WAMC

“The Piano Lesson” is an excellent production of a modern classic

The Shakespeare & Company production of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” proves why the play, first produced on Broadway in 1990, deserved winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama as well as the Tony ...
Berkshire Eagle

REVIEW: August Wilson’s 'The Piano Lesson' resonates with poetry and commanding performances

LENOX — A haunting, unresolved past comes home to roost, almost with a vengeance, in August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson,” the fourth play in his American Century Cycle — 10 plays, one in each decade of ...
BroadwayWorld

Review: THE PIANO LESSON at Shakespeare & Company

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 5 4 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Shakespeare & Company (S&Co.), under the Artistic Direction of Allyn Burrows, is now presenting ...
Times Union

Review: 'The Piano Lesson' sings at Shakespeare & Company

Omar Robinson’s Boy Willie wants to stake his legacy by selling the family piano so he can buy Mississippi farmland from the Sutters, the family who enslaved Boy Willie’s ancestors, in “The Piano ...
The Boston Globe

Actors’ Shakespeare Project and August Wilson make beautiful music together in ‘The Piano Lesson’

Omar Robinson is nothing short of sensational in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s staging of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” at Hibernian Hall — an outstanding production that reminds us, once again, ...
WBUR

Actors' Shakespeare Project's 'The Piano Lesson' is a moving tale of memory

From left: “ranney," Omar Robison, Ariel Phillips and Jade Guerra in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s production of August Wilson’s "The Piano Lesson." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) Boy Willie is the ...
WAMC

'The Piano Lesson' finds new life in a powerful adaptation by Malcolm Washington

Strong performances by an ensemble of black players and a moody, authentic atmosphere are the highlights of a new, energetic reworking of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson. As a newcomer to ...
The New York Times

The Lessons Pianos Teach in ‘The Piano Lesson’

A look at the piano designs for some of the various versions of August Wilson’s play, including the latest film adaptation. By Robert Ito Few props have played as pivotal a role in a theatrical ...
collider

Samuel L. Jackson’s Character in ‘The Piano Lesson’ Is Derailed by This One Line

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...
Deadline.com

‘The Piano Lesson’: Read The Screenplay That Found The Right Key For August Wilson’s Pulitzer-Winning Play

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s buzziest movies continues with Netflix‘s The Piano Lesson, the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August ...
Fox2Now St. Louis

‘The Piano Lesson’ review: A powerful story of family and heritage

A piano is more than a musical instrument. It’s a gathering place within a home. It’s where kids learn their scales and gain an early appreciation for music. It’s a centerpiece proudly displaying ...
Newsweek

Cat’s First ‘Piano Lesson’ Has Internet in Stitches

Cats are inquisitive creatures, so it may not surprise you to see this feline wanting to hear what all the fuss was about while his owner played the piano. Cricket, a black-and-white cat, wasn't ...