Jackson will star as their uncle Doaker Charles, in whose home the story takes place. Washington will star as Boy Willie opposite Brooks as Berniece, the feuding sibling-duo who must revisit their past to move forward into the future. The fourth play in Wilson’s celebrated and groundbreaking American Century Cycle, The Piano Lesson follows a brother and sister pitted against one another in Pittsburgh’s Hill District during 1936 over the fate of a family heirloom - a piano carved with the faces of their ancestors. 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,” Richardson said in a statement. Tony Nominations: Oscar Isaac, Danielle Brooks, 'Ain't No Mo,' '1776' Among Snubs and Surprises
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