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The Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons is publicly acknowledging that he’s gay and has been in a long-term relationship.

The New York Times interviewed the 39-year-old actor for his new starring role as Elwood P. Dowd in Broadway’s Harvey.

In the profile, writer Patrick Healy noted, “[His other play] The Normal Heart resonated with him on a few levels: Mr. Parsons is gay and in a 10-year relationship, and working with an ensemble again onstage was like nourishment, he said.”

Some say Jim never hid his sexuality and addressed his relationship whenever it came up.

But Out.com notes “for years, [Jim] has lived as a gay man in his private life, but in his professional public life he skirted the issue.”

The nominees for the 2012 Tony Awards are out!

Kristin Chenoweth and The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons unveiled the nominations at The New York Public Library for Performing Arts on Tuesday (May 1) in NYC.

The romantic comedy Once leads the pack with 11 nominations, including Best Musical, Best Actor, and Best Actress. The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess followed closely behind with 10 nominations.

Neil Patrick Harris will host this year’s ceremony, which airs live on June 10 at 8/7c on CBS.

Hugh Jackman will be presented with a Special Tony Award during the telecast. He’s “being honored for his contributions to the Broadway community, both as a performer and humanitarian; his tireless dedication to charitable works of many types; and his personal generosity of spirit.”

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Julia Roberts, Matt Bomer, Alec Baldwin, and Jim Parsons have all joined the upcoming film The Normal Heart, according to THR.

The project, helmed by Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy, is based on the Tony Award-winning drama of the same name, which “details the rise of HIV/AIDS in New York’s gay community in the 1980s.”

Mark Ruffalo, who was already attached to The Normal Heart, will play Ned Weeks, while Matt plays his gay fashion journalist boyfriend.

Julia will play wheel chair bound doctor Emma Brookner, Alec will take on the role of Ned’s brother, a lawyer who struggles to accept his sexuality, and Jim co-stars as a Southerner who is a gay activist.

Brad Pitt‘s Plan B will be producing the flick.

Jim Parsons and Lee Pace suit up to celebrate a successful opening night of their new Broadway play, The Normal Heart, on Wednesday (April 27) in New York City.

The 38-year-old actor and his 32-year-old co-star attended the after party at the Edison Ballroom after performing in their official opening.

Also pictured inside are Lee and Jim‘s fellow Normal Heart stars Ellen Barkin (in L’Wren Scott), Joe Mantello, and John Benjamin Hickey.

The Normal Heart is a gut wrenching play about the AIDS crisis in New York during the 1980s.

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Lee Pace and The Big Bang Theory‘s Jim Parsons are set to star in an upcoming production of The Normal Heart on Broadway!

The play, written by Larry Kramer, will run for a 12-week engagement beginning next month.

Here’s a synopsis of the show from Broadway.com: “The Normal Heart unfolds like a real-life political thriller as a tight-knit group of friends refuses to let doctors, politicians and the press bury the truth of an unspoken epidemic behind a wall of silence.”