James T. Lane News

See a photo of icon Debbie Allen visiting A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway! Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

James Monroe Iglehart, star and co-director of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, visited Sherri on Wednesday to perform the iconic Armstrong staple What a Wonderful World. Watch the performance now!

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will play its final performance on Broadway on Sunday, February 23, 2025. At the time of closing, the production will have played 151 performances, including 31 previews.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical made history yesterday when cast member James T. Lane performed “What a Wonderful World” at halftime at the New York Knicks home game on Monday, January 20 at Madison Square Garden. Check out photos from the event!

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical recently celebrated the life of producer Vanessa Williams' late mother, Helen Williams, with a traditional New Orleans-style Second Line parade. Check out photos here!

A Louis Armstrong pop-up exhibit is running in tandem with the Broadway production of A Wonderful World. The exhibit, titled The Wonderful World of Jazz, is now on at Wild Geese Gallery on Manhattan's Upper West Side. 

Mathew Knowles and Carly Rae Jepsen both recently paid a visit to A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. They both posed with the cast after the show, and BroadwayWorld was there. Check out photos here!

Renell Taylor is appearing in A Wonderful World on Broadway. He recently took us backstage to share some of his favorite backstage routines, moments, must-haves and more.

Read BroadwayWorld's interview with Deric Rosenblatt, the vocal coach who has helped James Monroe Iglehart find his voice as Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical has added producers Tonya Lewis Lee, Mathew and Gena Avery Knowles, and Les Coney to the producing team.

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 here!

James Monroe Iglehart, star of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, visited The View on Wednesday in honor of Whoopi Goldberg's birthday. On the show, he talked about playing the role of the legendary musician before serenading Goldberg. Watch the video now!

Tony-award winner James Monroe Iglehart and current star of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical will appear on The View on Wednesday, November 13. While on the show, the performer will take part in celebrations for The View host Whoopi Goldberg's birthday.

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 red carpet at opening night here! 

Check out photos of the cast of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical taking their opening night bows on Broadway! Learn more about James Monroe Iglehart and the cast and learn how to purchase tickets.

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 54. Check out the photos and video here!

James Monroe Iglehart, DeWitt Fleming Jr., and the company of A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical visited Good Morning America on Thursday. For their first TV performance, the company sang the classic number When You're Smiling. Watch the performance now!

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 is now running at Studio 54, prior to an opening night on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Watch as the cast of A Wonderful World starring James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong, Darlesia Cearcy as Lucille Wilson, Kim Exum as Alpha Smith, Dionne Figgins as Daisy Parker, and Jennie Harney-Fleming as Lil Hardin. Watch the curtain call video now!

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is now in previews on Broadway. The musical officially opens on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Studio 54. Meet the cast of A Wonderful World here!