25 Feb 2015
Jim Parsons (starring in An Act of God at Studio 54) is not the only Big Bang Theory star headed to the New York Stage this summer. Kunal Nayyar will be in the off-Broadway production of The Spoils, written by Jesse Eisenberg who will also star in the play. Eisenberg plays Ben an unlikeable sponge, living off of his parents and behaving in an overbearing way toward everyone in his life ever since he was kicked out of grad school. Nayyar plays an Nepalese immigrant who is Ben’s earnest roommate. When Ben learns that his grad-school crush is marrying a banker, he plots to destroy the relationship and win her back. No further casting has been announced.
The Spoils, directed by Scott Elliott and produced by New Group, will begin previews on May 7 at Pershing Square Signature Center and opens officially on June 2. The Spoils is a limited run through June 28.