With the entire Washington clan involved both on and offscreen, “The Piano Lesson” is truly a family affair. Debuting in […]

By now, John David Washington has established himself as an actor to the extent that he can afford to do something he has not done before: give a Denzel Washington performance. While it’s an incalculable advantage for an actor to have a hugely successful movie-star father,

The father produces, son Malcolm Washington directs, and son John David Washington stars in a worthy film version of the profound August Wilson play.

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler take on the roles of Boy Willie and Berniece in Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson‘s play “The Piano Lesson.” The film has been receiving Oscar buzz since it debuted on the festival circuit earlier this year.

I was one of the lucky ones to witness the original Broadway production of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, which was a pure revelation. Now, in 2024, in a version adapted for th

The film adaptation of the August Wilson play, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Danielle Deadwyler, celebrates the music of conversation, writes Moira Macdonald.

John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler take on the roles of Boy Willie and Berniece in Netflix’s adaptation of August Wilson‘s play “The Piano Lesson.” The film has been receiving Oscar buzz since it debuted on the festival circuit earlier this year.

John David Washington, who appeared as Boy Willie in the 2023 Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, is reprising the role in the new film adaptation and recently shared some of the challenges of bringing the show to the screen.