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Who Played Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson

Boy Willie is a role in The Piano Lesson, a play that opened Off-Broadway in 2012.

Signature returns to the rich body of work of its 2006-07 Playwright-in-Residence August Wilson with a new production of his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Piano Lesson. In Pittsburgh's Hill District in 1936, the Charles family battle their surroundings and each other over their shared legacy - an antique piano. The fourth play of August Wilson's epic Century Cycle, The Piano Lesson is a stunning and moving drama of family, history, and survival.

4 actors have played Boy Willie in The Piano Lesson.

View full cast of The Piano Lesson

Performer Production Opened
Charles S. Dutton Broadway The Piano Lesson 1990
Samuel L. Jackson Broadway The Piano Lesson 1990
Brandon J. Dirden Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
John David Washington Broadway The Piano Lesson 2022

Other Roles in The Piano Lesson

Role Production Opened
Avery Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Berniece Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Boy Willie Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Doaker Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Grace Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Lymon Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Maretha Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012
Wining Boy Off-Broadway The Piano Lesson 2012

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