Norman Lewis
Norm Lewis was recently seen in the NBC television special, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!,”alongside John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Alice Cooper. He recently appeared in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island and as Sweeney Todd in the Off-Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Barrow Street Theatre. In May of 2014, he made history as The Phantom of the Opera’s first African-American Phantom on Broadway.
Mr. Lewis received Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award nominations for his performance as Porgy in the Broadway production of The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess. Other Broadway credits include Sondheim on Sondheim, The Little Mermaid, Les Misérables, Chicago, Amour, The Wild Party, Side Show, Miss Saigon, and The Who’s Tommy. In London’s West End he has appeared as Javert in Les Misérables and Les Misérables: The 25th Anniversary Concert, which aired on PBS.
He has been seen on PBS in the Live From Lincoln Center productions of Showboat with Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis: Who Am I?, and New Year’s Eve: A Gershwin Celebration with Diane Reeves, as well as American Voices with Renée Fleming and the PBS Special First You Dream – The Music of Kander & Ebb. He can be seen recurring in the VH1 series, Daytime Divas, also alongside Vanessa Williams. His additional television credits include Chicago Med, Gotham, The Blacklist, and Blue Bloods, as well as in his recurring role as Senator Edison Davis on the hit drama Scandal.
Off-Broadway Mr. Lewis has performed in Dessa Rose (Drama Desk nomination, AUDELCO Award), Shakespeare in the Park’s The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Drama League nomination), Captains Courageous, and A New Brain. His regional credits include Porgy in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (A.R.T.), Ragtime, Dreamgirls (with Jennifer Holliday), First You Dream, Sweeney Todd, and The Fantasticks.
On film Mr. Lewis can be seen in the newly released drama, Magnum Opus, and has appeared in Winter’s Tale, Sex and the City 2, Confidences, and Preaching to the Choir.
Norm’s solo debut album “This is The Life” can be found on Amazon.com as well as cdbaby.com.
www.normlewis.com
The Poole Family Broadway Series at the Adelphi PAC is generously sponsored by Mary Jane and Thomas Poole.
Date and Time
Friday Feb 15, 2019
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Friday, February 15, 2019
8:00 p.m.
Location
Westermann Stage, Concert Hall
One South Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Fees/Admission
THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT
TICKET PRICE:
$45/40 Regular
$43/$38 Senior Citizen 60+ (limit 1 per senior)
$40/$35 Adelphi Alumni & Staff (buy up to 4 tickets with your discount)
$35/$30 Students
$15/$10 Adelphi Students
Contact Information
For further information and tickets please contact Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516.877.4000 or visit events.adelphi.edu
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