Go Inside Opening Night of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson

The first Broadway revival of 's , starring , , and , officially opened October 13 at the after beginning previews September 19. Tony nominee directs the 17-week engagement.

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. 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.

The cast stars Jackson as Doaker Charles, Washington as Boy Willie, Brooks as Berniece, as Avery, as Lymon, as Grace, as Wining Boy, and and alternating in the role of Maretha.

Rounding out the company as understudies are , , , , , Doron JePaul Mitchell, and .

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