A singer, and the struggle for civil rights - Theatrical production "I Wish You Love" about Nat King Cole

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April 18, 2011
Lou Bellamy - Interviewee, Dennis Spears - Interviewee, Dominic Taylor - Interviewee, Suzanne Pekow - Assistant Producer, Tom Crann - Host, Chris Dall - Producer
Listen: A singer, and the struggle for civil rights, theatrical production "I Wish You Love" about Nat King Cole (Lou Bellamy, Dominic Taylor, Dennis Spears)
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MPR’s Tom Crann interviews playwright Dominic Taylor, actor Dennis Spears, and director Lou Bellamy about the play "Black Pearl Sings."

The "I Wish You Love" production at the Penumbra Theatre examines the significance of the Nat "King" Cole Show, one of the first network TV programs hosted by an African American, and the role it's star played in the modern civil rights era.

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