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.
A battle is brewing in the Charles household. At the center 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.
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.
2 hours and 45 minutes with one intermission
Children under 4 are not permitted in the theatre.
September 19th, 2022
January 29th, 2023
By: August Wilson
Director: LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Cast list: Samuel L. Jackson (as Doaker Charles), John David Washington (as Boy Willie), Danielle Brooks (as Berneice), Trai Byers (as Avery), Ray Fisher (as Lymon), April Matthis (as Grace), Michael Potts (as Wining Boy), Nadia Daniel and Jurnee Elizabeth Swan (as Marthea)
Lighting: Japhy Weideman
Sound: Scott Lehrer
Design: Beowulf Boritt
Costume: Toni-Leslie James
Other info: Wig design by Cookie Jordan, projection design by Jeff Sugg, original music and music direction by Jason Michael Webb
4 wheelchair spaces
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