Green Book co-writer and co-producer Nick Vallelonga told reporters Sunday that he didn't know Don Shirley's family "really existed" when developing the Oscar-winning film. Vallelonga also told ...

With five Oscars nominations, Green Book is something of an awards season darling. But not everyone is thrilled with Peter Farrelly's movie about Donald Shirley, a black virtuosic piano player, and ...

As “Green Book” picks up accolades on the way to Oscars nominations, controversy continues to swirl around its veracity as a depiction of real-life concert pianist Dr. Don Shirley after his family ...

The highly-anticipated film, Green Book hits theaters today and shines a light on the legacy of Dr. Don Shirley. Mahershala Ali portrays the legendary musician in the flick that also stars Viggo ...

Let’s look on the bright side of “Green Book.” It has revived Don Shirley’s music. Like a lot of people, I wasn’t crazy about the movie, a buddy pic with a racial twist and a smiley face. In it, a ...

If the 2018 flick "Green Book" was your first reference to the concert pianist Don Shirley, you're likely not alone. The Golden Globe award-winning, five-time Oscar-nominated movie, starring ...

On Sunday, Jan. 6, Mahershala Ali took home his first Golden Globe Award for the portrayal of Dr. Don Shirley in the motion picture Green Book. Although the film has been scrutinized by those close to ...

Mahershala Ali is OK in his book. The last living brother of prodigy pianist Dr. Don Shirley is commending Ali for his Golden Globe award for “Green Book” despite his criticism of the underlying movie ...

Backstage, producer and screenwriter Nick Vallelonga attempted to explain why one of the film's key real-life inspirations was not thanked after the film's big win. After a wild and often upsetting ...

The homework that film composer and music mentor Kris Bowers had to do before taking on his latest assignment speaks volumes about the unique niche in contemporary American music that pianist Don ...

“Green Book” producers and director Peter Farrelly thanked a great number of people during their Best Picture acceptance speech on Sunday, but the men portrayed in the biopic itself went ...

Donald Walbridge Shirley was an American classical and jazz pianist and composer. He recorded many albums for Cadence during the 1950s and 1960s, experimenting with jazz with a classical influence. He ...