This production began performances on 19th September 2022 and closed on 29th January 2023.
Samuel L. Jackson is mesmerizing.
The Hollywood Reporter
A battle is brewing in the Charles household. At the centre lies the family’s prized heirloom piano. On one side, a brother plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister will go to any length to keep it and preserve the family history. Only their uncle stands in between. But even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.
Danielle Brookes's firey defiance is riveting/
New York Post
August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork THE PIANO LESSON returns to Broadway in the event of the season, starring Academy Award® winner Samuel L. Jackson, Screen Actors Guild Award® nominee John David Washington, and Tony® and Emmy® nominee Danielle Brooks, directed by Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson.
THE PIANO LESSON is the play for now. It reaches into the souls of the present, revealing startling truths about how we perceive our past—and who gets to define our legacy.
John David Washington is spectacular.
The Wrap
CAST
SAMUEL L. JACKSON – Doaker Charles
JOHN DAVID WASHINTON – Boy Willie
DANIELLE BROOKS – Berniece
TRAI BYERS – Avery
APRIL MATTHIS – Grace
RAY FISHER – Lymon
MICHAEL POTTS – Wining Boy
CREATIVES
AUGUST WILSON – Playwright
LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON – Director
BEOWULF BORITT – Set Designer
TONI-LESLIE JAMES – Costume Designer
JAPHY WEIDEMAN – Lighting Designer
SCOTT LEHRER – Sound Design
COOKIE JORDAN – Wigs, Hair and Make-Up
JEFF SUGG – Projection Design
ALVIN HOUGH JR – Music & Music Direction
THOMAS SCHALL – Fight Director
KATE WILSON – Dialect Coach
CALLEERI JENSEN DAVIS – Casting
OTIS SALLID – Choreograoher