Emmy Nominated Soap Star Robert Newman Joins Cast of PERFECT CRIME
By: Julie Musbach
Robert Newman, best known for his 28 year run as Joshua Lewis on the longest running program in broadcasting history, Guiding Light, and more recently on the hit Showtime series Homeland and this upcoming season of the hit Netflix series House of Cards, will be joining the cast of Off-Broadway's longest running play, PERFECT CRIME, replacing Richard Shoberg on Monday, February 20th, in the role of Inspector James Ascher at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater.
Mr. Newman's role on Guiding Light garnered him 2 Daytime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He has recently guest starred on House of Cards, Chicago Fire, Homeland, Criminal Minds, NCIS, and Law & Order SVU Film credits include Amazing Spider-Man 2, Dracano, and the short film Deadline, which earned him the Best Actor award at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 2015. Off-Broadway credits include Perfect Crime, She's of a Certain Age, Sessions: the Musical, and Quiet on the Set. His most recent regional credits include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Theatre Workshop of Nantucket,The Lion In Winter (With Kim Zimmer)and Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame at The Barn Theatre, the world premiere of Naked Influence at Capitol Rep in Albany, Stephen Sondheim's Putting It Together at Delaware Theatre Company, Other Desert Cities at Cape May Stage; Man of La Mancha and Gypsy (with Tovah Feldshuh) at BRT; Love Letters, Fiddler on the Roof, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Deathtrap, Peter Pan, Shenandoah, and Man Of La Mancha at the Barn Theatre; Curtains at Paper Mill Playhouse and TUTS; Annie at NCT; Nine at NSMT; Gypsy (with Kim Zimmer), A Little Night Music and The Full Monty at PCLO. Other stage credits include Picnic, Barefoot in the Park, Romantic Comedy, Sylvia (which he also directed), and The Glass Menagerie. The cast of PERFECT CRIME also includes David Butler, Patrick Noonan and Patrick Robustelli (a well known Broadway restaurant owner making an on-video cameo); PERFECT CRIME was written by the late Warren Manzi and directed by Jeffrey Hyatt. Tickets for PERFECT CRIME are available by calling the box office at (212) 921-7862 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com. Student rush tickets ($26) are also available by calling or visiting the box office. The Theater Center is located at 210 West 50th Street at Broadway.