Tony-nominated Norm Lewis, whose impressive career spans the stage, television and film, will perform some of Broadway’s best on Friday, Feb. 15 at Adelphi’s Performing Arts Center.
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 and Bess.” Other Broadway and West End shows include “Sondheim on Sondheim,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Les Misérables,” “Chicago,” “Amour,” “The Wild Party,” “Side Show,” “Miss Saigon” and “The Who’s Tommy.”
On television, Lewis performed on PBS in “Les Misérables: 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 Sen. 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.”
His Feb. 15 show will begin at 8 p.m. on the Westermann Stage at the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, 1 South Ave. in Garden City.
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.
