It's the third movie to be adapted from August Wilson's 10-play series. If good intentions were all, this screen version of "The Piano Lesson" would earn high marks. But wishing doesn't make it so.

The latest adaptation from the late playwright August Wilson’s “Century Cycle,” the film is set in 1936 Pittsburgh. It follows the Charles family as they grapple with familial trauma and the (literal) ...

August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize winning play, THE PIANO LESSON is part of the playwright's Pittsburg Series of ten shows set in that town. In addition to a Pulitzer, the play received several Tony ...

Carolyn Jenkins is a voracious consumer of film and television. She graduated from Long Island University with an MFA in Screenwriting and Producing where she learned the art of character, plot, and ...

Malcolm Washington directs Netflix’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s stage play that centers on a prized piano heirloom representing an embattled family’s past or future. By Etan Vlessing Canada ...

LENOX — Set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1936, August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson” is the fourth play in his 10-play American Century Cycle — one play for each decade — tracking the migration of ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - We are showcasing an award-winning community play that’s happening next month at the South Bend Civic Theatre! “The Piano Lesson” will take the stage from March 15 through ...

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Today, ahead of the film’s premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next month, Netflix revealed the trailer for The Piano Lesson—starring John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler. Adapted from ...

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming month. The second Pittsburgh-set film-with-an-exorcism of 2024 arrives this month with Netflix’s adaptation of Pittsburgh native ...

You can also read the star's essay about the film -- hitting Netflix on Friday -- for an accompanying Assouline book. By Rania Aniftos Erykah Badu is returning to a screen near you. The singer has ...

This honor — and a number of others still to be announced — will be presented during a gala dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Monday, Dec. 2. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards ...