A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL, Starring James Monroe Iglehart, Will Open This Fall

What wonderful news. After successful out of town tryouts in New Orleans and Chicago, Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will star as jazz legend and American icon Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway in Fall 2024.

A Wonderful World will open on Monday, November 11th, 2024 at Studio 54. Previews will begin on October 16, 2024. 

A Wonderful World will feature a book by Aurin Squire and songs made famous by Louis Armstrong, A Wonderful World is co-conceived by Drama Desk Award winner and Tony Award nominee Christopher Renshaw and Andrew Delaplaine, and directed by Renshaw. 

Cast and full creative team for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will be announced soon.

“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.”

Louis Armstrong’s innovative musicianship and incredible charisma as trumpeter and vocalist would lead him from the early days of jazz in his native New Orleans to five decades of international stardom. A Wonderful World tells the story of Armstrong’s blazing musical career from the perspective of his four wives, who each had a unique impact on his life.

A Wonderful World is being presented in association with Roundabout Theatre Company.