![]() Washington, the son of actor Denzel Washington, has appeared in such films as BlacKkKlansman and Tenet and is featured in David O. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler & More Set For Netflix's 'The Piano Lesson' Denzel Washington, Todd Black Producing ![]() The Piano Lesson is one of his most enduring, profound and consequential masterpieces, and I am reveling in this opportunity to present it to Broadway audiences for the first time since its premiere.” ![]() His plays built empathy, created community, and showed us the power of representation. “In doing so, he forever changed what it means to be Black in America. “August Wilson dedicated his life and devoted his talent to dramatizing our stories and our experience,” said Richardson Jackson, who is married to Jackson and most recently starred as Calpurnia in the Broadway production of To Kill A Mockingbird. ![]() Richardson Jackson, a Tony-nominated actor for her performance in 2014’s A Raisin In The Sun, will be the first woman ever to direct an August Wilson play on Broadway. Co-starring John David Washington and Danielle Brooks, The Piano Lesson will begin performances on Monday, September 19, at the St. Jackson will return to Broadway next season after a 10-year absence with a revival of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama The Piano Lesson, to be directed by LaTanya Richardson Jackson in her Broadway directorial debut. ![]()
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