The Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco has reunited with Jim Parsons at his new project. Cuoco, who played Penny on the long-running sitcom, shared a photo with Sheldon actor Parsons after a performance of his new Broadway show, a revival of the play Our Town.

It’s an early Saturnalia miracle! Five years after CBS’ The Big Bang Theory wrapped its 12-season run, series stars Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco (aka Sheldon and Penny) reunited Friday in New York City, where Parsons currently stars in the Broadway production Our Town. “I surprised him,” Cuoco wrote on her Instagram story, along with …

Playing Sheldon Cooper, actor Jim Parsons faced personal and professional challenges on The Big Bang Theory, especially in the early seasons, where his commitment to the character and the intensity of the work began to affect his physical and emotional well-being.