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With “ Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole,” playing at the New York Theatre Workshop, Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor give us Cole at the last taping of his fabulous “Nat ‘King’ Cole ...
Dulé Hill is beloved to “West Wing” fans as Charlie, the president’s assistant. Now he’s playing to ovations as the jazz legend.
The new bio-musical about Nat "King" Cole by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor at the New York Theatre Workshop stars Dulé Hill and Daniel J. Watts.
It was unlike anything else the format was playing at the time! From James O’Neal, RW Contributor: My pick would have to be the quintessential summer song: Nat King Cole’s 1963 hit, “Those ...
What Made Nat King Cole, and These 5 Songs, Unforgettable Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play “Lights Out” explores the beloved yet complicated performer who was subtly “advancing ...
When Nat King Cole performed “The Party’s Over” on his NBC variety show, he did it with a smile, as he seemed to do everything. But the song bitterly resonated on that particular broadcast ...
New York Theatre Workshop is now presenting Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole, written by Tony and Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo and NYTW Artistic Director and Usual Suspect Patricia McGregor ...
He was only 45. While the proverbial “cancer sticks” might have caused his death, the weight of being Nat King Cole, of being a Black Man whose public and private lives were fodder for White Supremacy ...
For her 2016 album A Wonderful World, Britain's Got Talent breakout superstar Susan Boyle recorded a very special version of "When I Fall in Love" featuring the one and only Nat King Cole.
Examining Cole through the lens of his activism uncovers the nuanced ways in which he challenged the status quo and contributed to the Civil Rights Movement. Group portrait of singer Nat King Cole ...
The profound influence of Nat King Cole, whose captivating music and advocacy shaped the cultural landscape and inspired the Civil Rights Movement.