LaTanya Richardson Jackson’s star-studded Broadway revival of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” is, in a word, magnificent. As an actor, Richardson Jackson has long been part of the countrywide, ...

The musical instrument sitting over in the corner, idle but not gathering dust, at the center of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning play The Piano Lesson is more than just a piano. It’s a family ...

And yet even among Wilson's outstanding and occasionally surreal plays, 'The Piano Lesson,' both a family drama and a ghost story, stands out as one of the odder works. It's a mix of themes and tones, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by John David Washington, Danielle Brooks and Samuel L. Jackson star in the first Broadway revival of Wilson’s haunting family drama set in 1936. By Maya ...

While it’s an incalculable advantage for an actor to have a hugely successful movie-star father, there’s still the difficulty of establishing one’s own identity, especially when, like John David ...

What sustains a family? Generational wealth? Trinkets ancestors have left behind? Stories told over a fire on a snowy evening? These questions get a cathartic rumination in The Piano Lesson, the ...

How to both honor history and move beyond it is the overriding theme of “The Piano Lesson,” one of August Wilson’s finest plays. The new Broadway revival, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and directed by ...

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 haunted by ...

Director Malcom Washington breaks down an scene from 'The Piano Lesson' alongside his brother John David Washington. Malcom provides an elaborate explanation of playing with point of view to guide the ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

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 ...

It takes a lot more than wanting to be Billy Joel to become a piano player. You need passion, time, motivation and an excellent instructor (and, uh, a piano). But traditional piano lessons might not ...