


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
