August Wilson (1945–2005) was an American playwright. He has been referred to as the "theater's poet of Black America". He is best known for a series of ten plays, collectively called The Pittsburgh ...

Legendary playwright August Wilson – considered one of the most important Black voices in theater – wrote the story of his life in the play How I Learned What I Learned. It's a theatrical kind of ...

This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. August Wilson's come and gone. The playwright's death last fall was such a huge blow to contemporary American theater, that it still hasn't completely sunk in.

CHICAGO (CBS) --Broadway in Chicago is joining the Congo Square Theater to present a highly-anticipated play. August Wilson's autobiographical work "How I Learned What I Learned" celebrates one of ...

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Tuesday posthumously honoring Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright August Wilson. Denzel Washington, a producer of Netflix’s adaptation of ...

Pittsburgh-native playwright August Wilson has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Wilson died on Oct. 2, 2005, but his legacy has lived on. He received his star on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at ...

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Tuesday posthumously honoring Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright August Wilson. Denzel Washington, a producer of Netflix’s ...