Louis Armstrong is the latest music legend to have the story of his life a bio musical on Broadway.

The Grammy-winning trumpeter and vocalist – who was known as the King of Jazz during his five decades in the spotlight before his death in 1971 at the age of 69 – comes alive again in A Wonderful Worldthe new musical opening Monday, November 11 at Studio 54 in New York City.

PEOPLE can exclusively debut a trailer for the production featuring the Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart stepping into the shoes of the famous star.

The footage opens with Iglehart blowing a trumpet before channeling Armstrong’s signature growl to sing the musical’s title track. Clips are then shown of various moments throughout the show, including what appears to be a high-energy dance number set to Armstrong’s 1955 hit “When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You).” ”

Also featured are some of Armstrong’s novels throughout his life. The New Orleans native had four wives—Lucille Wilson, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, and Daisy Parker—who are played on stage by Darlesia Cearcy (How to dance in Ohio,), Jennie Harney-Fleming (Violet color), Kim Exum (The Book of Mormon) and Dionne Figgins (Memphis) respectively.

Other actors in the 26-member cast include Trista Dollison (a back-up for Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith and Lucille Wilson), DeWitt Fleming Jr. (as Lincoln Perry), Jason Thomas Forbach (as Crooner and others), Gavin Gregory (as King Joe Oliver) and Jimmy Smagula (as Joe Glaser). Cast: 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.

Award-winning Broadway veteran James T. Lane (Chicago, kiss me kate, A chorus line) plays Armstrong on select shows.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical includes a book by Aurin Squire and a sheet music of several songs Armstrong made famous, including “Hello, Dolly!” — the title track for the Barbra Streisand-led 1969 film adaptation of the musical that Armstrong sang on screen.

Iglehart, who won a Tony Award for portraying the Genius in Broadway’s Aladdin, he looks unrecognizable as Armstrong, transforming into the beloved performer. But he doesn’t just star in the musical; he also co-directs it with Christian Sajous. Tony Award nominee Christopher Renshaw is credited as lead director.

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In October, Iglehart spoke to PEOPLE about stepping into the role of co-director for the Broadway transfer after helming the show in pre-Broadway runs in New Orleans and Chicago.

“I wasn’t going to direct it, but once we started working on the show, when we were out of town, we had a lot of ideas,” Iglehart recalled. “And they said, ‘Okay, you have a lot of opinions, but your opinions are pretty good. You seem to have a knack for putting things together. what do you think Would you be interested in joining the creative team?” ”

“It was a really fun time,” he said of the process. “I love creating new musicals or new shows. There’s something about getting the words together on the page, pulling them all apart, and then putting it all back together and going. “Okay, let’s see what we have.” There’s something really magical about it.”

Tickets for A Wonderful World they are now for sale.