![]() The collection also includes Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, also adapted into a feature film by Netflix. Both the Broadway play and the film were awarded top honors including Tony and Academy awards. The Piano Lesson is part of Wilson’s acclaimed 10-play “American Century Cycle” which includes Fences, also adapted into an acclaimed film starring Viola Davis and Denzel Washington. Set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, The Piano Lesson follows the lives of the Charles family, a household led by Doaker Charles (Jackson), and an heirloom. The production is the highest-grossing revival of a play on Broadway and the highest-grossing Wilson production on Broadway ever. Jackson and Washington starred alongside each other during the Broadway revival of Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, which ended its run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, having played 27 previews and 124 regular performances. ![]() ![]() An heirloom, the family piano, is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor. Los Angeles, April 14 (IANS) The all-star cast for Netflixs adaptation of August Wilsons The Piano Lesson has been revealed. Yvonne Orji Tapped To Star In Netflix Drama ‘Stronger’Īccording to the official description, The Piano Lesson is set in 1936 Pittsburgh during the aftermath of the Great Depression, following the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household. The cast for Netflix‘s upcoming adaptation of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson has been unveiled and will star Samuel L. ![]()
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