Louis Armstrong News

On the first Friday of each month this Spring, catch Sue Matsuki in two encore performances and one brand new show at Don't Tell Mama. All shows start at 7:00 PM.

Performances are underway for the new Broadway musical Just in Time, with previews beginning March 31, 2025 at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre. Meet the cast of Just in Time here and read bios of the show's full cast.

James Monroe Iglehart will host Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's “Mr. Abbott” Award Gala honoring Christopher Ashley. Learn more about the event here.

Next Jazz Legacy has revealed the eight emerging improvisers in jazz that make up its 2025 cohort. Learn more about the color and about Next Jazz Legacy!

Prepare to be transported to the lively streets of New Orleans with Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS, New Orleans Songbook: an evening of soul and Mardi Gras spirit celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City.

Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts will host award-winning and Grammy-nominated singer, pianist, and recording artist Michael Feinstein for a Tony Bennett tribute.

Emmy-nominated trumpeter Benny Benack III and Broadway’s Khailah Johnson blend Jazz’s biggest hits with Broadway’s hottest tunes in “Some Enchanted Evening.

Celebration21, the Jazz Power Initiative annual fundraising event, will pay homage to the long and rich, pioneering history of Jazz and the transformative power of jazz arts/music education. Learn more and see how to attend.

Award-winning author Edwidge Danticat will present the annual Marjorie Hecht Watson Memorial Reading at Queens College in celebration of Women's History Month.

AT THIS PERFORMANCE… will return to The Green Room 42 featuring Standbys, Understudies and Alternates from GYPSY; MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL; & JULIET; OH, MARY!; HADESTOWN; and more.

Stephen DeAngelis will continue his ongoing salute to Broadway and Off-Broadway standbys, understudies and alternates with the next edition in his monthly residency of AT THIS PERFORMANCE…™ to be held on Monday, March 17th  at The Green Room 42.

Jazz at Lincoln Center PRESENTS, New Orleans Songbook: an evening of soul and Mardi Gras spirit celebrating the composers and inspired songs of the Crescent City.

Town Hall will honor award-winning songwriter, actor, director and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda at its inaugural fundraising event and concert, Spring Shout. The evening will gather luminaries from the arts for a night of inspiration, impact, and performances by a concert lineup of entertainers and presenters.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2/23/2025.

Maybe Happy Ending, Death Becomes Her and Oh, Mary! will host performances with tickets dedicated to supporting The Entertainment Community Fund. Learn more!

Discover the star-studded cast of Broadway's OTHELLO as previews launch tonight, February 24, 2025, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Premiere set for March 23.

Grosses for all the Broadway shows for the week ending 2/16/2025.

Watch a video of Vanessa Williams singing 'A Lot of Livin' to Do' from Bye Bye Birdie at MCC Theater's MISCAST24. Williams starred in a 1995 film adaptation of the classic musical as Rose Alvarez.

Kamala Harris took in the magic of Broadway over the weekend as she attended A Wonderful World: the Louis Armstrong Musical. See photos from her backstage visit with the cast, including shots with James Monroe Iglehart, Darlesia Cearcy, and more.

Western Piedmont Symphony will present MASTERWORKS: SYMPHONY SWINGS on Saturday, February 22, featuring guest artist Dr. Doreen Ketchens, the 'Clarinet Queen of New Orleans.'