SILENT PARTNER, Starring Jeff Perry, Shoshana Bean and More to Premiere at Urbanworld

Silent Partner, a social justice and legal thriller backed by Film 4 Good Fund and featuring a cast of Broadway stars, will make its World Premiere at the 30th Anniversary of Urbanworld (October 14-18, 2026) in New York City.

Silent Partner tells the story of a Black couple whose marriage is put to THE TEST when the husband, a star defense attorney on the cusp of making partner, is thrust into a controversial case that has captured the attention of the nation.

Tony-Award-winning Shoshana Bean, who recently won Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 2026 TONY AWARDS for The Lost Boys, plays prosecuting attorney Torrey Minter. Roderick Lawrence, who starred as Ike Turner in the national tour of Broadway's TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, plays the lead role of Silas Jones, with Broadway veterans Susan Heyward (The Boys) as Kosi Jones and Jeff Perry (Scandal), co-founder of Chicago's legendary Steppenwolf Theatre Company, as Jason MacMillan.

The cast also includes Eric Nelsen (1883), who originated the role of Brett in the original Broadway cast of 13: The Musical and later won a Tony Award as a producer of The Inheritance, as Jace MacMillan; Karen Aldridge (Severance), a multiple Jeff Award nominee across the Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater, as Leslie Freeman; and Welker White (What Happens at Night; The Irishman), an on- and Off-Broadway veteran who has originated roles in plays by Sam Shepard and Craig Lucas, as Marnie MacMillan.