James Monroe Iglehart put everything he had in Louis Armstrong

James Monroe Iglehart is a Tony candidate and he was here before. A little more than a decade ago he won a Tony for his Ourageous performance as “The Genty” in Disney's Aladdin. This year he was one of the best -known musicians of the 20th century, Louis Armstrong, back to Broadway.

“I put I myself In every show, but I never put myself as deep into a show as I have [A Wonderful World]”He said to Richard Ridge from Broadwayworld.” From the creative side to the artistic side, this consumed me for two years. I had already said to myself: “I'm proud of you and I'm glad what you did”, but to see that I was recognized … that's really cool. “

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The 78th annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on Sunday, June 8, 2025.