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==Theatre==
Newton's stage appearances included Professor Marvel/the Wizard of Oz in ''
From November 2008, Newton took over the role of [[Wizard of Oz (character)|The Wizard]] in the Melbourne production of the musical ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'', after the sudden death of [[Rob Guest]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2008 |title=Bert Is The Wizard! |url=http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/wicked/News/NewsStory.aspx?id%3D111 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318070336/http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/wicked/News/NewsStory.aspx?id=111 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |access-date=13 November 2008 |website=Wicked: The Musical}}</ref> The production transferred to Sydney from September 2009. Newton continued to play the role on the national tour, which began in January 2011, opposite [[Lucy Durack]] as Glinda, [[Jemma Rix]] as Elphaba, [[David Harris (Australian actor)|David Harris]] as Fiyero and [[Maggie Kirkpatrick]] as Madame Morrible. In 2011 he was part of the Australian cast performing ''Wicked'' in Singapore. Altogether, Newton had a three-year run in this show.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
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