Imagine a night in the musical theater where you get compressed versions of “Funny Girl” and “Funny Lady” plus “Funny Grandma” with a coda of “It’s a Wonderful Life” that includes the song “What a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. By exploring Armstrong’s offstage struggles and tensions, “A Wonderful World” wants to shatter the image of an entertainer who was far more than just affable. Louis Armstrong ...

This is FRESH AIR. In the late 1950s, trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong was usually on the road with his Dixieland small band, the All-Stars. He recorded with that band a lot but was occasionally ...

To celebrate Seven Days of Satch, a week-long virtual festival produced by French Quarter Festivals Inc., OffBeat is republishing decades worth of Louis Armstrong content! For Day Five of our ...

Join Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart and a talented ensemble cast as they bring Louis Armstrong’s incredible journey to life, from New Orleans to worldwide fame. This full-scale musical ...

James Monroe Iglehart became a Broadway star 10 years ago playing the Genie in the original cast of “Aladdin.” The role, voiced in the Disney animated film by Robin Williams, called for a combination ...

Once, more than 60 years ago, Jewel Brown was in the middle of a bidding war between two of the most legendary names in jazz: Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington. Brown got to crown the victor. She ...

A CD set from Mosaic, full of singles and albums made between '46 and '66, confirms the variety of Armstrong's studio sides — and shows how much... Collection Showcases 20 Years Of Louis Armstrong's ...

Louis Armstrong's undeniable influence on jazz and popular culture has been the subject of many books, essays, and articles throughout the years, so one wonders will another biography add ...