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

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

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

The actor and former pro athlete talks working with his relatives on the new August Wilson film adaptation, ghosts, and his ...

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 ...

Two piano-playing nurses are hitting the right notes ... The piano was donated by the family of Cecil Billing, the father of Dr Stephen Billing, 59, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at The ...

Jackson‘s return to The Piano Lesson marks ... helped maintain the play’s emotional intensity. The rehearsal period included workshops with Wilson scholars and family members to deepen the ...

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.