Broadway Veteran Norm Lewis Sings Fan Favorites At Adelphi On Today

Tony-nominated Norm Lewis performs some of Broadway's best on Friday, February 15, at Adelphi's Performing Arts Center (PAC). Lewis' impressive career spans the stage, television and film.

Lewis was most recently seen in the NBC television special Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert! alongside John Legend and Sara Bareilles. His recent stage credits include the Broadway revival of Once on This Island and as the lead in the Off-Broadway production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, where he received the AUDELCO Award for his performance. Lewis made history in May 2014 as The Phantom of the Opera's first African American "Phantom" on Broadway. He 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 and West End shows include Sondheim on Sondheim, The Little Mermaid, LES MISERABLES, Chicago, Amour, The Wild Party, Side Show, Miss Saigon and The Who's Tommy.

On television, Lewis performed on PBS in LES MISERABLES: The 25th Anniversary Concert, the Live From Lincoln Center productions of Showboat, Norm Lewis: Who Am I?, and New Year's Eve: A Gershwin Celebration, as well as American Voices and the PBS Special First You Dream - The Music of Kander & Ebb. He can be seen recurring in the VH1 series, Daytime Divas, and as "Senator Edison Davis" on the ABC drama Scandal. He also has appeared in Chicago Med, Gotham, The Blacklist, and Blue Bloods.

Lewis' film credits include Magnum Opus, Winter's Tale, Sex and the City 2, Confidences, and Preaching to the Choir.

Norm Lewis' February 15 show will begin at 8 p.m. on the Westermann Stage in Adelphi's PAC Concert Hall.

Tickets start at $40, with discounts available to seniors, students, alumni, and staff. Information is available at the Lucia and Steven N. Fischer Box Office at 516-877-4000 or boxoffice@adelphi.edu. Regular office hours are Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and the box office is also open two hours before most scheduled performances. Ticket sales and additional information are available online.

Adelphi's PAC is one of Long Island's premier cultural arts venues for entertainment of all kinds. See more about other upcoming Adelphi PAC offerings at pac.adelphi.edu.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride / WM Photos

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