Ridgefield Native Stars On Lacrosse Field, Stage At Princeton

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield native Sam Gravitte is a star in two different ways to Princeton University: on the lacrosse field and on the theater stage, according to the Princeton Tigers website.

Ridgefield native Sam Gravitte sings at the McCarter Theater at Princeton University.
Photo Credit: *Steve Hammer, Courtesy of Princeton Athletic Communications*

Daily Voice

03/14/2015 4:00 a.m.

Last weekend and this weekend, Gravitte will play as a longstick midfielder for the Princeton men's lacrosse team. And then after the game, Gravitte will head to McCarter Theater, where he is in the musical "Spring Awakenings," the website said.

Gravitte, a sophomore, went to Ridgefield High School, where he played Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables" and set the school record for touchdowns in a season with 23.

His mother is Debbie Gravitte, who won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a musical for "Jerome Robbins' Broadway." His father Beau has been on the board of Actor's Studio in New York City.

Read the full story here at the website for the Princeton Tigers.

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