Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Dulé Hill stars as the silky crooner in a play about the last broadcast of his variety show, in 1957. By Elisabeth Vincentelli When Nat King Cole ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play “Lights Out” explores the beloved yet complicated performer who was subtly “advancing who we are as Americans.” Colman Domingo ...

Lights Out, presented by the New York Theatre Workshop, has all the makings of a dazzling success: phenomenal performers, legendary music beautifully delivered, an enchanting set, and a compelling ...

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Nat King Cole, the velvet-voiced singer of such hits as “Unforgettable” and “The Christmas Song,” was born in Montgomery, Ala., on March 17, 1919. He was born Nathaniel Adams Coles to the Rev. Edward ...