The Piano Lesson | Traveling Man and Hesitating Woman
While finding much to recommend in The Piano
Lesson, Kramer also found the playwright’s conclusion
to be somewhat obscure.
The interior of the newly restored and rechristened Walter Kerr Theatre (it was formerly the Ritz), where August Wilson’s ‘‘The Piano Lesson’’ opened last week, is truly exquisite. I have an idea that parts of Wilson’s play must be exquisite, too. Unfortunately, I found it difficult to see past the head of the extremely tall man sitting in front of me. Offhand, I can think of no playwright whose work is harder to appreciate in such a situation. Wilson is unusual among contemporary playwrights in that he writes for the proscenium stage. His plays tend to present...
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