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| James Monroe Iglehart in What a Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Credit: Jeremy Daniel |
This musical bio of the legendary jazz musician and singer features a book by Aurin Squire (This Is Us, The Good Fight). The score is made up of songs immortalized by Armstrong and the direction is by Drama Desk winner and Tony nominee Christopher Renshaw (The King and I, Taboo).
“I am so excited to bring this wonderful brand-new musical to Broadway,” James Monroe Iglehart commented. “American music wouldn’t be what it is today without Louis Armstrong and what is Broadway if not American music? ‘Pops’ doesn’t get enough credit for his contribution to our entertainment industry or our country. I know I have never studied, researched, or prepared for anything as much in my career as I have for this role. I feel such a strong connection and an obligation to bring his voice, his music, and his story to the one place where it can be presented in all its glory – Broadway! I can’t wait for you all to become a part of A Wonderful World.”
Armstrong did appear on Broadway as a performer in two shows--Hot Chocolates (1929), a revue and Swingin' the Dream (1939), a jazz version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. His music was featured in Uptown...It's Hot, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Black and Blue.
2023-24 Broadway/Off-Broadway/Awards Calendar (and Beyond)
Spring 2024
March 2--Illinoise (Park Ave. Armory)
March 7--Doubt: A Parable (Roundabout/Todd Haimes)
March 7--Tuesdays with Morrie (Sea Dog Theater)
March 10--Dead Outlaw (Audible/Minetta Lane)
March 11--Corruption (LCT/Mitzi Newhouse)
March 12--Teeth (Playwrights Horizons)
March 13--The Effect (The Shed/Griffin Theater)
March 14--The Notebook (Schoenfeld)
March 14--Ibsen's Ghost (Primary Stages/59E59)
March 18--An Enemy of the People (Circle in the Square)
March 21--Water for Elephants (Imperial)
March 24--Philadelphia, Here I Come (IRT)
March 28--The Who's Tommy (Nederlander)
April 1--Brynolf & Ljung in Stalker (New World Stages)
April 1--Bistro Awards (Gotham Comedy Club)
April 2--Orlando (previews begin; opening TBA) (Signature Theatre)
April 2--Fish (Keen Co./Working Theater/Theater Four)
April 4--Lortel Award nominees announced
April 5--Macbeth (an undoing) (TFANA/Polonsky Center)
April 11--The Outsiders (Jacobs)
April 11--Jordans (Public) (previews begin; opening TBA)
April 12--Staff Meal (previews begin; opening TBA) (Playwrights Horizons)
April 14--Lempicka (Longacre)
April 15--MAC Awards (Peter Norton Symphony Space)
April 16--Sally & Tom (Public Theater)
April 17--The Wiz (Marquis)
April 18--Suffs (Music Box)
April 19--Stereophonic (Golden)
April 20--Hell's Kitchen (Shubert)
April 20/21--Cabaret (August Wilson)
April 22--The Heart of Rock and Roll (James Earl Jones)
April 22--Patriots (Barrymore)
April 22--Outer Critics Circle nominations announced
April 22--Drama League nominations announced (NY Library for the Performing Arts)
April 23--Mary Jane (MTC/Friedman)
April 24--Uncle Vanya (LCT/Vivian Beaumont)
April 25--Mother Play (Second Stage/Hayes)
April 25--The Great Gatsby (Broadway)
April 26--Chita Rivera Award nominations announced
April 29--Drama Desk Award nominations announced
April 30--Tony Nominations Announced
April 30--Three Houses (previews begin; opening TBA) (Signature Theatre)
May 2--Wine in the Wilderness (previews begin; opening TBA) (CSC)
May 5--Lortel Awards (NYU Skirball)
May 13--Here There Are Blueberries (NYTW)
May 13--Outer Critics Circle winners announced
May 17--Drama League Awards (Ziegfeld Ballroom)
May 20--Chita Rivera Awards Ceremony (NYU Skirball)
May 23--Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony
Spring 2024
March 2--Illinoise (Park Ave. Armory)
March 7--Doubt: A Parable (Roundabout/Todd Haimes)
March 7--Tuesdays with Morrie (Sea Dog Theater)
March 10--Dead Outlaw (Audible/Minetta Lane)
March 11--Corruption (LCT/Mitzi Newhouse)
March 12--Teeth (Playwrights Horizons)
March 13--The Effect (The Shed/Griffin Theater)
March 14--The Notebook (Schoenfeld)
March 14--Ibsen's Ghost (Primary Stages/59E59)
March 18--An Enemy of the People (Circle in the Square)
March 21--Water for Elephants (Imperial)
March 24--Philadelphia, Here I Come (IRT)
March 28--The Who's Tommy (Nederlander)
April 1--Brynolf & Ljung in Stalker (New World Stages)
April 1--Bistro Awards (Gotham Comedy Club)
April 2--Orlando (previews begin; opening TBA) (Signature Theatre)
April 2--Fish (Keen Co./Working Theater/Theater Four)
April 4--Lortel Award nominees announced
April 5--Macbeth (an undoing) (TFANA/Polonsky Center)
April 11--The Outsiders (Jacobs)
April 11--Jordans (Public) (previews begin; opening TBA)
April 12--Staff Meal (previews begin; opening TBA) (Playwrights Horizons)
April 14--Lempicka (Longacre)
April 15--MAC Awards (Peter Norton Symphony Space)
April 16--Sally & Tom (Public Theater)
April 17--The Wiz (Marquis)
April 18--Suffs (Music Box)
April 19--Stereophonic (Golden)
April 20--Hell's Kitchen (Shubert)
April 20/21--Cabaret (August Wilson)
April 22--The Heart of Rock and Roll (James Earl Jones)
April 22--Patriots (Barrymore)
April 22--Outer Critics Circle nominations announced
April 22--Drama League nominations announced (NY Library for the Performing Arts)
April 23--Mary Jane (MTC/Friedman)
April 24--Uncle Vanya (LCT/Vivian Beaumont)
April 25--Mother Play (Second Stage/Hayes)
April 25--The Great Gatsby (Broadway)
April 26--Chita Rivera Award nominations announced
April 29--Drama Desk Award nominations announced
April 30--Tony Nominations Announced
April 30--Three Houses (previews begin; opening TBA) (Signature Theatre)
May 2--Wine in the Wilderness (previews begin; opening TBA) (CSC)
May 5--Lortel Awards (NYU Skirball)
May 13--Here There Are Blueberries (NYTW)
May 13--Outer Critics Circle winners announced
May 17--Drama League Awards (Ziegfeld Ballroom)
May 20--Chita Rivera Awards Ceremony (NYU Skirball)
May 23--Outer Critics Circle Awards ceremony
Summer 2024
June 5--Home (Roundabout/Todd Haimes)
June 10--Drama Desk Awards
June 10--Theater World Awards
June 12--The Welkin (Atlantic Theater Company)
June 12--Titanic (Encores/City Center)
June 16--Tony Awards (David Koch Theater/Lincoln Center)
June 20--Cats (Perelman Performing Arts Center)
TBA--All of Me (The New Group/Signature Center)
2024
Sunset Boulevard
Fall 2024
Nov. 11--What a Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical (Studio 54)
The Counter (Roundabout/Laura Pels)
King Lear (Kenneth Branagh Theater Company/The Shed)
Yellowface (Roundabout/Todd Haimes Theater)
Winter 2024-25
English (Roundabout/Todd Haimes Theater)
Liberation (Roundabout/Laura Pels)
2024-25
My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)
Our Town
Smash
Tammy Faye
Spring 2025
The Pirates of Penzance (Roundabout/Todd Haimes Theater)
Show Boat (Target Margin/NYU Skirball)
Future--Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death; Beaches the Musical; Black Orpheus; BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical; Come Fall in Love--The DDLJ Musical; Death Becomes Her; The Devil Wears Prada; Ella: An American Miracle; Everybody's Talking About Jamie; Frida, the Musical; Game of Thrones; The Griswolds' Broadway Vacation; High Noon; Imitation of Life; The Interestings; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; The Karate Kid; La La Land; Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil; The Mousetrap; Nancy Drew and the Mystery at Spotlight Manor; Pal Joey; Purple Rain; The Queen's Gambit; Rear Window; The Nanny; The Normal Heart/The Destiny of Me; The Queen of Versailles; The Secret Garden; Sing Street; Soul Train; Stranger Things: The First Shadow; Working Girl.
2023-24 Broadway Season Breakdown:
New Plays:
The Cottage
Grey House
I Need That
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mother Play
New Plays:
The Cottage
Grey House
I Need That
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mother Play
Patriots
Prayer for the French Republic
The Shark Is Broken
Prayer for the French Republic
The Shark Is Broken
Stereophonic
New Musicals:
Back to the Future
Days of Wine and Roses
The Great Gatsby
Harmony
The Heart of Rock and Roll
Hell's Kitchen
How to Dance in Ohio
Lempicka
The Notebook
Once Upon a One More Time
The Outsiders
Suffs
Water for Elephants
Play Revivals:
Appropriate
Doubt: A Parable
An Enemy of the People
Mary Jane
Purlie Victorious
Uncle Vanya
Musical Revivals:
Cabaret
Gutenberg! The Musical
Here Lies Love
Merrily We Roll Along
Monty Python's Spamalot
The Who's Tommy
The Wiz
Solos/Specialties:
Alex Edelman: Just for Us
Melissa Etheridge: My Window
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