Norm Lewis has appeared in Europe, on Broadway, in film, television, recordings and regional theatre.
30 Facts About Norm Lewis
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Norm Lewis was born in Tallahassee, Florida and grew up in Eatonville, Florida.
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Norm Lewis graduated in 1981 from Edgewater High School, Orlando.
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Norm Lewis worked at the Orlando Sentinel prior to his acting career.
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Norm Lewis was featured as Agwe in the Gateway Playhouse production of Once on This Island in 1992.
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Norm Lewis made his Broadway debut in The Who's Tommy.
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Norm Lewis was a replacement in Miss Saigon as John.
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Norm Lewis appeared in Michael John LaChiusa's Broadway musical The Wild Party as Eddie.
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Norm Lewis was in Michel Legrand's short-lived musical Amour in 2002, which featured Melissa Errico, Malcolm Gets, and Norm Lewis Cleale.
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Norm Lewis played Billy Flynn in the Broadway revival of Chicago in February 2004 and March 2004.
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Norm Lewis performed in several benefit concerts, including Dreamgirls, Chess, and Hair.
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In 2005, Norm Lewis starred in the Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park revival of a musical version of Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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Norm Lewis played the role of Nathan in the Lincoln Center 2005 production of Dessa Rose.
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Norm Lewis has played Javert in the musical Les Miserables several times.
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Norm Lewis first starred in the role in the 2006 Broadway revival, making him the first African American actor to play the role in a professional English production.
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Norm Lewis later reprised it in the West End production.
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Norm Lewis went on to sing as King Triton on the original Broadway cast recording.
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Norm Lewis had previously played this role at the Signature Theatre in 1999.
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Norm Lewis was featured in the musical revue Sondheim on Sondheim, which premiered in the Roundabout Theatre's Studio 54 in 2010.
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In 2012, Norm Lewis joined the cast of the ABC political thriller television series Scandal, in the role of Senator Edison Davis.
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In 2013, Norm Lewis starred as Prospero in the Public Theater's PublicWorks Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest at the Delacorte Theater.
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Norm Lewis was one of five professional actors heading a cast of 200 community participants.
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Norm Lewis is an investor in the company Lolly Clothing, which was created by his good friend and fellow Broadway actor Chad Kimball.
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On May 12,2014, Norm Lewis assumed the role of the titular Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway.
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Norm Lewis succeeded Hugh Panaro and joined fellow returning cast member Sierra Boggess, who returned as Christine on the same date.
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On February 7,2015, Norm Lewis ended his tenure as the Phantom with a performance at the Majestic Theatre.
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Norm Lewis is a recipient of the 2014 AUDELCO Special Achievement Award.
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In 2016, Norm Lewis reprised his role of King Triton for a live Hollywood Bowl concert production of The Little Mermaid.
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Norm Lewis began playing Agwe in Once on this Island on January 8,2018, at the Circle in the Square Theatre and continues to perform the role.
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Norm Lewis portrayed Caiaphas in the live televised concert production of Jesus Christ Superstar on April 1,2018, Easter Sunday.