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First look at A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Now in Rehearsals
August 20, 2024, 5:42.08 pm ET

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The production A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical opens on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). And we are getting our first glimpse of the 26-member cast as rehearsals kick off.

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway: Aladdin, Hamilton) will recreate his critically acclaimed performance as Louis Armstrong. Last fall, Iglehart starred in the pre-Broadway production of A Wonderful World in New Orleans and Chicago, where he won rave reviews. The Chicago Tribune called him “just fabulous! - a knockout Louis Armstrong.”

Playing the roles of Armstrong’s four wives, who each had a unique impact upon his life, will be Darlesia Cearcy (Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, Once on This Island) as Lucille Wilson, Dionne Figgins (Broadway: Memphis, Motown the Musical) as Daisy Parker, Kim Exum (Broadway: The Book of Mormon) as Alpha Smith, and Jennie Harney-Fleming (Broadway: The Color Purple, Hamilton) as Lil Hardin.

With a book by Aurin Squire (“This Is Us,” “The Good Fight”) and featuring songs made famous by Louis Armstrong, A Wonderful World is co-conceived by Andrew Delaplaine and Drama Desk Award winner and Tony Award nominee Christopher Renshaw (The King and I, Taboo), who also directs the production.

Tickets are on sale at louisarmstrongmusical.com.



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