Breaking News: Broadway Stars Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess to Take Over in PHANTOM This May! — Page 2

Seriously, I've been wanting these two to do this show together for many years. The fact that it is happening is absolutely blowing my mind right now. My hat goes off to the producers and casting directors who imagined this.

Take my money not now....RIGHT NOW!

Ah! This is the PERFECT marriage of boring actor with boring role!

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Half white, half Chinese. http://articles.courant.com/2013-02-12/entertainment/hc-kevin-gray-dis-hartt-theater-professor-broadway-star-20130212_1_musical-theater-tab-hunter-performances/2

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I think it's a shame that it took this long for a person of color to play the Phantom on Broadway

Well come on, there have only been 12 people who have played the Phantom on Broadway. (Not counting understudies or limited engagement/vacation covers.)

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Robert Guillaume was never a Broadway Phantom though - he was the first replacement in Los Angeles. Nicholas Nkuna also understudied the Phantom in South Africa. This is a Broadway and West End first. A very damn exciting one.

Well, I guess I can add Phantom to my constantly growing list of shows to see this spring!

If someone is great in a role, what the hell is the problem if they keep coming back- that just means that more people who may have missed them before can get to see them- and they will see someone who is good in the role. If they like playing the role, who are you to say they need to move on. And I never understood why people frown when actors become replacements, has it never occurred to anyone that maybe they always wanted to play the part, and just haven’t gotten the chance, been able to make it work with their schedule. (Not saying that’s the case with Norm).

Note: this rant isn't directed at anybody personally, just has bothered me that through reading this threads over the years, I hear the same thing- and it bothers me.

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...or Anthony Warlow

I think Norm is certainly capable of singing the role...he's definitely a baritone but has a very strong higher register. I can't wait to see what he does with it.

Nope.

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Very happy that Norm will have a chance to do this, as are many of his fans and friends. It is indeed a dream role for him. He IS one of the nicest persons in the industry to work with and to know.

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