Louis Armstrong is coming to Broadway! A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is the new musical about the life and loves of Louis Armstrong, starring Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart as the legendary American icon. A Wonderful World charts Armstrong’s incredible journey from the birth of jazz in his native New Orleans through his international stardom. It features beloved songs recorded and made popular by Armstrong, including favorites like “What a Wonderful World” and “When You’re Smiling,” among many other standard favorites.

 

With “a knockout Louis Armstrong!” (Chicago Tribune), A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is “absolutely captivating!” (Newcity) and packed with “all of the songs you want to hear!” (WGNRadio.com). James Monroe Iglehart gives a “phenomenal, dynamic, and vivacious lead performance as the wondrous Louis Armstrong!” (Chicago Sun-Times). “A Wonderful World  has the saints marching in!” (PicksInSix).

 

Conceived by Tony Award® nominee and Drama Desk Award winner Christopher Renshaw (Broadway’s The King and I, Taboo), and novelist Andrew Delaplaine. Book by Aurin Squire (“This is Us,” “The Good Fight”). Directed by Renshaw, with choreography by Rickey Tripp (Associate Choreographer for Broadway’s Hell’s Kitchen, Once on This Island, and

Choir Boy). Featuring classic songs from Armstrong’s catalogue.