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Parsons, 41, will star in the limited run of "An Act of God,"
scheduled to open on May 28 at Studio 54.
The play is based on "The Last Testament: A Memoir by God,"
dubbed the ultimate celebrity autobiography, as told to David
Javerbaum, the Emmy-winning former executive producer and head
writer of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart."
"I chose Jim to play me because I relish the irony of telling
the real story of the six days of creation through the star of
'The Big Bang Theory.' Plus, he's funny," a press agent quoted
God as saying in a statement.
The New York Times described Javerbaum's popular book as "a
recklessly funny set of gags about all things religious and
quite a few things secular, too."
The play will be a return to Broadway for Houston-born Parsons,
who also won a Golden Globe for "The Big Bang Theory." The tall,
lanky actor made his Broadway debut in 2011 in "The Normal
Heart," about the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York in the 1980s. He
reprised the role in the film adaptation.
Two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello ("Assassins," "Wicked")
will direct the play.
(Reporting by Patricia Reaney; editing by Gunna Dickson)
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