Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

"It would be an empty world without the blues."

6.6 (1,236 votes) Nov 2020 1h 33m R

Overview

Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

Escape Artists · Mundy Lane Entertainment

English

Cast

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Levee

Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Cutler

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jeremy Shamos

Jeremy Shamos

Irvin

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

Chloe Davis

Ma Rainey's Dancer

Key Crew

George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

Director

Michele Ziegler

Michele Ziegler

First Assistant Director

Megan Graham

Script Supervisor

Xanthus Valan

Second Assistant Director

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Screenplay

August Wilson

August Wilson

Theatre Play

Avy Kaufman

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Constanza Romero

Executive Producer

Todd Black

Todd Black

Producer

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