With a starry cast, plenty of family drama, and a touch of the supernatural, The Piano Lesson hits all the right notes of a thrilling production. Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, the play unfolds over a series of seven scenes in which the past and present collide. But Berniece wants to keep the piano, even though she's reluctant to play it. Willie wants to sell it and use the money to buy the land where their enslaved ancestors once worked. In the play, Boy Willie (Washington) and Berniece (Brooks) are two adult siblings in a disagreement over what to do with their treasured family heirloom, a hand-carved piano. The Piano Lesson is a play about family history: what to keep, what to let go of, how to tell one's history to future generations, and the best way to honor one's ancestors. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play about legacy and memory is more relevant than ever in a time when history is being reevaluated and reexamined through different and often-overlooked perspectives, And if you loved Wilson's work on screen, such as in the film adaptations of his plays Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, now's your chance to see one of his works on stage, as it was meant to be seen. These celebrated actors play a family haunted by the ghosts of their past as they figure out how to forge their future.

Jackson ( Pulp Fiction), Tony and Emmy nominee Danielle Brooks ( Orange Is the New Black), and Golden Globe nominee John David Washington ( BlacKkKlansman) together on stage in August Wilson's gripping drama. Get The Piano Lesson tickets on TodayTix.ĭon't miss Oscar winner Samuel L.

The same goes for Jackson and John David Washington, whose Broadway play of The Piano Lesson is the most successful Wilson revival ever.See an all-star cast lead the first revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson on Broadway this fall.

Denzel and co-star Viola Davis had previously been starring in a Tony Award-winning stage revival. Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor.ĭenzel Washington directed and starred in another August Wilson adaptation, Fences, earning accolades in 2016 as a result. Also in the cast are Till star Danielle Deadwyler, Straight Outta Compton‘s Corey Hawkins, plus Ray Fisher ( Justice League), and Michael Potts ( BlackKklansman). That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though. With Malcolm Washington set to direct and co-write the film with Virgil Williams, and his father Denzel producing, the cast will be led by Samuel L. An incredible assemblage of Black talent is coming together for The Piano Lesson, Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson’s play.

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