Set in the mid-1930s, the story follows a pair of siblings who come into conflict over what to do with a slavery-era heirloom ...

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.

The musical instrument sitting over in the corner, idle but not gathering dust, at the center of August Wilson’s Pulitzer-winning play The ... but Willie Boy on edge. The Piano Lesson is a ...

Swap your car for this electric scooter 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 ...

19 Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's adaptation of the August Wilson play The Piano Lesson. John David, 40, stars in the movie as Boy Willie opposite Jackson, 75, who played the role when the play ...

Samuel L. Jackson has a long history with the acclaimed August Wilson play “The Piano Lesson.” He first performed lead character Boy Willie at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1987. Three years ...

She believes that the piano should remain in the family out of respect for their ancestors and their past. Over the course of the two-hour film, more insights are given into the background of Boy ...

The movie opens with the Great Depression in 1936, where Boy Willie (John David Washington) and his friend, Lymon (Ray Fisher), are heading to retrieve and sell the piano to buy his land. However, ...