Jim Parsons Tries Out New Caitlyn Jenner Joke in Broadway's ACT OF GOD

During the new irreverent comedy An Act of God, Jim Parsons, who portrays The Man Upstairs, offers his thoughts on everything from the story of Creation to the newest trends in pop culture. At last night's performance, the actor tested out an updated version of a previous joke involving former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner.

"How about that Caitlyn Jenner?" Parsons asked the audience, giving the athlete a thumbs-up. "The first Kardashian woman I can tolerate -honestly!" According to The Hollywood Reporter, the joke received both laughter and applause from the audience, as Parsons continued, "Gay, straight, bisexual, transgender; thou art all equally smitable in my eyes."

The joke in question previously read, "Bruce Jenner is the first Kardashian woman I can tolerate," according to the New York Daily News, but as writer David Javerbaum joked to THR, "To keep up with current events, we have changed the subject of a line in An Act of God from 'Bruce Jenner' to 'Caitlyn Jenner' - we suspect this transition was far easier than hers."

The new Broadway comedy An Act of God, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons, began performances on May 7, and officially opens on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Joining Parsons will be two-time Tony Award nominee Christopher Fitzgerald (Finian's Rainbow, Young Frankenstein) as "Michael" & Tim Kazurinsky ("SNL", Police Academy) as "Gabriel". An Act of God is written by God, transcribed by 13-time Emmy Award winnerDavid Javerbaum and directed by Tony Award winner Joe Mantello.

An Act of God features scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask (The Book of Mormon), costume design by Tony Award nominee David Zinn (Fun Home), lighting design by Hugh Vanstone(Matilda) sound design by Drama Desk Award winner Fitz Patton (It's Only A Play) and projection design by Drama Desk Award winner Peter Nigrini (Here Lies Love).

The King of the Universe is tackling His greatest challenge yet: Broadway. This spring, God takes the form of four-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons in An Act of God, a 90-minute comedy where the Almighty and His devoted Angels answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. He's finally arrived to set the record straight... and He's not holding back!

An Act of God is based on the critically acclaimed book written by God and transcribed by David Javerbaum. Javerbaum is a 13-time Emmy Award winner for his work as a head writer and executive producer for "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," and also curator of the Twitter account @TheTweetOfGod, which has over 1.86 million followers.

An Act of God is produced by Jeffrey Finn, The Shubert Organization, Carl Moellenberg, Arielle Tepper Madover, Stacey Mindich, Bob Boyett, FG Productions, John Frost, Corinne Hayoun, Jamie Kaye-Phillips, Scott Landis, Larry Magid, Stephanie P. McClelland, David Mirvish and Daryl Roth. 101 Productions, Ltd.serve as Executive Producers.