Tuesday, February 11, 2025

A WONDERFUL WORLD Will Host Talkbacks in Honor of Black History Month

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will host talkbacks following two upcoming performances in celebration of Black History Month, in collaboration with Audience Rewards.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:13AM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Photo: Debbie Allen Visits A WONDERFUL WORLD on Broadway

See a photo of icon Debbie Allen visiting A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:18PM
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Video: James Monroe Iglehart Performs 'A Wonderful World' on SHERRI

James Monroe Iglehart, star and co-director of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, visited Sherri on Wednesday to perform the iconic Armstrong staple What a Wonderful World. Wat…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 05:13PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Broadway Box Office: Idina Menzel in ‘Redwood’ Sees Strong Start by Caitlin Huston

Meanwhile, 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical' posted a February closing date.

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:37PM
Monday, January 27, 2025

‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’ Announces Broadway Closing Date by Greg Evans

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will play its final Broadway performance on Sunday, February 23, producers have announced. At the time of closing, the production will have pla…

SOURCE: Deadline at 09:16AM
Saturday, January 25, 2025

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Will Close on Broadway by Broadway.com

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart as the show's title trumpeter and gravel-voiced singer, will play its final Broadway perfor…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:06PM

A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL Announces Broadway Closing Date

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, February 23, 2025. At the time of closing, the production will have played 151 performan…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 07:18PM
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

A Wonderful World's Dionne Figgins and Jennie Harney-Fleming Duet to 'Some of These Days / After You've Gone' by Broadway.com

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical tells the story of its title jazz legend (played at Broadway's Studio 54 by James Monroe Iglehart), but it's the women around him who make his…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:12PM

Watch an Exclusive Performance from A WONDERFUL WORLD's Dionne Figgins and Jennie Harney-Fleming by Broadway.com

A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL stars Dionne Figgins and Jennie Harney-Fleming perform their powerful mash-up of "Some of These Days" and "After You've Gone" in the Broadway.c…

SOURCE: YouTube at 11:48AM
Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Photos: A WONDERFUL WORLD Performs History-Making Knicks Halftime Show

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical made history yesterday when cast member James T. Lane performed “What a Wonderful World” at halftime at the New York Knicks home game o…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27PM
Friday, January 17, 2025

Tony Awards Committee Determines Eligibility for Sunset Boulevard, Maybe Happy Ending, Elf and More by Broadway.com

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met yesterday to confirm the eligibility status of 11 Broadway productions for the 2024-25 season. This was the second time this season that the Tony…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Photos: A WONDERFUL WORLD Honors Vanessa Williams' Late Mother With New Orleans-Style Celebration

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical recently celebrated the life of producer Vanessa Williams' late mother, Helen Williams, with a traditional New Orleans-style Second Line parad…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:27AM
Monday, January 6, 2025

A WONDERFUL WORLD & Broadway Cares to Support New Orleans

The company of the Broadway musical A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will lead a special ongoing effort to support those affected by the horrific incident that took place in Ne…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 03:38PM

Broadway’s Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Leads Fundraising Effort For Victims Of New Orleans Tragedy by Greg Evans

EXCLUSIVE: The company of the Broadway musical A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will lead a special effort to support those affected by the horrific attack that took place in N…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:00PM
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

The Broadway Shows of 2024 by BroadwayWorld

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the Peop…

SOURCE: YouTube at 03:42PM
Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Photos: Mathew Knowles and Carly Rae Jepsen Visit A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL

Mathew Knowles and Carly Rae Jepsen both recently paid a visit to A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. They both posed with the cast after the show, and BroadwayWorld was there. C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:27AM
Friday, December 6, 2024

Tonya Lewis Lee, Mathew Knowles and Les Coney Join Producing Team of A WONDERFUL WORLD

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical has added producers Tonya Lewis Lee, Mathew and Gena Avery Knowles, and Les Coney to the producing team.

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:11AM
Sunday, December 1, 2024

Photos: Cynthia Erivo Visits A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL

Cynthia Erivo, star of the blockbuster film adaptation of Wicked, visited A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway at Studio 54 and posed for photos with the company. C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 09:19AM
Saturday, November 30, 2024

HOW ACCURATE IS “A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTONG MUSICAL”? by Chip Deffaa, Editor-At-Large

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” gives Broadway a much-needed shot in the arm. From the clarion call of the first notes we hear to the final strains of the title song, ther…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 06:06AM
Tuesday, November 26, 2024

How Broadway’s James Monroe Iglehart Got Louis Armstrong’s Signature Gravelly Voice Just Right in ‘A Wonderful World’ by Gordon Cox

There’s an unlikely connection between Louis Armstrong and Beetlejuice — or at least there is for James Monroe Iglehart, the Tony-winning Broadway star of the new musical “A Wonderful …

SOURCE: Variety at 09:22AM
Friday, November 22, 2024

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical by Joseph Pisano

Great in entirely predictable ways, especially its rich musical orchestrations and arrangements from jazz genius Branford Marsalis (he's assisted by Tony Award- winner Daryl Waters), "A Wond…

SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 03:57PM
Thursday, November 21, 2024

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical by Elyse Trevers

With his raspy gravelly voice and broad smile, trumpet-player Louis Armstrong has become an iconic figure. Yet his story is much more complex than that. The new Broadway bio-musical, “It�…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 04:03PM
Sunday, November 17, 2024

This Week on Broadway for November 17, 2024: Maybe Happy Ending by James Marino

Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere talk about Maybe Happy Ending, King Lear @ The Shed, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, La Bohème @ the Met Opera, Orson’…

SOURCE: BroadwayRadio at 04:00PM
Saturday, November 16, 2024

"A Wonderful World" isn't Wonderful Enough by Jan Simpson

People have been trying to put Louis Armstrong’s life onstage ever since that master jazzman died in 1971. My BFF Phil took me to a backers’ audition for one attempt to build a musical a…

SOURCE: Broadway & Me at 01:54PM
Wednesday, November 13, 2024

What a Wonderful Opening: On the Red Carpet with A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical by Broadway.com

On November 11, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical opened at Studio 54. The new musical traces the life of the jazz luminary Louis Armstrong from the honky-tonks of New Orleans t…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 04:42PM

Video: James Monroe Iglehart Performs 'A Wonderful World' on THE VIEW

James Monroe Iglehart, star of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, visited The View on Wednesday in honor of Whoopi Goldberg's birthday. On the show, he talked about playing the…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 02:39PM

Hear From Christian Borle, Bill Irwin and More on The Broadway Show! by Broadway.com

The Broadway Show is the only nationally syndicated weekly theater television series. The program features Broadway’s biggest stars, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access both …

SOURCE: YouTube at 01:24PM

Hairspray's OGs, Tammy Faye's Christian Borle, the Stars of Cult of Love and More on The Broadway Show by Broadway.com

Broadway red carpets, brand-new stars, familiar faces and more fill up this week's episode of The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal. Read on to see what the latest episode has in store. Chr…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:18PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

A WONDERFUL WORLD Star James Monroe Iglehart Joins THE VIEW Tomorrow

Tony-award winner James Monroe Iglehart and current star of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will appear on The View on Wednesday, November 13. While on the show, the perform…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:53PM

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