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A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Nov 11, 2024
Closing Date
1st Preview
Oct 16, 2024
1st Preview
Oct 16, 2024
Previews
31
Performances
(as of Dec 8, 2024)
32
Musical
Original
Broadway
External Links
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Tickets
Official Website
Open Date: Nov 11, 2024
Close Date:
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Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Studio 54
(Nov 11, 2024 - Present)
Description
Pre-opening information; subject to change
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)
Produced by
Thomas E. Rodgers, Jr.
,
Renee Delaplaine Rodgers
,
Martian Entertainment
,
Vanessa Williams
,
Liz Curtis
,
John Gore Organization
,
Ryan Donnell Smith & Allen Cheney
,
Remmel T. Dickinson
and
Wei-Hwa Huang
; Produced in association with
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)
Book by
Aurin Squire
; Conceived by
Andrew Delaplaine
and
Christopher Renshaw
; Music arranged by
Branford Marsalis
; Music orchestrated by
Branford Marsalis
; Vocal arrangements by
Daryl Waters
; Incidental music arrangements by
Daryl Waters
; Additional orchestrations by
Daryl Waters
; Dance music arrangements by
Zane Mark
; Musical Director:
Darryl G. Ivey
; Associate Musical Dir.:
Marco Paguia
Directed by
Christopher Renshaw
; Co-Directed by
Christina Sajous
and
James Monroe Iglehart
; Choreography and Musical Staging by
Rickey Tripp
; Tap Choreography by
Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
; Associate Choreographer:
Aurelia Michael
; Assistant Director:
Freddy Krepps
; Assistant Choreographer:
Nasha Harris
Scenic Design by
Adam Koch
and
Stephen Royal
; Costume Design by
Toni-Leslie James
; Lighting Design by
Cory Pattak
; Sound Design by
Kai Harada
; Video Design by
Adam Koch
and
Stephen Royal
; Hair and Wig Design by
Matthew Armentrout
; Make-Up Design by
Kali Taylor
; Prop Design:
Lilian Sun
; Associate Scenic Design:
Tyler Herald
; Associate Costume Design:
Travis Chinick
and
Michael Magaraci
; Associate Lighting Design:
Katy Atwell
; Associate Sound Design:
Bella Curry
and
Owen Meadows
; Associate Projection Design:
Ryan Belock
and
Jason Lee Courson
; Associate Hair and Wig Design:
Ashley Digiovanni
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Kelly Martin
; Assistant Make-Up Design:
Marcella Pagliara
; Moving Light Programmer:
Henry Wilen
General Manager:
Martian Entertainment
,
Carl D. White
,
Gregory Rae
and
Jim Brady
; Assistant Gen. Mgr:
Michael Guariglia
; Company Manager:
Michelle Tamagawa
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Weiyi Liang
Production Manager:
Sightline Productions
; Production Stage Manager:
RL Campbell
; Stage Manager:
Jen Ash
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Alex Luong
Musical Supervisor:
Daryl Waters
; Conducted by
Darryl G. Ivey
; Keyboard 1:
Darryl G. Ivey
; Associate Conductor:
Marco Paguia
; Keyboard 2:
Marco Paguia
; Woodwinds:
Mark Gross
; Trumpet 1:
Alphonso Horne
; Trumpet 2:
Bruce Harris
; Trombone:
Jeffery Miller
; Guitar/Banjo:
Ayodele Maakheru
; Bass:
Caylen Bryant
; Drums:
Ulysses Owens Jr.
; Music Contractor:
David Lai
; Music Associate:
Jason Liebson
; Rehearsal Drummer:
Noah Hadland
; Electronic Music Design:
Billy Jay Stein
,
Hiro Iida
and
Strange Cranium
; Music Copying:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation
and
Adriana Grace
Fight direction by
Lee Soroko
; Dialect Coach:
Jerome Butler
; Intimacy Coordinator:
Ann C. James
; Dramaturg:
Faye Price
; Casting:
ARC
,
Duncan Stewart, CSA
and
Patrick Maravilla
; Advertising and Marketing:
The Pekoe Group
; Press Representative:
The Press Room
; Digital Marketing and Audience Development:
Biz Chica Media
; Consulting Producer:
Irene Gandy
; Tour Booking Agency:
The Booking Group
,
Meredith Blair
and
Kara Gebhart
; Co-Dance Captain:
Eean S. Cochran
and
Alysha Morgan
; Production Photographer:
Jeremy Daniel
; Fight Captain:
Matt Magnusson
James Monroe Iglehart
Louis Armstrong
Brandon Louis Armstrong
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Band Member
Professor Davis
Wesley J. Barnes
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Band Member
Willie Clyde Beaton II
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.
Ensemble
Band Member
Darlesia Cearcy
Lucille Wilson
Eean S. Cochran
Kim Exum
Alpha Smith
Dionne Figgins
Daisy Parker
Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
Broadway debut
Lincoln Perrry
Fate Marable
Jason Thomas Forbach
Crooner
White Gangster
Larry The Reporter
Gavin Gregory
King Joe Oliver
Jennie Harney-Fleming
Lil Hardin
James T. Lane
Louis Armstrong
Alternate
Kate Louissaint
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Matt Magnusson
Ensemble
Jodeci Milhouse
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Alysha Morgan
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Khadijah Rolle
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Tally Sessions
Assistant Director
Sound Engineer
Ensemble
Jimmy Smagula
Joe Glaser
Mr. Karnofsky
Brett Sturgis
Ensemble
Band Member
Renell Taylor
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Banjo Ben
Meridien Terrell
Ensemble
Dori Waymer
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Swings:
Willie Clyde Beaton II
,
Eean S. Cochran
(Ensemble),
Matt Magnusson
and
Meridien Terrell
Standby:
Trista Dollison
(Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, Lucille Wilson) and
James T. Lane
(Louis Armstrong)
Understudies:
Brandon Louis Armstrong
(Louis Armstrong, King Joe Oliver),
Willie Clyde Beaton II
(King Joe Oliver, Lincoln Perrry),
Jason Forbach
(Joe Glaser),
Kate Louissaint
(Lucille Wilson),
Matt Magnusson
(Joe Glaser),
Khadijah Rolle
(Lil Hardin),
Tally Sessions
(Joe Glaser),
Renell Taylor
(Lincoln Perrry) and
Dori Waymer
(Daisy Parker, Alpha Smith)
Statistics
Season:
2024-25
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Statistics
2024-25 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)
Produced by
Thomas E. Rodgers, Jr.
,
Renee Delaplaine Rodgers
,
Martian Entertainment
,
Vanessa Williams
,
Liz Curtis
,
John Gore Organization
,
Ryan Donnell Smith & Allen Cheney
,
Remmel T. Dickinson
and
Wei-Hwa Huang
; Produced in association with
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: President/CEO [in memoriam]; Scott Ellis: Interim Artistic Director; Sydney Beers: Executive Producer; Christopher Nave, CFRE: Chief Advancement Officer; Steven Showalter: Chief Administrative Officer)
Book by
Aurin Squire
; Conceived by
Andrew Delaplaine
and
Christopher Renshaw
; Music arranged by
Branford Marsalis
; Music orchestrated by
Branford Marsalis
; Vocal arrangements by
Daryl Waters
; Incidental music arrangements by
Daryl Waters
; Additional orchestrations by
Daryl Waters
; Dance music arrangements by
Zane Mark
; Musical Director:
Darryl G. Ivey
; Associate Musical Dir.:
Marco Paguia
Directed by
Christopher Renshaw
; Co-Directed by
Christina Sajous
and
James Monroe Iglehart
; Choreography and Musical Staging by
Rickey Tripp
; Tap Choreography by
Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
; Associate Choreographer:
Aurelia Michael
; Assistant Director:
Freddy Krepps
; Assistant Choreographer:
Nasha Harris
Scenic Design by
Adam Koch
and
Stephen Royal
; Costume Design by
Toni-Leslie James
; Lighting Design by
Cory Pattak
; Sound Design by
Kai Harada
; Video Design by
Adam Koch
and
Stephen Royal
; Hair and Wig Design by
Matthew Armentrout
; Make-Up Design by
Kali Taylor
; Prop Design:
Lilian Sun
; Associate Scenic Design:
Tyler Herald
; Associate Costume Design:
Travis Chinick
and
Michael Magaraci
; Associate Lighting Design:
Katy Atwell
; Associate Sound Design:
Bella Curry
and
Owen Meadows
; Associate Projection Design:
Ryan Belock
and
Jason Lee Courson
; Associate Hair and Wig Design:
Ashley Digiovanni
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Kelly Martin
; Assistant Make-Up Design:
Marcella Pagliara
; Moving Light Programmer:
Henry Wilen
General Manager:
Martian Entertainment
,
Carl D. White
,
Gregory Rae
and
Jim Brady
; Assistant Gen. Mgr:
Michael Guariglia
; Company Manager:
Michelle Tamagawa
; Assistant Co. Mgr:
Weiyi Liang
Production Manager:
Sightline Productions
; Production Stage Manager:
RL Campbell
; Stage Manager:
Jen Ash
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Alex Luong
Musical Supervisor:
Daryl Waters
; Conducted by
Darryl G. Ivey
; Keyboard 1:
Darryl G. Ivey
; Associate Conductor:
Marco Paguia
; Keyboard 2:
Marco Paguia
; Woodwinds:
Mark Gross
; Trumpet 1:
Alphonso Horne
; Trumpet 2:
Bruce Harris
; Trombone:
Jeffery Miller
; Guitar/Banjo:
Ayodele Maakheru
; Bass:
Caylen Bryant
; Drums:
Ulysses Owens Jr.
; Music Contractor:
David Lai
; Music Associate:
Jason Liebson
; Rehearsal Drummer:
Noah Hadland
; Electronic Music Design:
Billy Jay Stein
,
Hiro Iida
and
Strange Cranium
; Music Copying:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation
and
Adriana Grace
Fight direction by
Lee Soroko
; Dialect Coach:
Jerome Butler
; Intimacy Coordinator:
Ann C. James
; Dramaturg:
Faye Price
; Casting:
ARC
,
Duncan Stewart, CSA
and
Patrick Maravilla
; Advertising and Marketing:
The Pekoe Group
; Press Representative:
The Press Room
; Digital Marketing and Audience Development:
Biz Chica Media
; Consulting Producer:
Irene Gandy
; Tour Booking Agency:
The Booking Group
,
Meredith Blair
and
Kara Gebhart
; Co-Dance Captain:
Eean S. Cochran
and
Alysha Morgan
; Production Photographer:
Jeremy Daniel
; Fight Captain:
Matt Magnusson
James Monroe Iglehart
Louis Armstrong
Brandon Louis Armstrong
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Band Member
Professor Davis
Wesley J. Barnes
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Band Member
Willie Clyde Beaton II
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.
Ensemble
Band Member
Darlesia Cearcy
Lucille Wilson
Eean S. Cochran
Kim Exum
Alpha Smith
Dionne Figgins
Daisy Parker
Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
Broadway debut
Lincoln Perrry
Fate Marable
Jason Thomas Forbach
Crooner
White Gangster
Larry The Reporter
Gavin Gregory
King Joe Oliver
Jennie Harney-Fleming
Lil Hardin
James T. Lane
Louis Armstrong
Alternate
Kate Louissaint
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Matt Magnusson
Ensemble
Jodeci Milhouse
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Alysha Morgan
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Khadijah Rolle
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Tally Sessions
Assistant Director
Sound Engineer
Ensemble
Jimmy Smagula
Joe Glaser
Mr. Karnofsky
Brett Sturgis
Ensemble
Band Member
Renell Taylor
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Banjo Ben
Meridien Terrell
Ensemble
Dori Waymer
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Swings:
Willie Clyde Beaton II
,
Eean S. Cochran
(Ensemble),
Matt Magnusson
and
Meridien Terrell
Standby:
Trista Dollison
(Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, Lucille Wilson) and
James T. Lane
(Louis Armstrong)
Understudies:
Brandon Louis Armstrong
(Louis Armstrong, King Joe Oliver),
Willie Clyde Beaton II
(King Joe Oliver, Lincoln Perrry),
Jason Forbach
(Joe Glaser),
Kate Louissaint
(Lucille Wilson),
Matt Magnusson
(Joe Glaser),
Khadijah Rolle
(Lil Hardin),
Tally Sessions
(Joe Glaser),
Renell Taylor
(Lincoln Perrry) and
Dori Waymer
(Daisy Parker, Alpha Smith)
Season:
2024-25
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical Statistics
2024-25 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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