Louis Armstrong jukebox biomusical A Wonderful World is officially open, and the reviews are in! See what critics are saying about the new show, which opened November 11 at Studio 54 on Broadway after beginning previews October 16, below. Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart is co-directing (along with Christina Sajous) and starring in the title role, with Christopher Renshaw at the helm.

The cast also includes Dionne Figgins as Daisy Parker, Jennie Harney-Fleming as Lil Hardin, Kim Exum as Alpha Smith, and Darlesia Cearcy as Lucille Wilson, along with DeWitt Fleming Jr., Jason Forbach, Gavin Gregory, Jimmy Smagula, Brandon Louis Armstrong, Wesley J. Barnes, Willie Clyde Beaton II, Ronnie S. Bowman Jr., Eean S. Cochran, Kate Louissaint, Matt Magnusson, Jodeci Milhouse, Alysha Morgan, Khadijah Rolle, Tally Sessions, Brett Sturgis, Renell Taylor, Meridien Terrell, and Dori Waymer. Casting is by ARC's Duncan Stewart and Patrick Maravilla.

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Trista Dollison is the standby for Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Lucille Wilson, and Alpha Smith; and James T. Lane is the Louis Armstrong alternate. Casting is by ARC's Duncan Stewart and Patrick Maravilla.

Conceived by director Renshaw (The King and I, Taboo) and novelist Andrew Delaplaine, A Wonderful World has an original book by Aurin Squire (This Is Us) and features songs made popular by Armstrong. The new musical tells the story of jazz legend Armstrong, from his early days in New Orleans through five decades of international stardom, through the eyes of the women in his life. The musical comes to Broadway after earlier runs in Miami, New Orleans, and Chicago.

Read the reviews below.

Broadway News (Brittani Samuel)

Chicago Tribune (Chris Jones)*

CitiTour NYC (Brian Scott Lipton)

Culture Sauce (Thom Geier)

The Daily Beast (Tim Teeman)

DC Theater Arts (Deb Miller)

Deadline (Greg Evans)

The Front Row Center (Brittany Crowell)

Into (Matthew Wexler)

New York Magazine/Vulture (Jackson McHenry)*

New York Post (Johnny Oleksinski)

New York Stage Review (Roma Torre, David Finkle)

New York Sun (Elysa Gardner)

New York Theater (Jonathan Mandell)

New York Theatre Guide (Kyle Turner)

The New York Times (Jesse Green)*

NYS Music (Shawn Salley)

The Stage (Lane Williamson)*

Stage and Cinema (Gregory Fletcher)

Talkin' Broadway (Howard Miller)

TheaterMania (David Gordon)

TheaterPizzazz (Carol Rocamora)

Theatrely (Joey Sims)

TimeOut NY (Adam Feldman)

Times Square Chronicles (Suzanna Bowling)

Variety (Aramide Tinubu)*

The Wrap (Robert Hofler)*

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Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.

The production also features choreography and musical staging by Rickey Tripp, scenic and video design by Adam Koch and Steven Royal, costume design by Toni-Leslie James, lighting design by Cory Pattak, sound design by Kai Harada, wig and hair design by Matthew Armentrout, makeup design by Kali Taylor, prop design by Lilian Sun, tap choreography by Dewitt Fleming Jr., fight direction by Lee Soroko, and dramaturgy by Faye Price. RL Campbell is production stage manager.

Daryl Waters leads the music team as music supervisor, along with providing vocal and incidental music arrangements and additional orchestrations. Branford Marsalis has penned orchestrations and arrangements, with Darryl G. Ivey serving as music director and Zane Mark as dance music arranger.

Thomas E. Rodgers, Jr., Renee Delaplaine Rodgers, Martian Entertainment (Carl D. White and Gregory Rae), Vanessa Williams, Liz Curtis, John Gore Organization, Remmel T. Dickinson, and Wei-Hwa Huang are producing A Wonderful World, in association with Roundabout Theatre Company.

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Photos: James Monroe Iglehart as Louis Armstrong in A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical on Broadway

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