Pint-sized theatre critic Iain Armitage has been tapped to lead a potential spin-off of The Big Bang Theory. According to The Wrap, the eight-year-old actor and web personality would play a young Sheldon Cooper—the socially inept physicist portrayed by Emmy winner Jim Parsons in the long-running CBS comedy.
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The new series, which has yet to pick up an official pilot order from the network, is tentatively titled Sheldon and would follow Sheldon growing up in Texas. Broadway alum Zoe Perry (The Other Place) is in negotiations to play Sheldon’s mother Mary—a role played in the original series by her own mother, Tony nominee Laurie Metcalf.
Composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, the score was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and recorded at AIR Studios.
The murder mystery, a work of historical fiction, will debut on The Network next year.
The Roundabout production was the long-awaited Broadway premiere of Hwang's semi-autobiographical play.
Filmed in 2023, the one-night-only event featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the Ahrens and Flaherty musical's original cast.
The Tony-winning costumer created over 1,000 costumes for the new film.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lead the cast of Jon M. Chu's film adaptation.
Broomography will be optional at the nationwide Christmas screening events.
Kelly Clarkson will host the annual holiday tree-lighting celebration.
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