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Photos: A WONDERFUL WORLD Cast on the Opening Night Red Carpet

See cast members James Monroe Iglehart, Darlesia Cearcy, Kim Exum, Jennie Harney-Fleming and more.

By: Nov. 12, 2024
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A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical is officially open on Broadway at Studio 54. A Wonderful World stars Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong. Playing the roles of Armstrong’s four wives are Darlesia Cearcy as Lucille Wilson, Kim Exum as Alpha Smith, Dionne Figgins as Daisy Parker, and Jennie Harney-Fleming as Lil Hardin. See photos of the cast on the red carpet at opening night here! 
 
The 26-member cast includes Trista Dollison as Standby for the roles of Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith and Lucille Wilson; DeWitt Fleming Jr. as Fate Marable/Lincoln Perry; Jason Forbach as Crooner & Others; Gavin Gregory as King Joe Oliver; and Jimmy Smagula as Joe Glaser. Award-winning Broadway actor James T. Lane will portray Armstrong on Wednesday evenings and Thursday matinees.
 
A Wonderful World features a book by Aurin Squire, and was co-conceived by Andrew Delaplaine and Christopher Renshaw. Renshaw also serves as Director of the production with James Monroe Iglehart and Christina Sajous as co-directors. Choreography and Musical Staging is by Rickey Tripp. Tap Choreography is by DeWitt Fleming Jr. 

Photo credit: Bruce Glikas

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Jennie Harney-Fleming, Darlesia Cearcy, James Monroe Iglehart, Kim Exum and Dionne Figgins

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The Cast of 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical'

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James Monroe Iglehart

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James Monroe Iglehart

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James Monroe Iglehart and James T. Lane

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James Monroe Iglehart and James T. Lane

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James Monroe Iglehart and James T. Lane

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Trista Dollison, Kim Exum, James T. Lane, Jennie Harney-Fleming, Darlesia Cearcy and Dionne Figgins

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Jimmy Smagula and James Monroe Iglehart

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Kim Exum, Jennie Harney-Fleming, Darlesia Cearcy and Dionne Figgins

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Kim Exum, Jennie Harney-Fleming, Darlesia Cearcy and Dionne Figgins

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Jason Forbach, James T. Lane, James Monroe Iglehart, Gavin Gregory and DeWitt Fleming Jr

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James T. Lane

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James T. Lane

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Dionne Figgins

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Dionne Figgins

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Darlesia Cearcy

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Darlesia Cearcy

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Jennie Harney-Fleming

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Kim Exum

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Jennie Harney-Fleming

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Trista Dollison

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Trista Dollison

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James T. Lane and Trista Dollison

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James T. Lane and Trista Dollison

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Jimmy Smagula

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Jimmy Smagula

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Jimmy Smagula

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DeWitt Fleming Jr

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DeWitt Fleming Jr

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Jennie Harney-Fleming and DeWitt Fleming Jr

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Jennie Harney-Fleming and DeWitt Fleming Jr

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Gavin Gregory

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Gavin Gregory

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Jason Forbach

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Jason Forbach

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Branford Marsalis and James Monroe Iglehart

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Branford Marsalis and James Monroe Iglehart

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Branford Marsalis and James Monroe Iglehart

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Tally Sessions

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Tally Sessions

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Renell Taylor

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Renell Taylor

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Willie Clyde Beaton II

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Willie Clyde Beaton II

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Eean S. Cochran

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Eean S. Cochran

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Brandon Louis Armstrong

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Brandon Louis Armstrong

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Dori Waymer

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Dori Waymer

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Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.

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Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.

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Alysha Morgan

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Alysha Morgan

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Meridien Terrell

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Meridien Terrell

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Kate Louissaint

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Kate Louissaint

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Tally Sessions, Renell Taylor, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Brandon Louis Armstrong, Jason Forbach and Willie Clyde Beaton II

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Jodeci Milhouse

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Jodeci Milhouse

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Jodeci Milhouse and Alysha Morgan

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Jodeci Milhouse and Alysha Morgan

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Brandon Louis Armstrong and Alysha Morgan

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Khadijah Rolle

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Khadijah Rolle

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Wesley J. Barnes

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Wesley J. Barnes

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Matt Magnusson

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Matt Magnusson

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Eean S. Cochran and Alysha Morgan

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Eean S. Cochran and Alysha Morgan

Photos: A WONDERFUL WORLD Cast on the Opening Night Red Carpet  ImageJodeci MilhouseDori WaymerKhadijah RolleMeridien TerrellKate Louissaint and Alysha Morgan

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Cast of 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical'

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Cast of 'A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical'

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James Monroe Iglehart








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