Jim Newman returns to Broadway in the limited-engagement Mamma Mia! revival at the Winter Garden Theatre, performing as Bill Austin through February 1, 2026. The production reunites a cast including Christine Sherrill, Amy Weaver, Carly Sakolove, Jalynn Steele, Rob Marnell, Victor Wallace, and Grant Reynolds. Newman previously toured with the Village People for ten years as the Cowboy and starred in the series Daddyhunt: The Serial. Newman shared that childhood experiences—being the youngest of four, missing the basketball team, and finding choir—led him to musical theater and a sense of family and play. Newman emphasized Broadway as a long-standing queer safe space and reflected on taking the stage as a queer man without being cast only in queer roles.
When I didn't make the basketball team in seventh grade, they put me in choir, and the director heard my voice and asked me to try out for the high school musical Annie Get Your Gun because I was tiny and they needed someone to play Annie's little brother, Jake. I got the part - and the attention and the sense of play and family I was missing.
Newman - who previously toured with the Village People for 10 years as the Cowboy and also starred in the award-winning series Daddyhunt: The Serial - sat down with photographer Ron Amato for a photo shoot that Out is exclusively premiering. Ahead, he talks about taking the stage as a queer man (and not playing the queer role), being a part of this beloved show, and what he plans to do next.
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