One of today’s
foremost actor-vocalists, Broadway and television star Norm Lewis brings his magnetic personality and smooth vocals to
Asheville in a special benefit performance for the Diana Wortham Theatre in
Asheville, Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. Tony-nominated for his role as
Porgy opposite Audra McDonald in The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess on Broadway, Lewis has lent his rich baritone to other major
roles on Broadway include Billy Flynn (Chicago), King Triton (The Little Mermaid), and Javert (Les Misérables)—playing Javert both on Broadway and in London’s West End
production, and in the 25th Anniversary London concert production
seen on public television. Lewis currently stars opposite Kerry Washington on
the ABC hit series Scandal.
This special
benefit performance includes a celebratory post-performance sparkling wine
reception and meet-and-greet with Norm Lewis for VIP ticket-buyers.
Norm Lewis has
received an Audience Development Committee (AUDELCO) Award for Lead Actor in a
Musical, and received Drama Desk and Drama League Nominations and a Helen Hayes
Award Nomination for his theatre work. Lewis’s debut solo album, This
is the Life! (2008) was
released to critical acclaim. On television, in addition to starring as Senator
Edison Davis on Scandal, he has either starred in or made guest appearances on All
My Children, As
the World Turns, Cosby, and Strong Medicine.
Norm Lewis’s Asheville performance is made possible by
Performance Sponsor Oppenheimer, with additional support from Media Sponsor
WCQS 88.1FM.
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