Reunited with Guiding Light leading man Robert Newman just 18 months after the soap's finale in a spring 2009 production of the musical, Curtains. Starring Newman as Lt. Frank Cioffi and Zimmer as Carmen Bernstein, it ran from March 29-April 10 at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas, followed by the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey from April 27-May 22.