Well, hello, Louis!
What were seeing on stage is too entertaining.
and, inevitably, the tune that provide the show its title, What a Wonderful World.
James Monroe Iglehart in ‘A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical’Jeremy Daniel
Here, Armstrong also learns of gangsters.
Result: Los Angeles, and another divorce.
For the first time in his life, Armstrong questions the price fame and fortune exacts on his soul.
Jennie Harney-Fleming as Lil Hardin and Iglehart as Louis ArmstrongJeremy Daniel
How does he manage it?
Perrys hustle is Stepin Fetchit.
(The scene includes a memorable and appropriate song-and-dance duet on When Youre Smiling.)
Its this final segment that finds Armstrong reckoning with the sacrifices his conciliatory demeanor has exacted over the years.
Unfortunately,Wonderful Worldalso stumbles when it can least afford to: The end.
Pushing it into the there and later does neither the song nor the show any favors.
Fortunately, a musical and a central performance with so much good will can afford the toll.
