Broadway's The Piano Lesson, the first Broadway revival of August Wilson play, has announced three ticket initiatives, including rush, digital lottery, and a dinner and a show package. The 17-week limited engagement opened October 13 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following the start of previews September 19.
Beginning October 19, $35 rush tickets are available at 10 AM at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre box office with a maximum of two tickets per patron, subject to availability. Via Telecharge, a digital lottery opens daily for the Broadway play for entries between noon and 3 PM for the next day's performance. Winners are drawn between 9 AM and 3 PM for a chance to buy up to two $57 tickets.
The show has also announced the Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker's Special Dinner & Show Package. Available for evening performances Monday through Thursday until November 10, the $218-$258 package includes dinner at Brooklyn Chophouse Times Square.
Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson directs the production which stars Samuel L. Jackson as Doaker Charles, Danielle Brooks—currently sidelined with COVID—as Berniece Charles, and John David Washington as Boy Willie, Trai Byers as Avery, Ray Fisher as Lymon, April Matthis as Grace, Michael Potts as Wining Boy, and Nadia Daniel and Jurnee Swan alternating in the role of Maretha. Rounding out the company as understudies are Shirine Babb, Charles Browning, Peter Jay Fernandez, Sharina Martin, Warner Miller, Doron JePaul Mitchell, and Kim Sullivan.
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. Read reviews here.
The creative team also includes Tony-winning music director Jason Michael Webb, who composed new music for the revival, Tony-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, Tony-nominated costume designer Toni-Leslie James, Tony-nominated lighting designer Japhy Weideman, Tony-winning sound designer Scott Lehrer, Drama Desk-nominated designer Cookie Jordan, Tony-winning projection designer Jeff Snug, and choreographer Otis Sallid. Casting is by Calleri, Jensen, Davis, and general management is by Foresight Theatrical.
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Danielle Brooks arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Warner Miller arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Peter Jay Fernnandez arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Shirine Babb arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Ray Fisher arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Ray Fisher arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Michael Potts arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Michael Potts arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
John David Washington arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
John David Washington arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Jackson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Trai Byers arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Trai Byers arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
April Matthis arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
April Matthis arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Trai Byers and Grace Byers arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Trai Byers and Grace Byers arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Jurnee Swan arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Nadia Daniel arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Nadia Daniel and Jurnee Swan arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Doron JéPaul Mitchell arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Sharina Martin arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Whoopi Goldberg arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Eva Marcille arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Carla Hall arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Carla Hall arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Jane Krakowski arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Jane Krakowski arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Danielle Moné Truitt arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Deborah Roker and Al Roker arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Sherri Shepherd arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Alyson Tucker arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Mandy Gonzalez and Douglas Melini arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Jesse Williams and Adepero Oduye arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Uma Thurman arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Adepero Oduye arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Jesse Williams arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Dnay B and Jaquel Knight arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Beowulf Boritt and Mimi Bilinski arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Oscar Isaac arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Pauletta Washington arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Tonya Lee and Spike Lee arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Tonya Lee, Pauletta Washington, and Spike Lee arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Pauletta Washington and Spike Lee arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Lorraine Toussaint arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Cherry Jones arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Cherry Jones arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Ruben Santiago-Hudson arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Duncan Stewart arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
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Joe Morton arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Joe Morton arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
S. Epatha Merkerson and guest arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Donna Murphy arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Joaquina Kalukango arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Joel Grey arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Joel Grey arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
David Winfield, Tonya Winfield, and Arielle Winfield arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Patti LuPone arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Patti LuPone and Etai Benson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Patti LuPone and Etai Benson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Jamie DeRoy and David Zippel arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Cookie Johnson, and EJ Johnson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
EJ Johnson arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Cookie Johnson, LaTanya Jackson, and Earvin "Magic" Jonson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Cookie Johnson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Cookie Johnson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
The company of The Piano Lesson takes bows on opening night
John David Washington takes a bow on opening night of The Piano Lesson
John David Washington takes a bow on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Samuel L. Jackson takes a bow on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks takes a bow on opening night of The Piano Lesson
Danielle Brooks arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
John David Washington arrives on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
LaTanya Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson arrive on the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
A scene from the red carpet on opening night of The Piano Lesson
