Lewis played John in 'Miss Saigon' on Broadway, Javert on Broadway in 'Les Miserables' in 2006 and was in the shows 'Side Show,' 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Chicago' and 'Sondheim on Sondheim.' Lewis will be the first black Phantom on Broadway, though Robert Guillaume played the role in the Los Angeles production in 1990.īoggess is an old hand with 'Phantom' - she played Christine in both the musical's London 25th anniversary production at Royal Albert Hall and Broadway 25th Anniversary cast last year.

Lewis, who has appeared as a senator in ABC's 'Scandal' with Kerry Washington, called the Phantom a dream job for two reasons: 'I love the show but also to have hopefully set a precedent to see more diversity in casting,' he said.

The idea of doing something that I've always wanted to do and it coming to fruition is amazing,' Lewis said in a phone interview Thursday. Producers said Thursday the Tony Award nominee, who brought his deep and rich voice as Porgy to the recent 'Porgy and Bess' revival, will make his 'Phantom' debut opposite a returning Sierra Boggess as Christine beginning May 12. NEW YORK - Norm Lewis has been tapped to be Broadway's next Phantom in the megahit 'The Phantom of the Opera,' a move that makes him the first African-American to slip behind the famous mask on the Great White Way.

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