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Lewis reprises the role that he played in the 2006 Broadway revival of Les Misérables. Other notable Broadway credits include Billy Flynn in Chicago, The Painter in Amour, Eddie in The Wild Party, Jake in Side Show, John in Miss Saigon, King Triton in The Little Mermaid and the original companies of Tommy and Sondheim on Sondheim.

He has been seen Off-Broadway in Dessa Rose, Two Gentlemen of Verona and A New Brain. He sang the role of Molokov in the 2003 Actors Fund concert staging of Chess and was Curtis in the 2001 Actors Fund performance of Dreamgirls.



Full given name: Norman Lewis
Hometown: Eatonville, Florida
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Audition song/monologue: Whatever I'm asked to sing (a song from the show).
Special Skills: Tennis/Sports
Skill or talent you wish you had or were better at: Dancing
First Broadway show you ever saw: 42nd Street at the Majestic Theater
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? Dreamgirls
Current show you have been recommending to friends: In the Heights
Favorite show tune: Anything from Once on This Island
Some favorite musicals: Once on This Island, Dreamgirls, My Fair Lady and Sweeney Todd
MAC or PC? Both
Music that makes you cry, any genre: Anything with amazingly emotional lyrics.
Last book you read: "Les Miserables"
Must-see TV show: "Desperate Housewives" – I have a good friend on the show.
Ever voted on an "American Idol" finalist? No, I feel bad because I watch it.
Last good movie you saw: "Inception"
Some films you consider classics: The original "Manchurian Candidate"
"Shawshank Redemption"
Performer you would drop everything to go see: Wow, that's hard... so many. Johnny Mathis, Tom Jones, Beyonce, Anthony Warlow.
Pop culture guilty pleasure: Watching every reality show I say that I hate.
Three favorite cities: San Diego, New York, London.
Favorite sport/team: Football. Miami Dolphins!
First CD/Tape/LP you owned: The 5th Dimension's "Aquarius"
First stage kiss: Veanne Cox in a reading of The Wild Party
Moment you knew you wanted to perform for a living: 1987. I was offered a cruise ship job, and my boss encouraged me to take it.
How you got your Equity card: I did a TYA tour called Four Score and Seven Years
Most vivid memory from your first performance on a Broadway stage: I was in Tommy. At the end we sang "Listening to You" and the audience went NUTS! It was awesome.
Favorite pre-show/post-show meal: Food, anywhere, anytime!
Favorite liquid refreshment: Margarita on the rocks with salt.
Pre-show rituals: Just regular voice warm-ups and some stretching.
Worst flubbed line/missed cue/onstage mishap: During The Little Mermaid, after the scene where King Triton tells off Ariel, a child shouted, "I hate you!" from the audience, and I was completely thrown off.


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The next two minutes were spent with the actor playing the crab and me desperately trying to remember our lines. It was awful!
Who would play you in the movie? Martin Ball, my Les Miz roommate
Worst job you ever had: I've loved all of my jobs onstage. I used to work as a dishwasher, though, and that was no fun.
Leading man role you've been dying to play: The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera
Leading lady role you wish you could play: Effie in Dreamgirls
Three things you can't live without: Starbucks, steel cut oatmeal, Les Miz
Words of wisdom for aspiring performers: Read a lot of books. Always educate yourself.

 
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