The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It could be played and the cast members often did. It was adorned with pictures of the Washington family and their ancestors.
ATLANTA — Samuel L. Jackson has a long history with the acclaimed August Wilson play “The Piano Lesson.” He first performed lead character Boy Willie at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1987.
Before I got on Zoom with the 33-year-old director of The Piano Lesson a few weeks ago — yes, long before we knew how the election would turn out — I had the chance to revisit the film ...
And with its story of siblings squabbling over a potent family legacy, you might argue that The Piano Lesson is a perfect fit for everyone involved. First performed in 1987, Wilson's Pulitzer ...
David Lee / Netflix The Piano Lesson was the play that confirmed August Wilson’s genius. First staged in 1987, the production earned the renowned Black playwright his second Pulitzer Prize ...
Yes, “The Piano Lesson,” in theaters Friday and streaming on Netflix on Nov. 22, isn’t just a meditation on family history. It’s also a literal ghost story, with creaks, spooks and shadows ...
An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Generational ties also permeate the film adaptation, in which Malcolm ...
At heart, August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” is a ghost story. Set in 1930s Pittsburgh (other than a brief prologue in 1911 Mississippi), it’s the story of the Charles family, literally ...
It's the third movie to be adapted from August Wilson's 10-play series. If good intentions were all, this screen version of "The Piano Lesson" would earn high marks. But wishing doesn't make it so.
If good intentions were all, this screen version of "The Piano Lesson" would earn high marks. But wishing doesn't make it so. And this muddled film adaptation of the Pulitzer prize-winning play by ...
It’s fitting that two generations of Washingtons have adapted August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, given “The Piano Lesson” is a multigenerational story set primarily in the ...
She's tough." Watch the full interview now! In addition to winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama, The Piano Lesson has won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, the Drama Desk ...