Jim Newman
Jim Newman (born c. 1965) is an actor, singer, and the current "cowboy" member of the VIllage People.
Newman grew up in Center Point and graduated from Erwin High School and Birmingham-Southern College.
After graduating with a bachelor of arts in music and theater in 1986, Newman worked on a cruise ship and then settled in New York City. As a Broadway actor, Newman has performed small replacement roles in "The Who's Tommy" and "Sunset Boulevard". He played Randy Dexter in "Curtains" (2007) and Mike Farris in "Hands on a Hardbody" (2013). He also toured with productions of "Kiss Me Kate", "Big!" and "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat".
Newman lives with his partner and twin boys in Manhattan. He made a return visit to Birmingham in 2011 to star in the Red Mountain Theatre Company's production of "Bubba's Revenge".
In mid-2013 it was announced that Newman had been signed to fill the boots of retiring Village People cowboy Jeff Olson.
References
- Harvey, Alec (February 22, 2011) "Jim Newman: From Birmingham to Broadway and back." The Birmingham News
- Colurso, Mary (August 1, 2013) "Birmingham's Jim Newman saddles up as new Cowboy for Village People." The Birmingham News
- Harvey, Alec (April 16, 2024) "‘Try to Remember’: As Birmingham-Southern College prepares to close, alumni and faculty recall the theater program through the decades." By Alec Harvey - accessed April 17, 2024