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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
"It would be an empty world without the blues."
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.
Director
George C. Wolfe
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Language
en
Production
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown
Sylvester
Joshua Harto
Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer
Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Mayte Natalio
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Johanna Elmina Moise
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Onyxx Noel
Ma Rainey's Dancer
LaWanda Hopkins
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Sierra Stewart
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Malaiyka Reid
Ma Rainey's Dancer
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