Set in 1930s Pittsburgh, August Wilson's The Piano Lesson is a luminous drama that weaves history and spirituality together. It centers on a family and their antique piano; a cherished heirloom ...
In August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson” — revived on Broadway in 2022, adapted with care and much the same cast for the screen by Malcolm Washington — Berniece hasn’t played the piano since her ...
The vibes were electric from a full theater at the Telluride Film Festival in anticipation of Malcolm Washington’s directorial debut, “The Piano Lesson.” After Washington humbly thanked everyone for ...
Denzel Washington continues his promise to the August Wilson family with the upcoming third installation of the late legendary playwright’s works. Coming to Netflix after a successful Broadway run is ...
Denzel Washington's August Wilson project — the Oscar winner plans to bring all 10 of Wilson's plays to the screen — continues with "The Piano Lesson," a mixed bag of an adaptation of Wilson's 1987 ...
With eldest son John David working with Oscar-winning directors like Spike Lee and Christopher Nolan, daughter Olivia starring in the Boots Riley series “I’m a Virgo” and the West End production of ...
From left: “ranney," Omar Robison, Ariel Phillips and Jade Guerra in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) Boy Willie is the ...
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming month. The second Pittsburgh-set film-with-an-exorcism of 2024 arrives this month with Netflix’s adaptation of Pittsburgh native ...
After her heartbreaking performance as Mamie Till in the critically acclaimed Till, Danielle Deadwyler is soon to be a household name. John David Washington wowed audiences in Christopher Nolan’s ...
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. It was, ...
Carolyn Jenkins is a voracious consumer of film and television. She graduated from Long Island University with an MFA in Screenwriting and Producing where she learned the art of character, plot, and ...
Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington's The Piano Lesson tells an intense story about hope and heritage, and its narrative seems realistic enough to be based on a true story. The Denzel ...