In 2007, Newman starred in Neil LaBute's play "Fat Pig" at the Geffen Playhouse, and in 2008, starred in LaBute's play "Some Girl(s)", also at the Geffen. The following year, she appeared alongside Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price and Paul Gross in the 2009 television adaptation of "Eastwick" (based on the John Updike novel "The Witches of Eastwick"), playing Kat Gardener, a nurse and mother of five who discovers her magical powers. In 2010, she held major recurring roles on "Eureka" as Dr. Tess Fontana, and on "Drop Dead Diva" as Vanessa Hemmings. In January 2011, Newman played Cynthia Karslake in David Auburn's revival of "The New York Idea" by Langdon Elwyn Mitchell at the Lucille Lortel Theatre in New York City. In 2013, she starred opposite James Van Der Beek, Kathy Baker and Chris Mulkey in the American stage premiere of the Australian play "The Gift" at the Geffen Playhouse.