I had the pleasure and honor of working with Kandi on a previous show called Thoughts of a Colored Man. EBONY sat down with the duo to learn more about their harmonious union, and the recipe to bring more financially successful Black dramas to Broadway.ĮBONY: How did you get paired up to produce the revival of The Piano Lesson?īrian Moreland: I love this question because pairing sounds like there was a huge master plan to make it all happen. Jackson, John David Washington and Danielle Brooks. It’s a major win for Burruss and Moreland who are working with director LaTanya Richardson Jackson, the first woman to direct a Wilson play, and an all-star cast that includes her husband Samuel L. The Real Housewives of Atlanta star, along with fellow producers Sonia Friedman, Tom Kirdahy and Burruss’ husband of nine years, Todd Tucker, have announced that their hit Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson has officially become the highest-grossing Wilson play on Broadway in history and the highest grossing revival of a play on Broadway this season. Kandi Burruss and EBONY Power 100 recipient Brian Anthony Moreland have something to smile about.
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