‘The Piano Lesson’ director Malcolm Washington on confronting legacy with the August Wilson adaptation. The film is about ...
John David Washington pretended he wasn't related to the director of 'The Piano Lesson' during filming of the Netflix ...
Boy Willie and Lyman were arrested three years before the events of The Piano Lesson, but Berniece's husband Crawley suffered ...
Several characters in The Piano Lesson, such as Boy Willie and Boy Charles, keep the term "Boy" in their names to honor the ...
Based on the play by August Wilson, “The Piano Lesson” casts Deadwyler as Berniece, a widowed mother at odds with her brother, Boy Willie (John David Washington), in post-Depression-era ...
“The Piano Lesson” is set in 1939 and centers Boy Willie (John David Washington), who travels from Mississippi to Pittsburgh with his friend Lymon (Ray Fisher) to sell watermelons and convince ...
A new film adaptation of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” heads to Netflix. Wilson’s plays transformed my classroom.
Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, the period drama follows two siblings who clash over a cherished family piano decorated with intricate carvings narrating their ancestral history. Boy Willie (John David ...
As more details emerge about Boy Willie Charles in 'The Piano Lesson', the character becomes increasingly intriguing. Boy Willie's journey to Pittsburgh with his friend Lymon and the underlying reason ...
Set in 1936, The Piano Lesson centers on Deadwyler’s Berniece Charles, a widowed mother whose brother, Boy Willie Charles (played by John David Washington), comes to visit her home in Pittsburgh.