A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's ...

The first-time director tells me how he made his explosive adaptation of August Wilson's 'The Piano Lesson' his own ...

Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington discuss playwright August Wilson's rhythm and universality, their Grammy-winning co-star, and more.

Like many a film version of a play, “The Piano Lesson” is heavy on dialogue, and is also somewhat diluted by tangential ...

With her performance in 'The Piano Lesson' garnering awards buzz, Danielle Deadwyler is trying not to get to caught up in the ...

Caught between Boy Willie and Berniece is Samuel L. Jackson’s Doaker, their uncle who referees their many battles. Jackson ...

Malcolm Washington talks about bringing the play The Piano Lesson — about a brother and sister battling over what to do with a family heirloom piano — to the big screen with his whole family.

By now, John David Washington has established himself as an actor to the extent that he can afford to do something he has not ...

Danielle Deadwyler is no stranger to the screen, but it’s her stage experiences that shaped how she approaches the subtlety ...

An electrifying Danielle Deadwyler is the reason to see this Washington family production.

Samuel L. Jackson returns to "The Piano Lesson" 37 years after performing in the August Wilson play when Wilson was still working on the play.

An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” ...