When producers – including her husband Denzel – were looking for someone to direct August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson ... them “in a way every good artist should.” ...

he concentrated on the piano. Some of the artists who influenced Peterson during the early years were Teddy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, James P. Johnson and the legendary Art Tatum, to whom many have ...

A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for ... Freelance Writer Reflecting on Romare Bearden's art, playwright August Wilson wrote, “What I saw was Black life presented on its own ...

An ambitious new book sees hidden currents linking writers as disparate as Colette, Thomas Mann, D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Ralph Ellison, and Chinua Achebe.

Director Malcolm Washington, actor John David Washington, and actress Danielle Deadwyler recently discussed their experience working on the film adaptation of August Wilson’s play, “The Piano Lesson.” ...

“The Piano Lesson” may be the third August Wilson play to be filmed, but it’s the first as a Washington family affair.

Based on the great August Wilson’s play, Netflix’s The Piano Lesson features captivating and committed performances by its ...

“The Piano Lesson” is the third adaptation from August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle produced by Denzel Washington, following “Fences” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The piano on the ...

Director Malcolm Washington, star Erykah Badu, and more on how the film adaptation of August Wilson's play draws on blues, ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT The August Wilson play "The Piano Lesson" gets adapted to the screen for Netflix by Malcolm Washington (son of Denzel), who makes his directorial debut. The play, which was also ...

The singer has deeply immersed herself in the upcoming film The Piano Lesson ... adapted from August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, stars Samuel L.