In the end, “And Just Like That” couldn’t hide its shame that its characters were aging.

Public voting for the "Lights Out for Sea Turtles" art contest begins September 1 at the Centennial Park Recreation Center.

Lights Out: Nat ‘King’ Cole Through June 29 at New York Theater Workshop, Manhattan; nytw.org. Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes.

Lights Out is about the show’s final taping on December 17, 1957. But it’s also about Nat Cole himself, and what he endured despite—or perhaps because of—being the first black superstar.

Under threat of potential closure, a local nonprofit is trying to raise money for repairs to keep the historic site open to visitors.