In the latest episode of The Envelope video podcast, brothers Malcolm and John David Washington talk about collaborating on a new August Wilson adaptation, plus screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discusses his breakout year. But right now, here is Yvonne with Malcolm and John David Washington with “The Piano Lesson.” John David Washington as Boy Willie and Skylar Smith as Maretha in …
Danielle Deadwyler as Berniece and John David Washington as Boy Willie in "The Piano Lesson." Denzel Washington serves as executive producer of the Netflix adaptation, his third Wilson on-screen production after “Fences” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” The new adaptation is a family affair. A Slant review of the film really hits the nail on the head: “With a full …
An heirloom piano takes on immense significance for one family in 1936 Pittsburgh in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Generational ties also permeate the film adaptation, in which Malcolm Washington follows in his father Denzel Washington’s footsteps in helping to bring the entirety of The Pittsburgh Cycle — a series of 10 plays — to the screen. In fact, this …
