April 18, 2011

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

Lou Bellamy - Interviewee, Dennis Spears - Interviewee, Dominic Taylor - Interviewee, Suzanne Pekow - Assistant Producer, Tom Crann - Host, Chris Dall - Producer

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