Review: Blowing Louis Armstrong’s Horn Isn’t Enough in ‘A Wonderful World’
The great jazz trumpeter and sandpaper vocalist gets the old jukebox treatment in a new Broadway musical starring James Monroe Iglehart.
Broadway Review: ‘A Wonderful World: the Louis Armstrong Musical’ Goes Too Easy
The biographical musical faces some of the same questions as the biography itself: what do you leave in, leave out, what is the central story you‘re telling, what are the essential truths and knots of a person and character you’re trying to tease out?
‘A Wonderful World’ Broadway Review: James Monroe Iglehart Brings Louis Armstrong Back To Swingin’ Live
The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring a terrific James Monroe Iglehart ( Aladdin, Hamilton) as the legendary Satchmo, opens on Broadway tonight at the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Studio 54, and if it doesn’t escape every pitfall of the jukebox musical,
‘A Wonderful World’ Broadway Review: Or, the Singing Wives of Louis Armstrong
A new bio musical gets lost in the many marriages of jazz great Louis Armstrong, played here by James Monroe Iglehart.
‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’ review: A lifeless Satchmo show on Broadway
What’s onstage at Studio 54 is largely a deflating and cobbled-together wife story that fails to capture Armstrong the artist.
BROADWAY REVIEW: James Monroe Iglehart courageously captures Louis Armstrong in ‘A Wonderful World’
The Louis Armstrong Musical” is a musically rich if wordy and info-heavy Broadway show that serves as a reminder of just how challenging the jukebox biographical genre can be,
‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical' Review: This Dazzling Broadway Production Has Never Been More Timely
Like any other industry, there are titans in music. These once-in-a-lifetime artists help shift the musical landscape across the globe. The revered trumpet player and singer Louis Armstrong defined jazz for generations.
Review: ‘A Wonderful World’ on Broadway tries to sum up the whole of Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong, variously nicknamed “Satchmo” and “Pops,” is the subject of “A Wonderful World,” a musically rich if wordy and information-heavy Broadway show that serves as a reminder of just how challenging the jukebox biographical genre can be,
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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) and Beginnings of Jazz
The city has produced some of the world's great jazz musicians, none more celebrated than Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong. A diverse mix of cultures in New Orleans dating back to the 18th century ...
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How many Broadway shows has Louis Armstrong been in? Louis Armstrong has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows. How many West End shows has Louis Armstrong been in? Louis Armstrong has not appeared ...
‘Louis Armstrong’s America’ by Allen Lowe Review: An Original Tribute to a Titan
“But where does Louis Armstrong fit into all of this ... Lewis Porter, who wrote the definitive biography of John ...
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A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Join Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart and a talented ensemble cast as they bring Louis Armstrong’s incredible journey to life, from New Orleans to worldwide fame. This full-scale ...
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Photos/Video: A WONDERFUL WORLD Starring James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong
The Louis Armstrong Musical has released production video and additional photos of Tony Award winner James Monroe ...
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