Name: A Man of No Importance
Start: 2022-10-11
End: 2022-12-18
Location: Classic Stage Company

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James Joseph Parsons&nbsp;was born on March 24, 1973 in Houston, Texas. He is&nbsp;known for his Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning TV role as&nbsp;Sheldon Cooper on CBS's&nbsp;The Big Bang Theory.

He was raised in Spring, Texas, and attended Klein Oak High School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Houston and&nbsp;enrolled in graduate school at the University of San Diego in 1999. Throughout his education, Parsons took a keen interest in theatre, appearing regularly in shows at the Stages Repertory Theater, becoming a founding member of&nbsp;Infernal Bridegroom Productions, and completing a two-year course in classical acting in partnership with the Old Globe Theatre. He moved to New York City after his graduation in 2001.

He made his Off-Broadway debut as&nbsp;Jeremiah in Manhattan Ensemble Theater's production of Franz Kafka's&nbsp;The Castle, which opened in January 2002. He went on to appear in two productions for La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego:&nbsp;as&nbsp;Valère in&nbsp;Molière's&nbsp;Tartuffe&nbsp;in 2002 and as&nbsp;Prince Tartaglia in&nbsp;The Love for Three Oranges&nbsp;in 2004. Parsons made his Broadway debut in the critically acclaimed Broadway premiere of&nbsp;The Normal Heart in April 2011, with his portrayal of&nbsp;Tommy Boatwright earning him a Theatre World Award. He and the cast also received a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance. He returned to Broadway in May 2012 to take on the lead role of&nbsp;Elwood P. Dowd&nbsp;in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of&nbsp;Harvey&nbsp;at <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/studio-54">Studio 54</a> and once again returned to the same venue in May 2015 to play God in the Broadway premiere of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/reviews/an-act-of-god">An Act of God</a>.

From 2002 until 2006, Parsons appeared in small roles in several television series and films, including Ed,&nbsp;Garden State,&nbsp;School for Scoundrels,&nbsp;and as Rod Holbrook in&nbsp;Judging Amy. He got his big break after being cast as Sheldon Cooper in CBS's&nbsp;hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory.&nbsp;From&nbsp;2007 to 2019, he starred in a total of 279&nbsp;episodes, won a Golden Globe in 2011, received two further Golden Globe nominations in 2013 and 2014, won a total of four Emmy Awards in 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014, and received two additional Emmy Award nominations in 2009 and 2012. Other notable screen credits over the years include his Emmy-nominated performance in the 2014 TV movie adaptation of The Normal Heart&nbsp;as well as roles in The Muppets,&nbsp;Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas,&nbsp;DreamWorks Animation's Home,&nbsp;Hidden Figures,&nbsp;Young Sheldon, and Hollywood.

Parsons returned&nbsp;to Broadway to take on the role of Michael in the 50th anniversary production of&nbsp;The Boys in the Band&nbsp;from April 30 through August 11,&nbsp;2018. He starred in the Off-Broadway revival of A Man of No Importance in 2022 and returns to Broadway in 2024 in Paula Vogel's Mother Play.

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The Booth Theatre opened on October 16, 1913, as an adjoining venue with the [Shubert Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/shubert-theatre). The building was designed by Henry B. Herts, and the first production there was Arnold Bennett's play *The Great Adventure*.

Named after the actor Edwin Booth, brother to the infamous John Wilkes Booth, the venue was actually the second New York theatre to bear his name. The first was built in 1869 on 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, but it was demolished in 1965.

The facade and parts of the current Booth's interior have been designated New York City landmarks.

## How to get to the Booth Theatre on Broadway

The Booth Theatre is located on 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. It is closest to the 42nd Street stations on the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, or S lines. The theatre is also accessible by bus, with the closest stops being 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 and M104 lines; 7th Ave/W. 44th St. on the M104 line; and 8th Ave/W 43rd St. on the M20, M104, and M34A-SBS lines.

## Where is *Kimberly Akimbo* playing?

The critically acclaimed musical *Kimberly Akimbo* plays the Booth Theatre on Broadway. The show has performed there since October 2022.

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With audiences on three sides of a small, knickknack-laden stage, which actors frequently spill off of with instruments in hand, [*A Man of No Importance*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24233-a-man-of-no-importance-tickets) at [Classic Stage Company](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/classic-stage-company) perfectly captures the feel of scrappy community theatre in a church basement. That's a high compliment, to clarify. In fact, it's the entire point of the show, a stirring and gorgeous one in its simplicity.

The musical is set up as a play-within-a-play, with bus passengers in Dublin introducing the story of their conductor, Alfie Byrne ([Jim Parsons](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/stars-on-stage/jim-parsons)). They're all members of his amateur theatre troupe, save for the bus driver, Robbie (A. J. Shively), though Alfie hopes he'll join for more reasons than one. Alfie is gay; Robbie is not, but the next best thing to being with him, then, is convincing him to lead an Oscar Wilde play.

Wilde is, of course, a deliberate choice for the playwright that consumes Alfie's every waking moment. "Wilde had no life aside from art. Remember that. He lived in the realm of the aesthetic. He never descended into the sewer," Alfie says of his idol. He does the same thing, throwing himself into the theatre troupe to escape his desires, while secretly wishing the theatre will be his ticket to living his truth. (Alfie is urged on at points by Wilde's ghost, played by Thom Sesma, thoroughly enjoying himself.) It's a clever conceit, as *A Man of No Importance* is very aware of its own theatricality, and how performing Alfie's story shows acceptance in itself.

Parsons convincingly inhabits Alfie's earnestness and diffidence, if not his Irish accent. Alfie's intimate little story of self-discovery isn't quite big enough for all its characters, but each member of the ensemble shines in even the most underwritten parts. Shereen Ahmed is marvelous as the reticent leading lady Adele, and Mary Beth Peil's few lines as Mrs. Grace are some of the show's funniest. ("She's a little old [to play] me daughter, Mr. Byrne. Can she be me sister?" she asks of the decades-younger Adele.)

In stage time, Alfie is most evenly matched by his sister Lillian (a motherly, wisecracking Mare Winningham) who can't understand why he hasn't settled down. And Shively brings an effortless, mischievous charm to Robbie, lighting up the stage with "The Streets of Dublin," his energetic solo and the show's best number among a strong array of Irish folk tunes by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty.

*A Man of No Importance* ultimately rushes to its end, but this being a 20-year-old musical whose writer (the late, great Terrence McNally) has passed, dwelling on that is fruitless. This revival — the first since its New York premiere in 2002 — has songs and performances that will rouse the soul, and that's of the utmost importance.

[*A Man of No Importance* is at Classic Stage Company through December 18. Learn more about *A Man of No Importance* tickets on New York Theatre Guide.](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/24233-a-man-of-no-importance-tickets)

*Photo credit: Jim Parsons and the company of A Man of No Importance. (Photo by Julieta Cervantes)*

'A Man of No Importance' review — Jim Parsons leads a simple yet stirring revival

Founded in 1967, Classic Stage Company (also known as CSC) is located in the heart of Manhattan’s East Village close to Union Square. CSC produces revivals and reimaginings of classical plays and musicals for contemporary audiences, which often relate to current issues.

The company's first venue was a 100-seat theatre within Rutgers Presbyterian Church, and it moved to its current venue, a former carriage house, in 1973. The 199-seat theatre has a thrust stage with audiences seated on three sides of the performance space.

In January 2019, the Off-Broadway home of Classic Stage Company was renamed the Lynn F. Angelson Theater in honor of Lynn F. Angelson, a longstanding board chair.

## How to get to Classic Stage Company off Broadway

Classic Stage Company's Lynn F. Angelson Theater is closest to the 3 Av. subway stop on the L line and 14th Street - Union Square on the N, Q, R, W, L, 4, 5, and 6 lines.

The nearest bus stops are 3 Av/E 14th St. and 3 Av/E 11th St. on the M101, M102, and M103 lines; and 4 Av/E 12 St on the M1, M2, and M3 lines.

## Restaurants near Classic Stage Company

Popular restaurants near Classic Stage Company include The Ugly Duckling (American), Jackdaw (American), The Smith (American), Ruby's Cafe (Australian), and Yellow Rose (Mexican).

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The Hayes Theater officially opened as The Little Theatre on March 12, 1912. The building was designed by Harry Creighton Ingalls and built by Winthrop Ames, opening with John Galsworthy's play *The Pigeon*.

During the 1920s, the theatre was redesigned by Herbert J. Krapp to increase the capacity from 300 to 590. The New York Times purchased the building in 1931, converting it to a conference hall under the name of New York Times Hall.

In 1979, Martin Markinson and Donald Tick bought the theatre and renamed it in 1983 to the Helen Hayes Theatre to honor the actress. A previous theatre bearing her name was demolished in 1982 to make way for the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

On April 18, 2015, it was officially announced that Second Stage Theater had purchased the property. It was later revealed that the venue would be renamed the Hayes Theater, and it opened in spring 2018. The Hayes Theater is the smallest Broadway theatre, now with 597 seats.

## How to get to the Hayes Theater on Broadway

The Hayes Theater, located on 44th Street between Eighth Avenue and Broadway, is closest to the 42nd Street - Port Authority subway stop on the A, C, and E lines. Additionally, the nearest bus stops are 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 and M104 lines; 7th Ave/W. 44th St. on the M104 line; and 8th Ave/W 43rd St. on the M20, M104, and M34A-SBS lines.

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