Mahershala Ali stars in the new movie “Green Book” as famed pianist Don Shirley. To master the art of fake piano-playing, he received some help from the film’s composer, Kris Bowers.

In the segregation-era film Green Book, Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali stars as Dr. Don Shirley, a real-life world-class black pianist. In several scenes, with the grace that Ali always seems ...

Mahershala Ali convincingly plays piano in “Green Book”—here’s how, according to the guy who taught him.

Learn how Mahershala Ali has broken boundaries in Hollywood, ... Ali has won plenty of praise and accolades for his supporting roles, but that doesn’t mean he can’t play the leading man.

Here’s exactly how Mahershala Ali became a virtuosic jazz pianist in the space of a few months (hint: he had a little help from a real-life virtuosic jazz pianist). Mahershala Ali gives a very good ...