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With The Piano Lesson, Malcolm Washington continues his family’s legacy bringing August Wilson’s work to screen
With stories spanning the 1900s to the 1990s, legendary Black American playwright August Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle remains an ...
The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’
Regardless of your familiarity with Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, “The Piano Lesson” is a worthwhile, captivating and moving ...
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Review: August Wilson Back on Screen
The playwright August Wilson (1945-2005) made it his life’s work to create a cycle of plays in which black Americans weigh ...
‘The Piano Lesson’: a family affair focused on a precious heirloom
“The Piano Lesson” is one of the 10 plays that make up playwright August Wilson’s “Pittsburgh Cycle.” Each play represents a ...
'The Piano Lesson' is about legacy — for the family at its center and the Washingtons bringing it to theaters
John David Washington, Malcolm Washington and executive producer Katia Washington — who have taken the baton for “The Piano ...
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Review: Denzel Washington’s children explore a haunting family history in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s ... entirety of The Pittsburgh Cycle — a series of 10 plays — to the screen.
‘Sojourners’ rises to the challenge — and beyond — of launching a nine-play cycle
Then there’s the element of choice, the force that drives many of our most powerful dramas. In terms of plot, stakes, and ...
Review: 'The Piano Lesson' is a mixed bag
Film critic Peter Travers reviews "The Piano Lesson," now in theaters in advance of its Netflix debut on Nov. 22.
‘The Piano Lesson’ adapts a great American play into an off-key movie
An electrifying Danielle Deadwyler is the reason to see this Washington family production.