A Man of No Importance

Emmy Award hoarder Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) stars in Classic Stage Company's revival of this 2002 musical—by the Ragtime band of Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrence McNally—about a closeted gay bus driver in 1960s Dublin who channels his energies into local theater. Departing CSC honcho John Doyle directs the show, which is adapted from the 1994 Albert Finney film; the supporting cast includes Mare Winningham, A.J. Shively, Mary Beth Piel, Alma Curvo, Nathaniel Stampley, William Youmans, Thom Sesma, Joel Waggoner, Kara Mikula, Da’Von T. Moody, Shereen Ahmed and Jessica Taylor Wright.