Norm Lewis is the next Phantom!
He'll be AMAZING in this role. Omg, I'm going to need a boot of this.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5944669/phantom-of-the-opera-musical-welcomes-first-black-lead Also, Hugh Panaro shout-out:
Lewis said he's seen "Phantom" several times over the years and cites McGillin and Panaro as quintessential Phantoms - "even behind the masks, they were so debonair and sexy and handsome," Lewis said.
"I hope to bring that same sort of mystique and class and elegance to the role. It's an actor's dream to play a character that's so misunderstood and to try to make him a character who is understood."