*Photo by Peter Hurley.
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Emmy, Grammy, Tony, & SAG Award Nominee
BIO
Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and SAG Award nominee, NORM LEWIS, can currently be seen onstage starring in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning production of
A Soldier's Play. He recently starred in Spike Lee's critically acclaimed, "Da 5 Bloods," and in the groundbreaking FX series,
Pose. Additionally, Mr. Lewis can be seen starring in ABC's newest series,
Women of The Movement, and offscreen, his voice can be heard in the latest season of Apple TV's animated series,
Central Park. He was also seen as 'Caiaphas' in the award-winning NBC television special, “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert!,” alongside John Legend, Sara Bareilles, and Alice Cooper.
Mr. Lewis returned to Broadway in the Fall of 2021, starring in
Chicken and Biscuits at the Circle In The Square Theatre. He previously 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, receiving the AUDELCO Award for his performance. In May of 2014, he made history as
The Phantom of the Opera’s first African American Phantom on Broadway.
He has been seen on PBS in the Live From Lincoln Center productions of
Showboat with Vanessa Williams, Norm Lewis: Who Am I?,
New Year’s Eve: A Gershwin Celebration with Diane Reeves, as well as
American Voices with Renée Fleming and the PBS Specials
First You Dream – The Music of Kander & Ebb
and Ella Wishes You A Swingin' Christmas. He can be seen recurring in the VH1 series,
Daytime Divas, also alongside Vanessa Williams. His additional television credits include
Law & Order, Dr. Death, Mrs. America, Better Things,
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Bull, Chicago Med, Gotham, The Blacklist, and
Blue Bloods, as well as in his recurring role as Senator Edison Davis on the hit drama
Scandal.
Mr. Lewis is a proud founding member of Black Theatre United, an organization which stands together to help protect Black people, Black talent and Black lives of all
shapes and orientations in theatre and communities across the country. 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 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.
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.
His additional film credits include
Christmas In Tune (starring opposite Reba McEntire), Magnum Opus,
Winter’s Tale, Sex and the City 2, Confidences, and Preaching to the Choir.
Tickets
January 23: exclusively to well-spring residents
February 6: general public
VIRGINIA SOMERVILLE SUTTON THEATRE AT WELL-SPRING 4100 WELL SPRING DRIVE • WELL-SPRING.ORG
The Virginia Somerville Sutton Theatre at Well·Spring