Satchmo at the Waldorf

Le Petit Theatre presents Satchmo at the Waldorf, an extraordinary one-man, three-character play that journeys into the heart and mind of New Orleans’ beloved jazz legend, Louis Armstrong. In March 1971, backstage at the Empire Room of New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel, the greatest trumpet player in the world sits in his dressing room trying to pull himself together to do one final show. Because as long as they clap, Satchmo will go out there and play. His mind wanders through the amazing journey of his life and his complex relationships with his manager Joe Glaser and Miles Davis. In a tour de force performance, one actor journeys into the mind and heart of an American musical genius and the man behind the legend. Starring Drama Desk, Obie, and Olivier Award winner and New Orleanian Barry Shabaka Henley as Louis Armstrong, Joe Glaser, and Miles Davis. Times and tickets at lepetittheatre.com.