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,

Brutally, will people pay to come to see the story of this person?All of these questions are thrown into sharp focus with two Broadway musicals opening this week—Tammy Faye, Elton John and Jake Shears’ musical about televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker which opens on Thursday,