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Norm Lewis, Broadway’s First Black ‘Phantom,’ on Racism, Heroes, and Dream Roles
About Time
The first black actor to play the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway says producers must cast more ethnic minority actors.
Tim Teeman
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Mar. 21 2014
5:45AM EDT
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