The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast

In this episode, Jazmine walks us through all the choices the characters of The Piano Lesson are confronted with. And how the spiritual ripples of those choices affect them. What is the tension between Berniece and Boy Willie? What is the story behind the piano? What does legacy mean and what does it mean to honor your ancestors? Watch The Piano Lesson available now on Netflix. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.  The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Pineapple Street Studios.

In order to fully understand The Piano Lesson, you have to understand the source. In this episode, Jazmine helps us understand the genius of August Wilson, his love of Pittsburgh and the Black people who live and lived there, and the role Wilson’s work has come to play as a rite of passage for the venerable Black actors of our time. The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast - new episodes on Fridays.  The Piano Lesson will stream on Netflix on November 22nd. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.  The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Pineapple Street Studios.

When director and co-writer Malcolm Washington decided to adapt The Piano Lesson for film, he knew he couldn’t just drop a camera in the play. It needed to stand on its own. In this episode, we dive deep into Malcolm's creative process, along with the rest of the cast, to find out how they approached the making of this film. The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast - new episodes on Fridays.  The Piano Lesson will stream on Netflix on November 22nd. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.  The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Pineapple Street Studios.

Welcome to The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast. In each episode, journalist and culture writer Jazmine Hughes will give a behind-the-scenes view of Malcolm Washington's new adaptation of the August Wilson story, The Piano Lesson, debuting on Netflix on November 22nd. You’ll hear intimate conversations with the cast members, including Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Samuel L. Jackson, and director and co-writer, Malcolm Washington. Plus, we’ll dive into the world of August Wilson - one of the greatest American playwrights of all time. Jazmine is our guide as we learn about Wilson’s American Century Cycle, a series of plays that chronicle each decade of the Black American experience in the 20th century, and how The Piano Lesson fits into the larger whole. The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast, coming November 8th. New episodes every Friday.  Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts.  The Piano Lesson: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and Pineapple Street Studios.

In this, the final episode of our series, we look more closely at what it was like to be an openly gay Black man in the 1950s and how it affected Bayard's private life and public persona. Tre'vell invites Dr. Marcus Lee back to the podcast along with journalist and author, Ernest Owens, to discuss some of the more complicated aspects of Rustin's legacy. Rustin is streaming now on Netflix. The Official Rustin Podcast is a production of Netflix, Pineapple Street Studios and Slayzhon Host: Tre'vell Anderson Producer: Corey Antonio Rose Managing Producer: Erin Kelly Mix engineer: Hannis Brown Fact checking: Dina Kleiner Special thanks to Josh Gwynn Executive Producer, Pineapple Street: Gabrielle Lewis Executive Producer, Slayzhon: Tre'vell Anderson Executive Producer, Netflix: David Markowitz