Jim Parsons and Lee Pace Will Feel The Beat Of "The Normal Heart"

Lee Pace and Jim Parsons

Emmy-winning The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons and Pushing Daisies star Lee Pace have been added to the much-anticipated Broadway run of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart.

Parsons and Pace will make their Broadway debuts in the roles of AIDS activists Tommy Boatwright and Bruce Niles, respectively. They join previously announced stars Joe Mantello in the leading role of writer/activist Ned Weeks, Ellen Barkin as Dr. Emma Brookner, and John Benjamin Hickey as Ned’s lover, Felix Turner.

The Normal Heart debuted with a 1985 Off-Broadway production at The Public Theater, and was revived in Los Angeles and London and again Off-Broadway in 2004. Amazingly, despite its rightful place in gay history and theater history, this will be the first time it's made it to The Great White Way.

It begins its limited 12-week engagement on Tuesday, April 19th at the John Golden Theater with an official opening night set for Wednesday, April 27th.