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Louis Armstrong Musical ‘A Wonderful World’ Set for Broadway
“A Wonderful World,” featuring Armstrong’s songs, is set to begin previews at Studio 54 in October after previous runs in Miami, New Orleans and Chicago.

Tyne Daly Withdraws From ‘Doubt’ on Broadway, Citing Health
Amy Ryan will replace her in the show, which also stars Liev Schreiber and began previews on Saturday.

‘Some Like It Hot’ Wins Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album
The new jazz age musical adaptation of the classic 1959 Billy Wilder film closed in December.

‘Stereophonic,’ a New Play About Making Music, to Open on Broadway
Written by David Adjmi and featuring songs by Will Butler, the drama follows five musicians making an album in the 1970s.

‘Stereophonic,’ a New Play About Making Music, to Open on Broadway
Written by David Adjmi and featuring songs by Will Butler, the drama follows five musicians making an album in the 1970s.

‘Harmony,’ Barry Manilow’s Passion Project, to Close on Broadway
The musical, which Manilow wrote with Bruce Sussman, is about a German singing ensemble that collided with the rising Nazi regime.

A ‘Great Gatsby’ Musical Is Coming to Broadway in March
The latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel will feature Jeremy Jordan (“Newsies”) as Jay Gatsby and Eva Noblezada (“Hadestown”) as Daisy Buchanan.

Roundabout to Stage ‘Pirates of Penzance’ and ‘Yellow Face’ on Broadway
Roundabout Theater Company, the biggest nonprofit on Broadway, said it would produce the three shows next season.

Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ Is Becoming a Musical From Orin Wolf
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is lined up to write the book, and Lileana Blain-Cruz will direct.

He Made ‘Seven Brides’ Less Sexist. But Can He Stage It?
David Landay, an author of the 1982 stage musical, reworked a kidnapping scene for a 2021 production. Now he’s suing the estates of his coauthors...