Jim Parsons, who starred as Amy Farrah Fowler and Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory.

Working on the Netflix show “Hollywood” was a tearjerking experience for actress Michelle Krusiec.

Sheldon and Amy are back! Kind of. Fox announced Monday morning that it has officially picked up a new comedy series, Call Me Kat, from Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, who starred as Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory.

[This story contains spoilers from Hollywood.] Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan's new Netflix limited series Hollywood reimagines how the entertainment industry may have evolved differently if a woman were in charge and people took bold steps to dismantle the biases against race, gender and sexuality back in the 1940s.

By Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski

Netflix and prolific TV producer Ryan Murphy are each making a $100,000 donation to an entertainment industry charity ahead of the release of the Hollywood TV series.