Norm Lewis makes his eagerly anticipated solo debut, entitled WHO AM I? at American Songbook on Saturday night at 8:30pm. The show is SOLD OUT, and has been for weeks, and he has been in what he calls 'training' for the last few months. His musical director is Joseph Joubert (Motown, The Color Purple, Violet, Leap of Faith) and the evening is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, for whom Norm did 'Javert' along with Hugh Panaro as 'Valjean' in last summer's blockbuster success of LES MISERABLES at The Muny in St. Louis.
It was during that run, that Norm and Richard Jay sat down to talk about working together and Saturday night will yield the results of what seems to be a powerful collaboration. BroadwayWorld.com obtained the song list, which appears below.
They've been rehearsing for weeks now in preparation and as the weekend approaches, they join the musicians to put on the finishing touches. There will also be a special appearance by Norm's cousin, the Pastor Bobby Lewis and his Bobby Lewis Ensemble. It's sure to be an exciting night and BroadwayWorld.com will be there to report and to bring you exciting, and exclusive footage.
For more information, even though it's sold out, click here to browse Saturday Night's Lincoln Center's website for the festival at http://AmericanSongbook.org and the program for the evening.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
MISTY
Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke
AZURE TE PARIS BLUES
William Davis & Donald Wolf
WOULDN'T IT BE LOVERLY?
Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner
FEVER
John Davenport & Eddie Cooley
I GOT PLENTY O' NUTTIN'
George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
STARS
Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Herbert Kretzmer
IT AMAZES ME
Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh
MARRY ME A LITTLE
Stephen Sondheim
I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
Henry Krieger, Bill Russell
BEFORE THE PARADE PASSES BY
Jerry Herman
WHAT'S GOING ON
Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye
KNOCK ME OFF MY FEET
Stevie Wonder
TAKE ME BACK
Andrae Crouch
WITHOUT A SONG
Vincent Youmans, Billy Rose, Edward Eliscu
In celebration of the special concert, BroadwayWorld salutes our favorite baritone with a collection of our favorite Norm Lewis performances- from Porgy and Bess to Les Miserables. Click below to check them out!
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