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.

Written by Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor, this New York Theatre Workshop production stars Dulé Hill as the singer-pianist, focusing on the final taping of Cole’s 1950s NBC show.

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 ...

Nat King Cole was at the height of his popularity in 1956, when the silky-smooth singer and pianist became the first Black person to host their own TV series in the United States.

March 17 marks 106 years since the birth of musician Nat King Cole, whose success paved the way for future generations of Black artists.

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 ...

By Christmas he was too ill to leave hospital, and Jet magazine reported that only family and close friends were permitted five-minute visits. Nat’s long-term friend, comedian Jack Benny, the man who ...

Nat King Cole, the velvet-voiced singer of such hits as “Unforgettable," was born in Montgomery, Ala. How much do you know about the legendary singer?

Some five years before, the newspaper noted “Nat ‘King’ Cole brings his internationally famous trio, his scintillating piano artistry and his personable and intimate vocal stylings to ...

Cole told Jet Magazine that “Madison Avenue was afraid of the dark.” At the end of the Civil Rights Movement in 1968, the Black-hosted variety show found their way back on television.