The show's 12-week Broadway engagement at Studio 54 begins May 24 with an official June 12 opening and runs through August 17.

The design team is set for Call Me Izzy, a new play by Jamie Wax (Evangeline), directed by Sarna Lapine and starring six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart. The show's 12-week Broadway engagement at Studio 54 begi…

Tickets go on sale today at 10AM for Call Me Izzy, a new play by Jamie Wax (Evangeline), directed by Sarna Lapine and starring six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart. The show's 12-week Broadway engagement at Stud…

The show will have a limited 12-week engagement at Studio 54 from May 24 through August 17, with an official June 12 opening. 

Today it was announced that six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart will return to Broadway in the world premiere of Call Me Izzy. A 12-week limited engagement at Studio 54 will be May 24 and run through August 17, 202…

Tony nominee and six-time Emmy winner Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Call Me Izzy, a new play by Jamie Wax (Evangeline) and directed by Sarna Lapine. The show will hav…

The new play, “Call Me Izzy,” will begin previews in May and open in June at Studio 54.

Hacks star Jean Smart will return to Broadway this summer in the world premiere of Jamie Wax’s darkly comedic play Call Me Izzy. The 12-week limited engagement will play at Broadway’s Studio 54 from May 24 …

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the shows in its 2025-26 season. The season lineup kicks off at Studio 54 in fall 2025 with the Broadway transfer of Oedipus, starring Olivier Award winners and current…

Today, Roundabout Theatre Company announced their plans for the 2025-2026 Broadway and Off-Broadway season. While the Todd Haimes undergoes a renovation, this fall Robert Icke’s Oedipus will head to Studio 54…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart as the show's title trumpeter and gravel-voiced singer, will play its final Broadway performance at Studio 54 o…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical tells the story of its title jazz legend (played at Broadway's Studio 54 by James Monroe Iglehart), but it's the women around him who make his story worth telling…

One of today's most creative and acclaimed scenic designers, Rachel Hauck seems to just be getting started. And yet, she's been a fixture off-Broadway, regionally and internationally, as well as a highly creden…

Cynthia Erivo, star of the blockbuster film adaptation of Wicked, visited A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway at Studio 54 and posed for photos with the company. Check out the photos …

The Broadway Opening Night Legacy Robe Ceremony honoring Tally Sessions for Wonderful World at Studio 54 on November 11, 2024.

Attend the tale of Satchmo’s wives.  Four in all.   For all to see.  In this spotty, chaotic production of A WONDERFUL WORLD – the Louis Armstrong musical at STUDIO 54 where a road map of who and what a…

People have been trying to put Louis Armstrong’s life onstage ever since that master jazzman died in 1971. My BFF Phil took me to a backers’ audition for one attempt to build a musical around Armstrong back…

Originally published on TDF Stages View this story online Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart, Christopher Renshaw and Christina Sajous talk about their rich collaboration on A Wonderful World …

On November 11, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical opened at Studio 54. The new musical traces the life of the jazz luminary Louis Armstrong from the honky-tonks of New Orleans to the clubs of Chica…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, which brings Satchmo himself to life at Studio 54, celebrated its Broadway opening on November 11. Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart returns to Broadway in…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is officially open on Broadway at Studio 54. A Wonderful World stars Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong. See photos of the cast on the r…

Theatrely's Broadway review of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical starring James Monroe Iglehart at Studio 54 in New York City.

What’s onstage at Studio 54 is largely a deflating and cobbled-together wife story that fails to capture Armstrong the artist. 

                The Broadway premiere of “A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL” has made its sparkling debut at the electrifying Studio 54, and it’s a musical that serves up laughter alo…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical has released production video and additional photos of Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart and company. The production opens Monday, November 11 at Studio 5…

Listen: Lauren Class Schneider talks to Gavin Gregory, cast member of “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” at Studio 54. “Class Notes” actively covers New York’s current theater season on,…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical has released First Look photos of Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart and company on Broadway. The production began performances last night at Studio 54 (254 W…

The musical retelling of Louis Armstrong's life, through the eyes of his four wives, is currently running on Broadway at Studio 54.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, starring Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart, begins Broadway previews at Studio 54 on October 16. The official opening is set for November 11. The show tel…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical touches down on Broadway on October 16, with Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart inhabiting Satchmo himself at Studio 54. Ahead of its first preview, Broadway.com g…

In this video, watch as the cast unpacks their roles and find out even more about the new production, set to begin previews at Studio 54.

Broadway theaters will dim their lights in memory of actor Gavin Creel, who died on September 30, aged 48, after a brief battle with cancer. One theater from every theater owner on Broadway, including the Circ…

A Wonderful World has found a new home on Broadway! The new musical, which played in Chicago and New Orleans last year, has officially arrived at Studio 54, and the company made sure that all of the theatre dis…

A Wonderful World has found a new home on Broadway! The new musical, which played in Chicago and New Orleans last year, has officially arrived at Studio 54, and the company made sure that all of the theatre dis…

You know the voice. Gravelly, warm, deep, shaped by years of singing and smoking. It’s the voice that James Monroe Iglehart has had to perfect in order to play jazz legend Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful Worl…

It’s almost as if James Monroe Iglehart was born to play jazz legend Louis Armstrong. “I identify with him a lot,” he told The Broadway Show. “I identify with a guy who literally just wants to be on sta…

The hills are alive with all kinds of music this week on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal—from homegrown harmonies on the English seaside, to Louis Armstrong's blaring trumpet, to the jazzy underground ru…

The Louis Armstrong biomusical begins performances October 16 at Broadway's Studio 54.

A special event was held yesterday, September 5, to celebrate the box office opening for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. Check out photos here!

James Monroe Iglehart, Vanessa Williams, and the company of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical led a New Orleans-style Second Line parade from Times Square to Studio 54 to celebrate the opening of t…

Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart, the star of the upcoming Louis Armstrong biomusical A Wonderful World, will also co-direct the production alongside Christina Sajous and the show's original director Christo…

The complete creative team has been set for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. The production opens on Monday, November 11, 2024, at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Previews begin on October …

Tracking the Changes of My Life Via a Survey of Constantly Changing Communicating Tools By Elyse Sommer My first writing tool was a fountain pen and the "platform" on which my scribblings landed was a sheet of …

Three-time Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Branford Marsalis has joined the music team for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. Marsalis will create all-new musical arrangements and orch…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is now in rehearsal! The production opens on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Previews begin on October 16, 2024. Go inside the r…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: What happens when Shakespeare meets Porter? Audiences are finding out eight times a week at Studio 54 when the Taming of the Shrew comes to life onstage within one of the most belo…

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, opening on Broadway this fall at Studio 54 with Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart in the title role, has its complete cast. Previews begin October 16 ahead of a…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: What's not to love about the four leads of Roundabout Theatre Company's glorious revival of SHE LOVES ME? Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi, Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel just took part…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: In this video, watch as Alan Cumming chats more about his new show and welcomes celebrity guests to Studio 54, including Jane Krakowski, Peppermint, Patrick Page, Paige Davis, Bill…

A precarious dance between true love and tragic addiction took center stage in 'Days of Wine and Roses' on Broadway. The dark, jazzy musical, based on a 1962 film of the same name, was staged at the legendary S…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Tonight, October 27, Roundabout Theatre Company’s new Broadway production of the Tony Award nominated and Olivier Award-winning musical Caroline, or Change officially opens on …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Pal Joey return to Broadway in 2008, almost seven decades after it originally premiered in 1940. This time, the beloved Rodgers and Hart musical starred Christian Hoff, Martha Pli…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Broadway is officially too, too, too darn hot! The Cole Porter classic, Kiss Me, Kate, starring Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase, just opened on Thursday night at Studio 54.

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Every night at Studio 54. Tony nominee Johanna Day digs a little bit deeper as Tracey, a factory worker in Reading, Pennsylvania. How does she give such a poignant performance and…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: SHE LOVES ME marks scenic designer David Rockwell's twentieth Broadway show and third of this theatre season. What made this one so special to him? Find out as he explains what kee…

Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart is coming back to Broadway! A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will begin previews on October 16, 2024 and open on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Studio 54. In this v…

Sergio Trujillo will direct and choreograph the disco-history tuner.

Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron have announced plans to develop Studio 54 The Musical for Broadway. The production will have a book by Chad Hodge (Holiday Inn) and music by legendary disco artists.…

Sergio Trujillo will direct and choreograph the disco jukebox musical, with a book by Chad Hodge.

Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron announced that they are developing Studio 54 The Musical, a new work with a book by Chad Hodge and music by the greatest disco artists of all-time. Directed and…

Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron are developing Studio 54 The Musical, a new work with a book by Chad Hodge and music by the greatest disco artists of all-time. Learn more!

EXCLUSIVE: Producers Robert Greenblatt and Neil Meron are developing the Broadway-bound Studio 54 The Musical, a new work with a book by Chad Hodge and set to feature a full playlist of hits from the disco era.…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Last night's opening night of Kiss Me, Kate at Studio 54 was too darn hot, and we got a sneak peek at all of the behind-the-scenes shenanigans thanks to cast member Sarah Meahl's I…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: They open in Venice on Broadway! It was all wunderbar last night at Studio 54, as Kelli O'Hara, Will Chase, and the company of Roundabout's latest musical, Kiss Me, Kate, celebrate…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: LATIN HISTORY FOR MORONS, written and performed by John Leguizamo, officially opened last night, November 15, 2017 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). BroadwayWorld was on hand fo…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The Broadway adaptation of THERÈSE RAQUIN, starring Academy and Golden Globe nominee Keira Knightley (Therese) in her Broadway debut, began preview performances on October 1, 2015…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The new Broadway comedy An Act of God, starring Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jim Parsons, began performances on May 7, and officially opens on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Studi…

For the production of Cabaret that opened in London in 2021, the scenic designer Tom Scutt converted the 1882 Playhouse Theatre—an old Victorian music hall with a gaudy, neo-Baroque interior—into an immersi…

The lead of the show is film star Eddie Redmayne, who won the Olivier Award for his performance as the Emcee in the London production and is also Tony nominated for this show. Director Rebecca Frecknall’s sta…

In this video, watch as Alan Cumming chats more about the new show and welcomes celebrity guests to Studio 54, including Jane Krakowski, Peppermint, Patrick Page, Paige Davis, Billie Jean King, and more.

The solo show, which recently played London's West End, plays Studio 54.

Alan Cumming brought his new one-man show Alan Cumming is Not Acting His Age to Studio 54 last night, March 11.  Check out photos from the evening here!

The solo show, which recently played London's West End, plays Studio 54.

Days of Wine and Roses, starring Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James, will play its final Broadway performance at Studio 54 on March 31, ahead of its originally planned April 28 closing date. Adapted from JP M…

Windows/The Town Hall – Lucy Simon Tribute/Joe’s Pub – A Wonderful World Armstrong Musical/Studio 54 – Queen of Versailles/Kristin Chenoweth  On Monday, March 25th at 7:00pm, a bevy of Broadway lumina…

Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will star on Broadway in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, featuring songs made famous by “Satchmo” himself. The show is directed by Tony nominee Christ…

“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.

Following well-received runs in New Orleans and Chicago, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical starring Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Disney’s Aladdin) as the jazz icon will debut on Broad…

The solo show, which recently played London's West End, will play Studio 54 next month.

The Tony Award-winning actor will perform his solo show at Studio 54.