Norm Lewis is Broadway's first black Phantom 

FINALLY! A deep voice for Phantom! I always thought Phantom should sound much older than Christine and Raoul!

Did they forget he's played Javert on Broadway and the west end in Les Miserables?

The very white phantom mask and his gourgeous black skin make beautiful contrast !

I never heard of Norm Lewis until now. His voice is very impressive.

Ahh the way he sings "close your eyes"♡♡♡ my heart bursts. he's so handsome & has the most beautiful sultry voice!

When we gonna get a black Christine?? 😁😌😌

I love his deep voice and personality. ...as well as I loved Gerard Butler....

I just heard him for the first time and OMG!! WHAT A VOICE AND PRESENCE! HE WAS BORN FOR THE ROLE! NEXT, THE LEAD IN LES MISERABLES PLEEEEEEEASE

Never noticed how the mask you usually see on Phantom ads is totally different than the style of mask they use in the show

I love Norm Lewis especially for his voice... because I ALWAYS wanted a Phantom with a deep voice.

Now that the show is coming to an end I can say that Norm was my absolute favorite phantom. Incredible. The deepest voice and the most incredible.

I’m still hoping that Norm will come and do Phantom in London. I loved his Javert when he did it in London. I believe it’s time to opening casting for shows like phantom, les mis etc.

He's the second black phantom. Robert Guillaume was the first.

Fabulous voice! What a phantom.. ❤️

I focus more on how good he sounds for the role, and he’s damn near perfect

He is magnificent 😘❤️

He is so gooood aaaaaaarghhhh

He really kills it, too.

Jeez I wish i saw him live. He's my favorite phantom! I saw Eric Ruiz as phantom with Katie Travis as Christine. Both were AMAZING, but there's something that Norm seems to add to phantom that's special and I would of loved to see that live.

Wow what a voice he has, his voice is truly haunting and powerful although like Micheal Crawford too. I think it's great to have a black phantom even as a white lass, he has such talent with his voice

I Love Norm Lewis With All My Heart And Always Will

I want Full version with Norm Lewis

The most suited voice imho :) beautiful

Amazing!!

Amo esse homem. Talentoso demais! Intérprete maravilhoso!

He crawled on the bench I was sitting at when I was watching Sweeny Todd in New York

Robert Guillaume, from "Benson" played the Phantom, too! I believe before Norm Lewis, but I don't know in which production.

Lewis is MARVELOUS!

I want to see his stranger than you dreamt it!!

Absolute stud !

SOMEBODY HALP MAI I NEED DIS ALBUM NOWWWWWZ

How beautiful.

The magic of theatre is that on the stage such things are completely irrelevant.

He should be King Triton in the new Little Mermaid!

Go Norm!! 💁🏼‍♀️

He's also the first black Javert

When we start talking about colour, there we stop loving music

Scandal brought me here. #swoon

I just thought about something. I heard this man’s voice on Jesus Christ superstar last Sunday on Easter. It would be cool if he played Michigan J frog in that classic Mary Mellodys if they brought it back. Well, if they did a remake of one froggy evening, they should have Norm Lewis do the voice of the frog.

Awesome voice.

❤️❤️❤️

Shahdae Azura, I think a Black Christine would be a good idea!

Must've been a tiny bit awkward that Norm Lewis and Sierra Boggess played father and daughter in The Little Mermaid and play romantic partners in this show. I'm grateful I got to watch him and Sierra in Phantom, it was spectacular.

On June 12, 1967 Loving v. Virginia struck down the ban against inter-racial marriages. What I saw here was no one thought twice about an inter-racial couple. Definite progress. I do wonder if they will ever change the color of the mask to something other than white.

we all have our views though i do love mc

well before him they hired robert Guilluame ( Benson) to play the phantom but the public wasn't having it (a black guy playing the phantom) back then..norman lewis is really good

Wrong. The first Black Phantom was Benson. AKA Robert Guillaume.

The only acceptable Florida man

I have friends who are extremely talented yet barely ever get anything. Just because their not traditional appearing. It’s SAD.

Norm Lewis can play any one in my book!

Not just a victory for diversity; but a victory for baritones.

Norm Lewis sounds way better than Gerald Butler.

No offense Norm but you're actually the second black phantom.

And I thought that Robert Gillaume had played the Phantom in the 80's - he was also black no?

No bad;-)

I disagree with the guy at the end, Michael Crawford, best Phantom ever, end of story.

He's a great Phantom but the greatest to ever sing on Broadway? In the very least Michael Crawford would like a word....dude was vying heavy for some woke points there lol

Disappointing that being black and getting a job is a thing the media dictates is apparently newsworthy.

ramin is the best without a doupt , this guy is good but not for this type of singing....

STUPID NEW ANCHOR, “I think he’s the best Phantom ever that been one Broadway.” Yet this was his first time seeing the show. The black is FAR from THE BEST, his high-“Be” was shaky and out of turn at first. FAR from the best, color aside!

white is a color.

Why does color even have to be a rammed issue? I get it, but why does it have to be this way? And that he says "colored" to him. I hate humans. Mostly.

Gerald Butler is the best phantom!

He's a good actor but he's not Phantom material. This is just change to spite the original. He's not even a tenor. The character description of the Phantom does not fit this man. The same as a blond-haired blue-eyed Javert does not fit as well, nor does in fact, a pale blond-haired blue-eyed or dark-skinned, short-haired actor playing Jesus Christ. These characters in their Orthodoxy are not to be changed as any other rigid character. If you feel so strongly that there are not enough black actors on Broadway or characters then begin writing Productions so there will be the opportunity and roles where they may fit the bill or should anyone be cast into a role that they bear no resemblance to let them use makeup to make them look like the original character. Anyone.