How ‘The Piano Lesson’ Uses Music to Excavate America’s Dark History of Slavery
Director Malcolm Washington, star Erykah Badu, and more on how the film adaptation of August Wilson's play draws on blues, ...
With ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Danielle Deadwyler Goes Even Deeper
After breaking through with “Till,” the actress delivers another formidable performance. Still, when it comes to Hollywood, ...
‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead the 2025 AAFCA Awards
The African American Film Critics Association has announced its honorees for the 16th annual AAFCA Awards and the 2025 AAFCA ...
Spoilers! Why Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson' might give you the willies
Malcolm Washington puts a horror-movie spin on August Wilson with Netflix's "The Piano Lesson," a family drama that doubles ...
Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson' Is A Haunting Adaptation — And Not In A Good Way
“The Piano Lesson” is really only held together by its talented cast and August Wilson’s original work. If you want to watch ...
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How Malcolm Washington Pitched Denzel Washington on “The Piano Lesson”
On a visit to August Wilson’s childhood home, in Pittsburgh, the director of a new adaptation of the play discusses working ...
How does ‘The Piano Lesson’ end? Stars John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler break it down
Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson,” starring John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler, is based on August Wilson’s 1987 ...
How ‘The Piano Lesson’ Builds on Denzel and Pauletta Washington’s Family Legacy With Malcolm, John David and Katia Washington Taking the Lead
It’s been a big weekend for the Washington family. While patriarch Denzel Washington chewed the scenery on multiplex screens ...
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'The Piano Lesson' becomes a family affair for Malcolm Washington
A few years earlier, Denzel was asked to shepherd the 10 plays in Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, a look at the African-American ...
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Movie review: The Piano Lesson
When playwright August Wilson died in 2005, theater critic Charles Isherwood — writing for the New York Times — called him ...
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: Stained By Blood, Haunted By History
August Wilson’s 1987 play is opened up in ways that that work—and some that don’t—in this beautifully acted film adaptation.
Denzel Washington's sons talk about family, secrets, identity, and The Piano Lesson
Based on the August Wilson play of the same name, The Piano Lesson stars John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler and Samuel ...