Pops Series
Celebrated baritone Norm Lewis brings Broadway to Southam Hall, performing favourite hits from iconic shows like The Phantom of the Opera, Les Mis and more with Maestro Jack Everly and the NAC Orchestra.
A theatre veteran with GRAMMY, Tony, and SAG nominations under his belt, Norm Lewis sings Broadway favourites in this highly anticipated and limited engagement. Having performed in a long list of Broadway shows, his many theatre accolades include being the first African American man to play the role of Javert in Les Misérables, the first to play the lead role in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, and the originator of the role of King Triton in Disney’s Broadway production of The Little Mermaid.
Mr. Lewis is a proud founding member of Black Theatre United, an organization which stands together to help protect Black people, Black talent, and Black lives of all shapes and orientations in theatre and communities across the country.
Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly’s CV includes leading the National Symphony Orchestra (U.S.) and conducting the American Ballet Theatre for 14 years, where he was originally appointed by Mikhail Baryshnikov.
Cherished by our NACO musicians and audiences alike, Jack is celebrated for bringing the sounds of musical theatre to life in Southam Hall. Join us as we celebrate a Jack Everly milestone -- 20 years as Principal Pops Conductor of the NAC Orchestra. .
JACK EVERLY Broadway’s Leading Men Prelude
CHARLES STROUSE / LEE ADAMS “This Is the Life” from Golden Boy
DAVID SHIRE / RICHARD MALTBY JR. “Starting Here, Starting Now”
CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG / ALAIN BOUBLIL “Stars” from Les Misérables
MEREDITH WILLSON (arr. Don Walker) “Ya Got Trouble” from The Music Man
MEREDITH WILLSON (arr. Richard Hayman) “Seventy-Six Trombones” from The Music Man
GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) Introduction to “I Got Plenty of Nuttin’” from Porgy and Bess
GEORGE GERSHWIN / IRA GERSHWIN (orch. Gert Wilden & Christopher Jahnke) “I Got Plenty of Nuttin’” from Porgy and Bess
JULE STYNE / BOB MERRILL “People” from Funny Girl
EUBIE BLAKE Overture to Shuffle Along
STEPHEN FLAHERTY / LYNN AHRENS “Waiting for Life” from Once Upon This Island
AL CLEVELAND, MARVIN GAYE & RENALDO BENSON “What’s Going On?”
ALAN MENKEN / HOWARD ASHMAN “Poor, Unfortunate Souls” from The Little Mermaid
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER / RICHARD STILGOE Selections from The Phantom of the Opera
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER / RICHARD STILGOE “Music of the Night” from The Phantom of the Opera
STEPHEN SONDHEIM “Being Alive” from Company