His family often catches him in the middle of piano lessons with his sister and student, Alice, but they could hardly believe their eyes when they saw the duo arguing mid-lesson on February 25.

Netflix’s “The Piano Lesson,” starring John David Washington and Danielle Deadwyler, is based on August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.

Set in 1936 Pittsburgh, “Piano Lesson” centers on the estranged relationship between Boy Willie Charles (John David Washington) and his sister Berniece (Deadwyler), and their heirloom piano's ...

The Piano Lesson may not be perfect, but there’s no denying its power. Our Call: The Piano Lesson’s themes are as bold as its performances. STREAM IT.

The Piano Lesson Rated PG-13 for scenes of trauma and violence, some language, and some ghosts. Running time: 2 hours 5 minutes. Watch on Netflix. A correction was made on ...

In August Wilson’s play “The Piano Lesson” — revived on Broadway in 2022, adapted with care and much the same cast for the screen by Malcolm Washington — Berniece hasn’t played the ...

The revelation of this “Piano Lesson,” though, is Deadwyler as Berniece, a role filled earlier by the likes of S. Epatha Merkerson, Danielle Brooks and Alfre Woodard.

“The Piano Lesson” would go on to be nominated for five Tony Awards and win for Best Play, also taking the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.

One Pulitzer went to “The Piano Lesson.” This story of a family heirloom and the family members who squabble over its worth first hit Broadway in 1990, then was revived in 2013.

August Wilson is one of America’s greatest playwrights, and The Piano Lesson may be one of his greatest works. The writing is so powerful, I’m not sure you could stage a bad version if you tried.