Lucas Adams is the latest actor to take the role of Noah Newman on CBS’ The Young and the Restless. In a new interview on The Locher Room YouTube series, Adams discussed his process of joining the long-running soap and how he familiarized himself with the characters complex backstory.
The actor appeared on The Locher Room, hosted by former daytime publicist Alan Locher, where his discussed his career and his path to joining The Young and the Restless.
When asked about his reaction to being offered a longer-term role on the soap, Adams said, “I jumped at it.”
Adams said he was immediately excited about joining the Neman family storyline. “It was already an exciting role to take on, and the fact that it’s part of the Newman family, I was like let’s dive into that,” he said.
He added that Noah’s personality offers a shift from his previous soap role on Days of Our Lives. “The character is so fun to play and he’s such a bit of a firecracker sometimes. The Newman’s are very protective,” Adams said. He contrasted Noah with his former character Tripp Johnson, “Tripp was very much the goody two shoes, boy scout, and now I get to be a little bit more of a bad boy, which is nice,” he said. “So, it’s kind of like Noah Newman came to play.”
Adams explained that, like many roles in daytime, the process began simply, “I auditioned for it.”
He said the casting process involved multiple rounds. “I met with Greg Salmon, the head casting director. We did that for the first few scenes on Zoom. Then instead of doing a call back, I got to go straight to testing, which was great.”
Adams described the screen test, which paired him with Sharon Case (Sharon) and Joshua Morrow (Nick), “It was in person with Sharon [Case] and Joshua [Morrow], so it was just like, okay, let’s do this. With 15 other people in the room, so you’re like, ‘Okay, let’s do it.’ Because it wasn’t on a set. It was in like almost like a theater room. So, we were down there and then everybody else is kind of in that stadium or like the auditorium seating and they was like, ‘Okay, let’s do it.’” He said.
Adams said the show’s creative team helped him understand Noah’s recent history. “I sat down with Josh the head writer in his office and he talked to me about what they were wanting to see from Noah and expecting from him,” he said. “Where he’s coming back from because he’s been away for a little while so they wanting him to come back a certain way.”
He added that longtime cast and crew members have been especially generous. “They were just allowing me to ask any and every question which was awesome,” Adams said. “So, I was trying not to annoy everybody too much with those, because I just want to make sure, I get the understanding of him. Talking with all the cast members because they’re so knowledgeable of everything that’s going on, especially that people have been there for decades. It’s just getting everybody’s backstory, which is really fun, too, and get the nuance of the Newman family, and that kind of really puts them all in their little own place. And so, it’s nice.”
