| A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical announces complete Broadway cast | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 12:19 pm EDT 08/16/24 | |
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| COMPLETE BROADWAY CAST ANNOUNCED FOR A WONDERFUL WORLD: THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG MUSICAL CAST FEATURES TONY AWARD WINNER JAMES MONROE IGLEHART, DARLESIA CEARCY, DIONNE FIGGINS, KIM EXUM, JENNIE HARNEY-FLEMING, TRISTA DOLLISON, DEWITT FLEMING, JR., JASON FORBACH, GAVIN GREGORY, JAMES T. LANE AND JIMMY SMAGULA BOOK BY AURIN SQUIRE FEATURING SONGS MADE FAMOUS BY LOUIS ARMSTRONG DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER RENSHAW PREVIEWS OCTOBER 16, 2024 OPENING NOVEMBER 11, 2024 AT STUDIO 54 (New York, NY - August 16, 2024) – Producers Thomas E. Rodgers, Jr., Renee Delaplaine Rodgers, Martian Entertainment (Carl D. White and Gregory Rae) and Vanessa Williams and Liz Curtis, and Remmel T. Dickinson are pleased to announce the complete Broadway cast for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical. The production opens on Monday, November 11, 2024 at Studio 54 (254 West 54th Street). Previews begin on October 16, 2024. Tickets are on sale at louisarmstrongmusical.com. Rehearsals for A Wonderful World begin Monday, August 19 in New York City. As previously announced, Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart (Broadway: Aladdin, Hamilton) will recreate his critically acclaimed performance as Louis Armstrong. Last fall, Iglehart starred in the pre-Broadway production of A Wonderful World in New Orleans and Chicago, where he won rave reviews. The Chicago Tribune called him "just fabulous! - a knockout Louis Armstrong." The Chicago Sun-Times cheered, "James Monroe Iglehart gives a phenomenal, dynamic and vivacious lead performance as the wondrous Louis Armstrong." Playing the roles of Armstrong's four wives, who each had a unique impact upon his life, will be Darlesia Cearcy (Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, Once on This Island) as Lucille Wilson, Dionne Figgins (Broadway: Memphis, Motown the Musical) as Daisy Parker, Kim Exum (Broadway: The Book of Mormon) as Alpha Smith, and Jennie Harney-Fleming (Broadway: The Color Purple, Hamilton) as Lil Hardin. The 26-member cast also features Trista Dollison (Broadway: Oklahoma!, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as standby for the roles of Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith and Lucille Wilson; DeWitt Fleming, Jr. (TV: "Boardwalk Empire," Encores!: The Tap Dance Kid) as Lincoln Perry; Jason Forbach (Broadway: Into the Woods, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables) as Crooner & Others; Gavin Gregory (Broadway: The Color Purple, The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess) as King Joe Oliver; and Jimmy Smagula (Broadway: Spamalot (revival); TV: "Blue Bloods," "Black Monday") as Joe Glaser. Award-winning Broadway actor James T. Lane (Broadway: Chicago, Kiss Me Kate, A Chorus Line) will play Armstrong at certain performances. The ensemble features Brandon L. Armstrong (National Tour: Hamilton), Wesley Barnes (National Tour: Mean Girls, Jesus Christ Superstar), Willie Clyde Beaton II (Regional: 42nd Street, Beautiful), Ronnie S. Bowman, Jr. (Broadway: The Music Man, The Who's Tommy), Eean S. Cochran (Public Theater: The Harder They Come), Kate Louissaint (Regional: Beautiful), Matt Magnusson (Off-Broadway: Hound Dog), Jodeci Milhouse (Encores!: Pal Joey), Alysha Morgan (Public Theater: The Harder They Come), Khadijah Rolle (Regional: Sister Act, Memphis the Musical), Tally Sessions (Broadway: Company, School of Rock), Brett Sturgis (Broadway: On Your Feet!, Aida), Renell Taylor (Regional: Newsies, Chicago), Meridien Terrell (National Tour: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), and Dori Waymer (Regional: The Color Purple). RL Campbell (Bring It On) will serve as Production Stage Manager, Jen Ash as Stage Manager and Alex Luong as Assistant Stage Manager. Casting is by Arc Casting, Duncan Stewart, CSA, Patrick Maravilla, CSA. Louis Armstrong's innovative musicianship and incredible charisma as trumpeter and vocalist would lead him from the early days of jazz in his native New Orleans to five decades of international stardom. A Wonderful World tells the story of Armstrong's blazing musical career and features beloved songs he recorded and made popular, including "What a Wonderful World" and "When You're Smiling," among many other favorites. With a book by Aurin Squire ("This Is Us," "The Good Fight") and featuring songs made famous by Louis Armstrong, A Wonderful World is co-conceived by Andrew Delaplaine and Drama Desk Award winner and Tony Award nominee Christopher Renshaw (The King and I, Taboo), who also directs the production. A Wonderful World is being presented in association with Roundabout Theatre Company and will be included in Roundabout's subscription packages. Miami New Drama (Artistic Director Michel Hausmann; Managing Director Nicholas Richberg) presented the World Premiere production of A Wonderful World on December 11, 2021 at the Colony Theatre in Miami Beach, FL. # # # BIOGRAPHIES JAMES MONROE IGLEHART (Louis Armstrong) is a multi-award winning actor from stage and screen. He is a Broadway veteran with such credits as King Arthur in the Broadway revival of Monty Python's Spamalot, Billy Flynn in Chicago, Hamilton in the dual roles of Marquee de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson and freestyle love supreme. He is mostly known for his Tony Award-winning role as Genie in Disney's Aladdin the Musical. He has been seen on TV in shows like the Netflix series "Maniac," "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Elementary," "Law & Order: SVU" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel." He is an Emmy-nominated voice actor lending his voice to many animated characters from Disney, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks and Apple TV. His greatest joys are his beautiful grown children and his marriage for over 20 years to his lovely wife Dawn. DARLESIA CEARCY (Lucille Wilson). Darlesia {Dar.lee.see.ah} recently appeared on Broadway as Johanna in How to Dance in Ohio. Broadway: Erzulie in the Tony Award-winning revival of Once on This Island, Nettie in The Color Purple, Lottie Gee in Shuffle Along..., The Goodbye Girl, Sarah in Ragtime (Helen Hayes nomination). Diana in Next To Normal at Westport Country Playhouse (CCC nominee), and Nina Simone: Four Women at Berkshire TG (BTG Award). TV: "The Watcher," "High Fidelity," "FBI," "House of Cards." urvisionhousse.com KIM EXUM (Alpha Smith) was last seen on Broadway in The Book of Mormon as the longest tenured Nabulungi. Recent credits include national commercials for Crest, a 1Password commercial no one saw where I play Deadpool's assistant, The Book of Mormon (Jumamosi Tour), Betty Boop's Day Off (Betty Boop), some V.O work, and Jolie, a beautiful short shot in BK. Many thanks to God, mom, dad, my village, my group chats, and my beautiful family: Eric & Ezzie. DIONNE FIGGINS (Daisy Parker) has danced professionally with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. Most notably, she has appeared in the original Broadway companies of Memphis and Motown the Musical. Of her many regional and Off-Broadway appearances, her work in Smokey Joe's Cafe garnered her an Ovation Award nomination and Chita Rivera Award nomination. In 2012, she co-founded the non-profit organization Broadway Serves and in 2021, she was appointed the Artistic Director of Ballet Tech. JENNIE HARNEY-FLEMING (Lil Hardin). Broadway: Hamilton (Angelica Schuyler), The Color Purple (Nettie). Off-Broadway: Pearl (Pearl Bailey; AUDELCO nominee, Best Actress). National: Hamilton (Universal Schuyler Sister), Motown the Musical. Film: Silent Night in the City, The Oz Project. VO: Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, Opal Watson Private Eye. Jennie is thrilled to be a part of this incredible production and portray Lil Hardin-Armstrong, one of the co-founders of Jazz. A woman often "...tucked away in the footnotes of jazz history." (James L. Dickerson). Grateful to God, Mom, Dad, my wonderful husband, DeWitt, and my two beautiful girls, Ella & Olivia. Instagram: @jennieharneyfleming TRISTA DOLLISON (Standby for Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, Lucille Wilson). Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (Violet), A Bronx Tale (Frieda), and Disney's The Lion King. NY/Regional: Avenue Q, My Very Own British Invasion (World Premiere), Sister Act (Deloris), Faust (City Center), Dreamgirls (Lorrell). Special thanks to my family, friends & DGRW!! Always for Clarence & Aria. Grateful. @TRISTADOLL DEWITT FLEMING, JR. (Lincoln Perry, Specialty Tap Choreographer). Off-Broadway: NY City Center's The Tap Dance Kid (Daddy Bates), MCC's The Lonely Few (u/s Paul), Pearl (Bill Bailey), Ductman (Clay), Orphan Train (Conductor). Regional: The Last of the Red Hot Mamas (Bojangles), After Midnight, The Scottsboro Boys (Ozie/Ruby), Jelly's Last Jam (Jelly), Jesus Christ Superstar (Simon). National Tours: Riverdance (Lead Tapper, Baritone Soloist). TV/Film: "Boardwalk Empire," "Limitless," "How to be Single." DeWitt is a Capezio athlete and owner of DeW It Right Tap mics. Instagram: @dewittflemingjr www.dewittflemingjr.com JASON FORBACH (Crooner & Others, u/s Joe Glaser). Broadway: Into the Woods, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables. National Tour/Special Engagement: The Secret Garden, Phantom!, Les Miserables, Into the Woods. Off-Broadway: The Music Teacher. Regional: Shakespeare Theater Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare, Paper Mill Playhouse, 5th Avenue, to name a few. TV: "FBI: Most Wanted," "Law & Order: SVU" Instagram: @jasonforbach GAVIN GREGORY (King Joe Oliver) is excited and honored to bring this role to life, displaying one of the forefathers of Jazz! To my eldest brother Ricky, thanks for putting a trumpet in my hands. Family, friends, FSE, Nellie & Willie, I am your wildest dream! Broadway: The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess; The Color Purple. Tours: The Color Purple (revival); Kinky Boots; The Lion King. Regional: A Wonderful World; The Color Purple; The Whipping Man; Ragtime; Violet. TV: "DMZ," "Games People Play," "Law & Order: SVU," "Madam Secretary." Facebook/Instagram/TikTok: gavingregorysoul JAMES T. LANE (Standby Louis Armstrong). Philadelphia/West End: The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line. Broadway: Chicago (Billy Flynn, Amos Hart), Kiss Me, Kate (Paul), King Kong, The Scottsboro Boys, A Chorus Line (Richie Walters). Tours: Ain't Too Proud (Paul Williams), Jersey Boys, Cinderella, Fame, Regional: The Muny, Drury Lane, Broadway at Music Circus, Virginia Stage Company Off-Broadway: Triple Threat (AUDELCO Award winner). Mr. Lane teaches music theatre dance wherever anyone will let him! Instagram: @jamestlane jamestlane.com JIMMY SMAGULA (Joe Glaser) was most recently seen in Broadway's Spamalot as Sir Bedevere and on CBS' "Blue Bloods" final season. He recurred on Showtime's "Black Monday" opposite Paul Scheer & Regina Hall as well as on HBO Max's "Doom Patrol." Upcoming for him are a role in Todd Phillips' highly anticipated sequel, Joker 2: Folie A Deux opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the independent feature Almost Popular, and Nonnas opposite Vince Vaughn. He played publisher John Woodburn opposite Nicholas Hoult in Rebel In The Rye, written and directed by Danny Strong, and was cast as a recurring guest star in the pilot "Erase," created by Alexander Cary ("Homeland") and Denis Leary. Other television includes the FX short form series "Cake," "Oh Jerome No," opposite Emmy Award nominee Mamoudou Athie, directed and written by Alex Karpovsky; "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," opposite Andy Samberg; "Better Things" alongside Pamela Adlon; Comedy Central's "Corporate;" "Grey's Anatomy," opposite Ellen Pompeo and Sara Ramirez; "Bones," "Parks And Rec," opposite Aubrey Plaza and Chris Pratt; and season six of "Community," opposite Gillian Jacobs. He is remembered for his role as "Sal Iacuzzo" on "The Sopranos." Jimmy Smagula is repped by Lasher Group and Nicolosi & Co. BRANDON L. ARMSTRONG (Ensemble, u/s for Louis Armstrong, King Joe Oliver) is thrilled to be joining the cast of A Wonderful World. He was most recently seen playing Hercules Mulligan/James Madison in the National Tour of Hamilton. He is also one-half of the recording duo Public Youth (with their new singles streaming on all platforms now). WESLEY BARNES (Ensemble). Broadway Debut! LA native-CUI Alum. Tours: Mean Girls (1st National), Jesus Christ Superstar (50th Anniversary). Select Regional: The Preacher's Wife, Kinky Boots, In the Heights, Choir Boy, Sophisticated Ladies, The Tap Dance Kid, Newsies, Godspell, The Scottsboro Boys, Hairspray. God is Faithful! Thanking you! <3 Jer 29:11 wesleyjbarnes.com WILLIE CLYDE BEATON II (Ensemble, u/s King Joe, Lincoln Perry). Broadway debut! Regional: Goodspeed (42nd Street), Walnut Street Theatre (Beautiful), Bucks County Playhouse (Last of the Red Hot Mamas), MSMT (Joseph...). Other: Holland America Line (Cantaré). B.M. from Manhattan School of Music. Love to my family, friends, and teachers who have supported me on this journey. RONNIE S. BOWMAN, JR. (Ensemble) Broadway: Original revival casts of The Music Man and The Who's Tommy! Tours: Anastasia (1st National), A Chorus Line. Select Credits: "Summerstock!" understudying Corbin Bleu (Goodspeed), A Wonderful World (Saenger Theater/Cadillac Theater). Television/Film: I (Hallmark), Rustin (Netflix), "The Tony Awards," "GMA," "The Tonight Show." Love you forever, Dad. Proverbs 3:5-6. IG: @ronniesbowmanjr EEAN S. COCHRAN (Swing, Dance Captain). Grateful to be back with the AWW family to share this beautiful story! Recent: Hamilton (Broadway), A Wonderful World (Pre-Broadway), The Harder They Come (Public Theater). Tours: Hamilton (Peggy & Philip Co.), Mamma Mia!, Bring It On, Dreamgirls. Love and Gratitude to my Family, CESD, and Creatives <3 @eeeeeanc KATE LOUISSAINT (Ensemble, u/s Lil Hardin) is a native New Yorker, and excited to make her Broadway debut in A Wonderful World! University of Michigan Class of MT24. Regional: Beautiful (Broadway Sacramento). She is here thanks to overwhelming support from her Mom and Dad, community, mentors, and God. Instagram: katellouissaint MATT MAGNUSSON (Swing). Broadway debut! Off-Broadway: Hound Dog (Ars Nova) Regional: Jersey Boys, Mr. Holland's Opus, Grease, Floyd Collins, Spring Awakening, American Idiot. TV: "Law & Order: SVU," "FBI," "The Rookie: Feds" Film: Hall Pass Nightmare (Lifetime), Secret Lives of College Escorts (Lifetime), Nightingale (Amazon Prime), Dirty Sexy Saint (Passionflix). Band: @BigSurBoundOfficial JODECI MILHOUSE (Ensemble). Broadway debut! Performing/Recording Artist, Songwriter and DMV native! Credits: Pal Joey (NY City Center), The Tap Dance Kid (NY City Center), After Midnight (Signature Theatre), Dreamgirls (Baltimore Center Stage), and "SNL." Special thanks, love and gratitude to my dearest family and friends, CTG team, and the entire AWW family! @jodecimilhouse ALYSHA MORGAN (Ensemble, Assistant Dance Captain). Zetus Lapetus! Broadway Debut! Virginia Commonwealth University graduate. Off-Broadway: The Harder They Come (Public Theater). Regional: A Wonderful World (Dance Captain), Chess (Muny). Tours: After Midnight (Dance Captain), Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, A Wonderful World (Dance Captain). Commercials: "ShoeDazzle" & "JustFab." Mama, we did it! Lucille, thank you! LaRece, this is for you. Proverbs 3:6. @TheAlyshaMorgan KHADIJAH ROLLE (Ensemble). Miami native and University of the Arts graduate credits her gifts to Jesus Christ! Notable roles: Deloris (Sister Act), Felicia (Memphis), Dorothy (The Wiz), Nettie (The Color Purple). Awards: Broadway World Best Actress. Founder of VMTA Studio, coaching South Florida's young artists. Thank you to my amazing family! IG: @_iamkhadijahrolle FB: Khadijah Rolle. TALLY SESSIONS (Swing). Recent: Henry 6 (Old Globe). Broadway: Company, Anastasia, War Paint, Falsettos, Paramour, School of Rock, Big Fish, The House of Blue Leaves. Off-Broadway: The Gardens of Anuncia (LCT), Giant (Public Theater), Queen of the Mist (Transport Group), Anyone Can Whistle (Encores!), Yank! (York). TV: "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," "Falling Water," "Elementary" @tallysessions BRETT STURGIS (Ensemble). Bronx Native! Film/TV: In the Heights, "Nissan," "Hersheys," "Godfather Of Harlem," "American Horror Story," "The Equalizer." Theater/Vocal: On Your Feet! (Broadway), Aida (Holland), Sweet Charity (National Tour), Fuerza Bruta, Jay Cole, Andrea Martin, Kanye Dance/Choreography: Madonna, Chris Brown, Gloria Estefan, Kylie Minogue, "Tony Awards," "Macy's Parade." RENELL TAYLOR (Ensemble, u/s Lincoln Perry), a New Orleans native, is making his Broadway debut. Off-Broadway: Jelly's Last Jam (Ensemble/Young Jelly u/s). Regional: Bye Bye Birdie (Kennedy Center), Anything Goes (PCLO), White Christmas (Bucks County). Renell thanks his family, friends, mentors, the team at HCKR, and the man upstairs. Elon MT 2023! @renellt21 MERIDIEN TERRELL (Swing). Broadway Debut! National Tours: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. Regional: The Muny (Disney's Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid), The Lex (Chicago), New Bedford Festival Theatre (White Christmas). Marymount Manhattan College MT '21. To Mom, Dad, Ariane, and her heavenly grandparents for their endless love and support! DORI WAYMER (Ensemble, u/s Daisy, Alpha). Broadway debut! She received her BFA from Florida State University, and was recently in Bye Bye Birdie (Kennedy Center) and A Wonderful World (Cadillac Palace Theatre). Favorite regional credits: The Color Purple, Beautiful, Hello Dolly!, All Shook Up. Love to my family and village. Special thanks to mommy and daddy! @doriwaymer RL CAMPBELL (Production Stage Manager). Broadway: Bring It On. National Tours: A Soldier's Play; Pretty Woman; The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess; Bring It On. Off-Off Broadway: The Choking Game. Regional: CTG/Ahmanson, Alliance Theatre, Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre, Theatre Emory, Horizon Theatre, Ogunquit Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Theatre in the Square, The Wallis, Utah Festival Opera, Freddie Hendricks YEA. Thank you, Ancestors. AURIN SQUIRE (Book) is a playwright, reporter, and television writer whose plays have been produced around the world. Awards include the Helen Merrill Award, Seattle Public Theatre's Emerald Prize, and National Black Theatre's "I Am Soul" fellowship. Squire was a writer on Miami New Drama's 7 Deadly Sins, which won a Drama League Award. A co-executive producer on "The Good Fight" and "Evil," he has been nominated for two NAACP Image Awards, a BlackReel Award, and a WGA Award for his work on "This is Us." A New Dramatists resident playwright and member of the Dramatists Guild, he graduated from The Juilliard School and Northwestern University. ANDREW DELAPLAINE (Co-Conceiver) is a journalist and novelist with over 300 books to his credit including the series: "Midnight Mass - Amos Freeman," "The Keystone File - A Jack Houston St. Clair Thriller," "Santopia," and "Sherlock Holmes IV." He has also written many travel guides and several screenplays, winning the Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Original Screenplay for Meeting Spencer, starring Jeffrey Tambor and directed over a dozen movies including Life's a Drag (When You Are A Man in a Dress). He has written and directed three features (one doc, two narrative features), and won several awards for his film work. Delaplaine grew up in South Carolina and resided in New York City and South Beach for much of his life. CHRISTOPHER RENSHAW (Co-Conceiver/Director). Tony Award nominee Christopher Renshaw has directed theater and operas all over the world from the Sydney Opera House to the Royal Opera House Covent Garden. He has directed plays and musicals in London's West End and on Broadway, most notably the Tony Award-winning revival of The King and I. Additional productions include Taboo with Boy George, We Will Rock You, Zorro, and Carmen La Cubana. THOMAS E. RODGERS, JR. (Producer). Tom, otherwise known as TR, was born in Rye, New York in 1953. TR's first job was an usher at none other than Radio City Music Hall. TR was a teen when he moved to Miami Beach and Miami has been his home since. Through the years, TR has had a catering business that after Hurricane Andrew served 4000 people a day. TR was also a part creator and producer for the children's TV series "Jelly Bean Jungle." TR has a love of Louis Armstrong and through this love A Wonderful World was born. He shared this vision with his brother-in-law Andrew Delaplaine and the rest is where we are today. RENEE DELAPLAINE RODGERS (Producer) is not only a long-time fixture on South Beach, but she also helped to create the cultural, dining, and entertainment mecca that it is today. In the late 80's, Renee, along with her brother Andrew Delaplaine, opened Scratch, one of a few restaurants in what was then a run-down and depressed area of Miami Beach. Adjacent to Scratch, they then launched an Equity theatre as well as a black-box nightclub called Backscratch. Having found great success in the now revitalized area, they then opened the legendary Warsaw Ballroom which quickly became one of the most outrageous and popular gay dance nightclubs of the era, ushering in a vibrant, new dance and music scene in Miami Beach. Needing more to do, Renee then launched a champagne brand with Andrew and Sophie, as they had to have something to toast with! Additionally, they opened two newspapers, The Wire and Antenna. Renee is also a writer and illustrator of several books. MARTIAN ENTERTAINMENT (Producer/General Manager) is a Tony Award-winning firm owned by Carl D. White and Gregory Rae. Credits include The Play That Goes Wrong, The Normal Heart (Tony Award), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony Award), The Cottage, The Temperamentals, Bare, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Lightning Thief, the new musical Loch Ness and the new musical The Ballad of Henry Box Brown. martianentertainment.com. CARL D. WHITE (Producer/General Manager) opened his first production company at the age of 18, founded Martian Entertainment at 27, is 55 – and has finally abandoned the idea of a fallback career. Carl dedicates his work on A Wonderful World in loving memory to Lauren P. Yates. GREGORY RAE (Producer/General Manager) has worked with Carl White and Martian Entertainment since 2011. He is a proud graduate of Harvey Mudd College. After working in software and political campaigns, he is happy to have landed in theatre. VANESSA WILLIAMS (Producer) is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today, selling millions of records worldwide. Her work in music, film, television, and the Broadway stage has been recognized with four Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, three SAG Award nominations and seven NAACP Image Awards. Her platinum single, "Colors of the Wind," from Disney's "Pocahontas," won the Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Her 2012 autobiography, You Have No Idea, co-written with her mother Helen Williams, was a N.Y. Times Best Seller and she released Bubble Kisses, her first picture book for children, in 2020. Most recently, she starred in the World Premiere of POTUS, Selina Fillinger's Broadway comedy, directed by Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman. She is part of the star-studded panel of judges for RuPaul's Paramount+ competition series, "Queen of the Universe," which will return for a second season. This fall, she will star as Miranda Priestly in the West End premiere of the musical, The Devil Wears Prada. LIZ CURTIS (Producer) began producing theatre with A Time to Sing at the Kennedy Center starring Renée Fleming and Vanessa Williams. Choreographer for PBS' "Big, Band Ballroom Bash," Dance With Me (American Choreography Award nomination) starring Williams, partnered with John O'Connell to choreograph "Shall We Dance," starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez, as well as The 80th Academy Awards nominated songs from "Enchanted." seven-time US Professional Latin-American Ballroom Dance Champion and World finalist. Liz has produced many hours of dance programming for cable TV and is currently developing a number of theatre, film and TV productions. REMMEL T. DICKINSON (Producer) has been a working theatrical producer for some 15 years with multiple Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations and Awards. His Tonys for The Norman Conquests, Memphis and War Horse are of particular note. Other nominations include Nice Work If You Can Get It, Catch Me If You Can, and in the current season Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club. Regarding A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical, Mr. Dickinson is delighted to be working again with James Monroe Iglehart, a good friend on Broadway since his important featured role in Memphis. ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY (Todd Haimes, President/CEO, in memoriam; Scott Ellis, Interim Artistic Director) celebrates the power of theatre by spotlighting classics from the past, cultivating new works of the present and educating minds for the future. A not-for-profit company, Roundabout fulfills that mission by producing familiar and lesser-known plays and musicals; discovering and supporting talented playwrights; reducing the barriers that can inhibit theatregoing; collaborating with a diverse team of artists; building educational experiences; and archiving over five decades of production history. Founded in 1965, Roundabout presents this work on its five stages and across the country through national tours. Since moving to Broadway more than 25 years ago, Roundabout productions have received 232 Tony nominations, 222 Drama Desk nominations and 257 Outer Critics Circle nominations. More information on Roundabout's mission, history and variety of programs can be found throughout this Playbill or by visiting roundabouttheatre.org. |
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