Tony Nominee Rob McClure Joins Cast of CBS' Nancy Drew Pilot

Rob McClure, currently appearing in Broadway's NOISES OFF, will head to the small screen for his next project.

According to Deadline, the Tony nominee has signed on for CBS' pilot DREW, based on the Nancy Drew book series. McClure will join fellow stage star Steve Kazee and Sarah Shahi in the project.

DREW is described as "a contemporary take on the character from the books, with Nancy (Shahi), now in her 30s, working as a detective for the NYPD where she investigates and solves crimes using her uncanny observational skills, all while navigating the complexities of life in a modern world."

McClure is set to "play Dan Bennett, a photographer and family man who Nancy investigated for murder."

McClure has received Tony, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle nominations and won the Theatre World and Clive Barnes awards for his performance in the title role in Chaplin: The Musical. Other Broadway: Jason Robert Brown's Honeymoon In Vegas, I'm Not Rappaportopposite Judd Hirsch and Ben Vereen, and Avenue Q. Rob charmed audiences at Encores! in Where's Charley? and Irma La Douce. He is a two-time Barrymore Award winner for Best Actor, having collaborated with the Arden, Walnut Street, and many more. Rob won Best Actor at The Williamsburg Independent Film Festival and The Queen's World Film Festival for the short film Recursion, directed by Sam Buntrock. He made his television debut guest starring on Person of Interest. Love to his family and wife Maggie Lakis.

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