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Broadway Jukebox: Broadway Meets Jazz
A Wonderful World is running on Broadway at Studio 54.
By: Sidney Paterra
Broadway is seeing trees of green and red roses too this season. The colors of the rainbow are coming into focus at Studio 54, where in just days, A Wonderful World will open. Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart will bring Louis Armstrong’s incredible journey to life, from New Orleans to worldwide fame. This full-scale musical features a rich tapestry of characters, including the extraordinary women who helped shape his remarkable life and career.
Today, we're celebrating the occasion with a playlist of just a few of our favorite Broadway showtunes turned jazz standards. Enjoy songs from iconic artists like: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Harry Connick Jr., Sammy Davis Jr., Nina Simone, and many more.
Did we miss one of your favorites? Tell us which Broadway turned Jazz song stands out to you.
Want more showtunes? Study up on Broadway history with music from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Check out our favorite Overtures, Opening numbers, 'I Want' songs, Act 1 finales, Act 2 openers, 11 o'clock numbers, and Finales. And study up on the basics of Broadway with Broadway 101, Broadway 201, Broadway 301, Broadway 401, and Never on Broadway.
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