Broadway welcomes its first black 'Phantom' lead

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Broadway welcomes its first black 'Phantom' lead

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/broadway-welcomes-first-black-phantom-lead-155246961.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JzzMzzfCSYCJ0_wtY.HoUw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/79433320bdd00f12540f6a70670033d6.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This May 12, 2014 photo released by The Publicity Office shows, front row from left, Jeremy Hays, Norm Lewis, and Sierra Boggess acknowledging applause on opening night for Lewis and Boggess after the Broadway production of &quot;The Phantom of the Opera&quot; at The Majestic Theatre, in New York. Lewis is the first African-American actor to take on the title role in Broadway's “The Phantom of the Opera.” (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Bruce Glikas)" align="left" title="This May 12, 2014 photo released by The Publicity Office shows, front row from left, Jeremy Hays, Norm Lewis, and Sierra Boggess acknowledging applause on opening night for Lewis and Boggess after the Broadway production of &quot;The Phantom of the Opera&quot; at The Majestic Theatre, in New York. Lewis is the first African-American actor to take on the title role in Broadway's “The Phantom of the Opera.” (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Bruce Glikas)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) â€" A thunderous standing ovation congratulated Norm Lewis as he became the first black actor to take on the title role in Broadway's &quot;The Phantom of the Opera.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>

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