Pushkin.

It doesn't matter how high of the heights you reach or not. We all go through the same struggles. We all come up against crossroads on the daily to have to make choices and sometimes the harder choice is the more graceful choice and even though you

don't always see the dream come to fruition the goal into reality, it doesn't mean it's not happening.

That was Doolay Hill. I'm San Fregoso and this is Talk Easy.

Welcome to the show. Oh, Hey everyone. Last year I had writer, director, actor Coleman Domingo on this podcast.

If you have not listened to that episode, I'd highly recommend it.

He's in the new film, If Beel Street could talk, he's on Fear of the Walking Dead. He is a wonderful, wonderful talent. And I mentioned him because

towards the end of that conversation with Coleman, the topic of Nat King Cole came up. We were discussing how Nat's story has traditionally been presented in a very sort of surface and one dimensional light.

Not a lot of details are known about him,

his personal life as vague, his sort of artistic ambitions

are often at the forefront

to a point where you don't really have a true understanding of the man behind the music.

But what's also revealed in that conversation is that Coleman has co-written this play with Patricia McGregor called Lights Out Nat King Cole.

It is currently in previews at the Geffen Playhouse and opening night is February 13th. It will run through March 17th. What's most

impressive about the piece which is thoughtful and multifaceted is the

performance by Doolay Hill.

Before we get more into Doolay, I want to play a snippet that the good people at the Geffen

Playhouse have sent us.

It's a recording of Doolay singing orange-colored sky by Nackenkool.

Take a listen. I was walking along minding my business when out of an orange-colored sky flash band allicazan wonderful you came by I was humming a tune

drinking in sunshine

when out of that orange color view

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