The piano on the set of “The Piano Lesson” was not a mere prop. It could be played and the cast members often did. It was adorned with pictures of the Washington family and their ancestors. It was, ...

Imagine someone just starting to learn the piano. What does it sound like? Hot Cross Buns? Mary Had a Little Lamb? I sat down with composer Jason Oberholtzer for a fun piano lesson that concentrates ...

The Piano Lesson (2024) is a film adaptation of August Wilson's acclaimed 1987 play of the same name, directed by Malcolm Washington. The movie was released in select U.S. theaters on November 8, 2024 ...

1930's Pittsburgh, a brother comes home to claim "my half of the piano", a family heirloom; but his sister is not wanting to part with it. This is a glimpse of the conditions for African-Americans as ...