Jackson.įisher will play Lymon, a friend of Washington’s Boy Willie and a man of few words. Directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson, the show stars Danielle Brooks, John David Washington and Samuel L. Producers for the show announced that the Justice League star, along with three other actors, has been cast in the upcoming play written by August Wilson, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The original production received Tony nominations for Best Play, Best Direction of a Play, Best Featured Actor in a Play, Best Actor in a Play, and Best Featured Actress in a Play.Ĭheck out photos of the Broadway revival below.Ray Fisher will be taking to a Broadway stage this fall for the limited run of The Piano Lesson In 1990, the play was staged at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and subsequently transferred to Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. The Piano Lesson premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre with a then-39-year-old Jackson as Boy Willie. Denzel Washington starred in the film adaptation of Wilson's Fences, produced by Katia Washington, Denzel Washington, and Black. Denzel Washington, Black, and Romero produced the screen adaptation of Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. It is the fourth play in Wilson's Century Cycle, which explores the Black experience in every decade of the 20th century other works in the cycle include Fences, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Jitney, among others.Įxecutive producing the film will be Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth, and Katia Washington with Denzel Washington and Todd Black serving as producers.
Set in Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1936, The Piano Lesson follows a brother and sister who are embroiled in a battle over a family heirloom piano carved with the faces of their ancestors. The recent Broadway revival opened October 13 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre under the direction of Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson. The Piano Lesson will also be Malcolm Washington's debut as a director. Washington's brother Malcom Washington has adapted the play with Virgil Williams ( Mudbound) for his screenwriting debut. Also announced for the film are Danielle Deadwyler ( Till) and Corey Hawkins ( Topdog/Underdog). Joining them in the film from the Broadway production are Ray Fisher ( Rebel Moon) and Michael Potts ( Jitney). Jackson ( The Mountaintop) attached to the Netflix production. The pair will reprise their roles the recent Broadway revival, with Washington starring as Boy Willie opposite Jackson as Doaker Charles. August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play The Piano Lessonis being adapted for the screen with John David Washington ( BlacKkKlansman) and Samuel L.
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