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How Broadway's James Monroe Iglehart Got Louis Armstrong's Signature Gravelly Voice Just Right in 'A Wonderful World'

by Gordon Cox

There's an unlikely connection between Louis Armstrong and Beetlejuice " or at least there is for James Monroe Iglehart, the Tony-winning Broadway star of the new musical "A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical." Listen to this week's "Stagecraft" podcast below: On the latest episode of "Stagecraft," Variety's theater podcast, Iglehart ("Aladdin") recalled that as soon as […]

SOURCE: Variety at 9:22am on November 26, 2024