Tony and Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo will direct and star in a new Nat King Cole biopic, . The project marks Domingo鈥檚 feature directing debut, and he also co-wrote the movie musical.
鈥淚鈥檝e been working on it quietly for a few years,鈥� Domingo told Variety. 鈥淚t鈥檚 something I鈥檓 looking forward to putting together with some great partners.鈥�
Domingo and Patricia McGregor previously collaborated on a stage version of Cole鈥檚 story. The musical, titled Lights Out: Nat 鈥淜ing鈥� Cole, premiered at People's Light in Pennsylvania in 2017 before playing California鈥檚 Geffen Playhouse in 2019. The show focused on the final Christmas broadcast of Cole鈥檚 variety show.
It was also recently announced that Domingo will play Michael Jackson鈥檚 father in the upcoming biopic Michael. Domingo is currently Oscar-nominated for his title role in the Netflix film Rustin, and appeared as Mister in the movie musical adaptation of The Color Purple. He received a Tony nomination for his performance in The Scottsboro Boys in 2010.
