If you’re looking for something soothing to put on in the background, you can’t really go wrong with Nat King Cole. His sturdy voice and lulling instrumentation are the stuff dreams are made of. If ...

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 ...

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Cole's vocals were lifted from an earlier recording and layered with Boyle's, creating the illusion of a duet even though Cole passed away in 1965, when Boyle was four years old. "As the first British ...

When you consider that “Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole” focuses on two singularly talented and vibrant performers—the title character as well as Sammy Davis Jr.—the disappointments of this busy ...

Six decades after Nat King Cole’s death in 1965, his music is still some of the most played in the world, and his celebrity transcends generational and racial divides. His smooth voice, captivating ...

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 ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. On a recent visit to The Kelly Clarkson Show, Broadway alum Dulé Hill sat ...