‘The Piano Lesson' Star Danielle Deadwyler Thinks the ‘Incessant Questioning About Awards' Is a Bit Much
After being snubbed for her performance in "Till," Deadwyler is earning praise and awards buzz once again for her role in ...
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'The Piano Lesson' is about legacy — for the family at its center and the Washingtons bringing it to theaters
set in the 1930s during the Great Depression. Boy Willie (played by John David) has come to Pittsburgh from Mississippi with ...
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Classical CDs: Mandolins, multiphonics and multiple pianos
The three E flat concertos receive bold, characterful readings, and one hopes that Mozart would have giggled at Frank-Gemmill ...
‘The Piano Lesson’ adapts a great American play into an off-key movie
An electrifying Danielle Deadwyler is the reason to see this Washington family production.
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Netflix’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ turns August Wilson play into taut film
Samuel L. Jackson returns to "The Piano Lesson" 37 years after performing in the August Wilson play when Wilson was still working on the play.
‘The Piano Lesson’ review: Film adaptation strikes a beautiful note
At heart, August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” is a ghost story. Set in 1930s Pittsburgh (other than a brief prologue in 1911 ...
Denzel Washington and his sons adapt 'The Piano Lesson,' a classic family drama, with respect
The father produces, son Malcolm Washington directs, and son John David Washington stars in a worthy film version of the ...
After controversial snub, ‘Piano Lesson’ returns Danielle Deadwyler to Oscar race
Two years ago, the actor found herself in an Oscars controversy after being snubbed for 'Till.' Now she returns with 'Piano ...
The Washington family tells a ghost story in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson’
Regardless of your familiarity with Wilson’s Pittsburgh Cycle, “The Piano Lesson” is a worthwhile, captivating and moving ...
‘The Piano Lesson’: a family affair focused on a precious heirloom
“The Piano Lesson” is one of the 10 plays that make up playwright ... there was no need to overdo the ghostly effects on ...
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Review: Denzel Washington’s children explore a haunting family history in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
It even opens on a big, action-filled set piece in 1911, during which the piano is stolen from a white family’s home. Another fleshes out Doaker’s monologue in which he explains to the uninitiated, ...