American Conservatory ..., John Douglas Thompson, plays, San Francisco Chronicle, solo show, Terry Teachout, theater review American Conservatory ..., John Douglas Thompson, plays, San Francisco Chronicle, solo show, Terry Teachout, theater review

Pops is tops in ACT's Satchmo

John Douglas Thompson is tall and handsome, which is to say, he looks nothing like Louis Armstrong. But so deft is Thompson's performance as the legendary trumpeter in Terry Teachout's captivating Satchmo at the Waldorf that audiences could almost swear they were in the company of the late, great man himself.

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