In 1956, one of the greatest singers of all time, Nat “King” Cole, became one of the first Black people to host a nationally broadcast television show. Alas, despite drawing top talent and enjoying a ...

Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play “Lights Out” explores the beloved yet complicated performer who was subtly “advancing who we are as Americans.” Marc J. Franklin Daniel J. Watts, left, as ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. “Unforgettable” is the only way for this reviewer to describe the sold-out one ...

Daniel J. Watts and Dulé Hill in 'Lights Out: Nat 'King' Cole'. Marc J. Franklin Dulé Hill is exceptional as the classy crooner in this inventive off-Broadway play set right before taping on Cole's ...

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 ...

On December 17th, 1957, it was LIGHTS OUT on “The Nat ‘King’ Cole Show.” Despite being the voice that built Capitol Records, Nat “King” Cole’s groundbreaking television show was rejected by Madison ...