The father produces, son Malcolm Washington directs, and son John David Washington stars in a worthy film version of the profound August Wilson play.

Samuel L. Jackson's return to "The Piano Lesson" helps transform August Wilson's play into a contemporary cinematic experience.

At heart, August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” is a ghost story. Set in 1930s Pittsburgh (other than a brief prologue in 1911 Mississippi), it’s the story of the Charles family, literally haunted by memories represented by an ornate upright piano.

By now, John David Washington has established himself as an actor to the extent that he can afford to do something he has not done before: give a Denzel Washington performance. While it’s an incalculable advantage for an actor to have a hugely successful movie-star father,

John David Washington, who appeared as Boy Willie in the 2023 Broadway revival of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, is reprising the role in the new film adaptation and recently shared some of the challenges of bringing the show to the screen.