In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023, 半岛体育 partnered with Accenture and Howard University to bring leaders and trailblazers from the African American and Black communities and Howard students to a recent performance of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson, currently enjoying a Broadway revival at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre through January 29.
Following the January 8 special performance, two-time Tony winner Phylicia Rashad sat down with the production's director, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and members of the company鈥攊ncluding Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Michael Potts, April Matthis, and more鈥攆or a powerful panel exploring how actions speak in the arts and in business. The panel was also joined by Accenture North America CEO Jimmy Etheredge. See photos from the special event below.
Irene Gandy
Danielle Brooks
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson and company of The Piano Lesson
Michael Potts
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad and Jimmy Etheredge
Michael Potts
Michael Potts and Ray Fisher
April Matthis, John David Washington, and Samuel L. Jackson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Ray Fisher, Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Ray Fisher
Michael Potts and Ray Fisher
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Michael Potts and Ray Fisher
John David Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson
John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson
John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, and LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Phylicia Rashad, Jimmy Etheredge, and company of The Piano Lesson
John David Washinton, Phylicia Rashad, and Jimmy Etheredge
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. Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson, the first woman to direct an August Wilson play on Broadway, helms the production.
The company of The Piano Lesson also includes Charles Browning, Rosalyn Coleman, Danielle Brooks, Ray Fisher, Nadia Daniel, Jurnee Swan, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sharina Martin, Warner Miller, Doron J茅Paul Mitchell, and Kim Sullivan.
Wilson's play made its world premiere at Yale Repertory Theatre in 1987 (with Samuel L. Jackson starring as Boy Willie). In 1990, the play was staged at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, and subsequently transferred to Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre. The Pulitzer Prize-winning drama 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.
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Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington in The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks in The Piano Lesson
Samuel L. Jackson and Ray Fisher in The Piano Lesson
April Matthis and John David Washington in The Piano Lesson
John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
Michael Potts and Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
John David Washington in The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks in The Piano Lesson
Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
Michael Potts in The Piano Lesson.
Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
Trai Byers in The Piano Lesson
Ray Fisher, Trai Byers, and Samuel L. Jackson in The Piano Lesson
John David Washington in The Piano Lesson
