The Globe and Mail17h
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 ...
Review: Denzel Washington’s children explore a haunting family history in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
The Piano Lesson,” in theaters Friday and soon streaming on Netflix, isn’t just a meditation on family history. It’s also a ...
WBUR2d
'Sojourners' expertly kicks off nine-play cycle at the Huntington
The first in Mfoniso Udofia's Ufot Family Cycle, the play follows a married couple that have come to America from Nigeria ...
The Marietta Times7d
Movie Review: August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’
An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson ...
Wall Street Journal8d
‘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’ adapts a great American play into an off-key movie
An electrifying Danielle Deadwyler is the reason to see this Washington family production.
The Washington Post8d
What haunted the creators of ‘The Piano Lesson’
The Oscar winner has made it his mission to bring the works of August Wilson ... the rights from the playwright’s estate to adapt Wilson’s American Century Cycle of 10 plays, he directed ...
BFI7d
The Piano Lesson: August Wilson adaptation adds to a rich tradition of Southern Gothic storytelling
With the help of a strong ensemble cast, Malcolm Washington pushes the cinematic potential of Wilson’s 1930s Pittsburgh play.
‘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 ...
The Boston Globe8d
‘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 decade from the 1900s to the 1990s; this one takes place in ...