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Broadway Review: ‘A Wonderful World: the Louis Armstrong Musical’ Goes Too Easy

OUT OF TUNE

Louis Armstrong’s famous songs sound great in a new Broadway show, even if the story of his life and illustration of his personality feel scrambled.

Tim Teeman
Tim Teeman 

Senior Editor and Writer

James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical.
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Tim Teeman

Tim Teeman

Senior Editor and Writer

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