The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It could be played and the cast members often did. It was adorned with pictures of the Washington family and their ancestors. It was, ...

The filmmaker, the son of Pauletta and Denzel Washington, makes his feature directorial debut on the August Wilson adaptation for Netflix. By Mia Galuppo Senior Entertainment Reporter In 2020, ...

Ross Bonaime is the Senior Film Editor at Collider. He is a Virginia-based critic, writer, and editor who has written about all forms of entertainment for Paste Magazine, Brightest Young Things, ...

When Malcolm Washington was just coming out of a directing program, trying to figure out what should his first feature film be, he landed on a choice that might intimidate any director, let alone a ...

Full of standout sequences, Washington’s uneven August Wilson adaptation introduces a new directorial talent and Oscar contender. “The Piano Lesson” opens in 1911 Mississippi, as Fourth of July ...

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for "The Piano Lesson." The stars of “The Piano Lesson” had quite the spiritual experience by the time the Netflix movie came to its dramatic end. Based ...

The Piano Lesson was directed by Tony Award nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson – who made her Broadway directorial debut and was the first woman to ever direct an August Wilson play on Broadway. The ...

A look at the piano designs for some of the various versions of August Wilson’s play, including the latest film adaptation. By Robert Ito Few props have played as pivotal a role in a theatrical ...

Mike Coppola/Getty Images for The Gotham Film & Media Institute John David Washington found himself in a rare situation while promoting his latest film, Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson.” It was his first ...

The first day of filming Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson” was emotional for Denzel Washington as he watched his two sons work – Malcolm directing and John David in front of the camera – while he sat next ...

Shakespeare & Company (S&Co.), under the Artistic Direction of Allyn Burrows, is now presenting August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON in collaboration with Actors’ Shakespeare Project in the Boston area of ...