VIDEO: LIGHTS OUT: NAT 'KING' COLE - Catch it Before the Lights Go Out!
The world premiere of LIGHTS OUT: NAT "KING" COLE is running now through December 3 at People's Light Theatre. When his groundbreaking NBC variety show failed to attract a national sponsor, Nat "King" Cole famously declared that "Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark." In this theatrical exploration into the soul of an American icon,Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregorimagine Nat as he faces his final Christmastime broadcast, and weighs the advice of his friend Sammy Davis Jr. to "go out with a bang."
The cast stars Dulé Hill as Nat Cole, Daniel J. Watts as Sammy, Jo Twiss as Candy,Marc D. Donovan as Producer, Owen Pelesh as Stage Manager, Gisela Adisa as Eartha/Natalie, Rachael Duddy as Betty/Peggy, Zonya Love as Perlina, and Dayshawn Jacobs as Billy/Young Nat.
LIGHTS OUT is directed by Patricia McGregor, with assistant director Dennis Darline, music supervision, arrangement, and orchestrations by John McDaniel, music direction by Ryan Slatko, set design by Clint Ramos, costume design by Katherine O'Neill, lighting design by Alan C. Edwards, and sound design by Alex Hawthorne.
Be sure to check out this show before the "lights go out." You can find more about tickets here.
Here is a snippet look at what the show has!
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