Better Know an Actor: Leif Norby

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Grace
Broadway Rose Theatre Company
Les Misérables
How long have you been in Portland?
Was that your hometown?
What brought you to Portland?

Do you have a favorite role in Portland?
Hamlet
Will Rogers Follies
All My Sons
Grace

What was your first paid acting gig?
South Pacific
My Fair Lady
The King and I

Do you act full time, or do you have a day job?
What was your career before now?
Tell me about Javert.
You've played a villain before.
No Way to Treat a Lady
Why should we see Les Mis this weekend?
You have a more vocal and demonstrative fan base than most local actors. The slogan “Leif Norby is a theater god!” keeps popping up on local theater blog Followspot, and you got some almost creepy catcalls at the Drammy Awards. What do you make of it?

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