Those of you who've been following my blog probably have realized I have a thing for excellent female singers - usually divas, but really anyone who can sing. Well, I decided I need to try and present some male options as well in an attempt to not seem so sexist. So, for attempt number one - I chose my absolute favorite male Broadway singer, Norm Lewis. Norm has been in plenty of things on stage, including the revival of Les Miserables where he played Javert. He also got to sing this role on the 25th anniversary concert in London. He knocks "Stars" out of the park. Even more recently, he was in a Sondheim revue called Sondheim on Sondheim where they used video clips of a Stephen Sondheim interview to help tell the story. The cast also included Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams and Tom Wopat. It was directed by Sondheim collaborator James Lapine. Anyway, Norm sang "Being Alive" from Company (my favorite Sondheim musical!) and it is pretty stellar. Here is a video of him singing the song on Seth Rudetsky's Sirius XM show. Sorry for the not-so-great video quality!
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