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Theater spotlight: 'I Wish You Love'

The Nat King Cole tribute is back by popular demand.

By Rohan Preston

November 12, 2011 at 11:11PM
Dennis W. Spears as Nat "King" Cole in "I Wish You Love."
Dennis W. Spears as Nat "King" Cole in "I Wish You Love." (Photo By Michal Daniel/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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It was just last spring that Dominic Taylor's "I Wish You Love" premiered at Penumbra Theatre. Powered by Dennis Spears as Nat King Cole, the music-filled show sold out its premiere, toured successfully to Washington's Kennedy Center and to Hartford (Conn.) Stage. Now it's back for a holiday encore, restructured and tightened by playwright Taylor. Director Lou Bellamy remounts the show, which includes such songs as "Mona Lisa," "Nature Boy" and "Get Your Kicks on Route 66."

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