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The Piano Lesson - Broadway Creative Team


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Production Staff

August Wilson Playwright
Beowulf Boritt Scenis Designer
25 Broadway shows including: Act One (Tony Award), The Scottsboro Boys (Tony Nomination), Therese Raquin (Tony Nomination), Come From Away, Flying Over Sunset, Freestyle Love Supreme, The New One, Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale, Prince Of Broadway, Hand To God, Sondheim On Sondheim, …Spelling Bee , LoveMusik, Grace. 100 Off- Broadway shows including The Last Five Years, Fiddler On The Roof (in Yiddish), Sleepwalk With Me, and Miss Julie. 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence. ... read more
Cookie Jordan Wig Designer
Cookie Jordan is a multi-talented actress, singer, and dancer who has made a name for herself in both stage and screen. She was born and raised in New York City, where she began her career in the arts at a young age. Her passion for performing led her to pursue a degree in theater at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Jordan made her Broadway debut in the original production of "Dreamgirls" in 1981, where she played the role of Effie White. Her powerful vocals and emotional performance earned her critical acclaim and a Tony Award nomination for Best ... read more
Scott Lehrer Sound Designer
Lehrer's recent credits New York include Carousel; Hello, Dolly!; Illyria; The Front Page; The Gabriels; Shuffle Along…; Fiddler on the Roof; Dames at Sea; The King and I (also London); Living on Love; Honeymoon in Vegas; Edward Albee’s A Delicate Balance; Love Letters; A Raisin in the Sun; Betrayal; Lucky Guy; South Pacific (first Tony Award for Sound Design); Death of a Salesman; The Apple Family Plays: Scenes from Life in the Country; and over 60 City Center Encores! productions including Chicago. Recordings include An American in Paris (Grammy Award nomination), Loudon Wainwright’s High Wide and Handsome (Grammy Award), and ... read more
Toni Leslie-James Costume Designer
Extensive theatre credits include A Raisin in the Sun (Tony Award nomination, Drama League Award nomination); Joe Turner's Come and Gone; The Taming of the Shrew, for colored girls..., Spell #7, Casanova, and Unfinished Women (Public Theater); Stop Reset (Signature Theatre); August Wilson’s 20th Century cycle (Kennedy Center); Boogie Woogie and Booker T. (New Federal Theatre); The Talented Tenth (Manhattan Theatre Club); From the Mississippi Delta (Negro Ensemble Company); The Member of the Wedding (Westport Country Playhouse); Love, Loss, and What I Wore (Westside Theatre); and Elliot Loves (Promenade Theater). Film/Television credits include the narration of Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (PBS ... read more
Japhy Weideman Lighting Designer

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Awards and Nominations

2023 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play: Danielle Brooks was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play: Ray Fisher was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play: Japhy Weideman was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: The Piano Lesson won.
Outstanding Wig and Hair: Cookie Jordan was nominated but did not win.

2023 Drama League Awards
Distinguished Performance Award: Danielle Brooks was nominated but did not win.
Distinguished Performance Award: John David Washington was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: The Piano Lesson was nominated but did not win.

2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Danielle Brooks was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play: Michael Potts was nominated but did not win.

2023 Theatre World Awards
Theatre World Awards: John David Washington won.

2023 Tony Awards
Best Revival of a Play: The Piano Lesson was nominated but did not win.

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