How Malcolm Washington paid homage to his family legacy with directorial debut 'The Piano Lesson': 'A big part of this was ...

Malcolm Washington talks about bringing the play The Piano Lesson — about a brother and sister battling over what to do with a family heirloom piano — to the big screen with his whole family.

A Romare Bearden print served as a starting point for the American playwright's 1987 drama, which follows a Black family's ...

Based on the August Wilson play about the complex weight of Black lineage, Malcolm Washington's feature-length directorial ...

An heirloom piano ... the play goes back to its original run in 1987 when he was Boy Willie. It’s not the simplest thing to ...

At times, the mannered feeling of certain scenes and the play-to-the-balcony techniques ... an equal stake in that 137-year-old piano, which is equal parts family heirloom and family curse ...

Jackson). All of these actors except Ms. Deadwyler reprise their roles from the 2022 Broadway revival of Wilson’s play. Boy ...

Berniece will not hear of any sale, despite the fact that she stopped playing the piano after Mama Ola died. The instrument features an intricately hand-carved history of the Charles family ...

“The Piano Lesson ... simplest thing to make a play feel cinematic, but Malcolm Washington was up to the task. His film opens up the world of the Charles family beyond the living room.

For the mother of one, the piano, with the faces of their ancestors carved into it, is their family legacy. And though she will not play it, she cannot let Boy Willie sell it. John David told NBC ...

An heirloom piano takes on ... simplest thing to make a play feel cinematic, but Malcolm Washington was up to the task. His film opens up the world of the Charles family beyond the living room.

as a brother and sister battle over what to do with an an heirloom piano engraved by an enslaved family member. CHANG: The play takes place in Pittsburgh during the Great Depression. But ...