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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 1982 play – one of the ten-play Century Cycle by August Wilson – that chronicles the 20th-century African-American experience. The play is set in a recording studio in 1920s Chicago, and deals with issues of race, art, religion, and the historic exploitation of black recording artists by white producers.
- August Wilson
- 1982
Dec 14, 2020 · The True Story Behind 'Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom' The "Mother of Blues" takes center stage in August Wilson's tale about the African American experience in 1927. By Barbara Maranzani Published:...
Dec 18, 2020 · The late August Wilson's first Broadway hit, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, has been adapted for the screen, starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in his final film role.
May 2, 2024 · Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, drama in two acts by August Wilson, performed in 1984 and published in 1985. It was the first of a series of plays in which Wilson portrayed African American life in the 20th century. The play, set in a recording studio in Chicago in 1927, features Ma Rainey, a popular.
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Jan 7, 2021 · Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) The Netflix film starring Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis differs from the original August Wilson play, part of his celebrated Pittsburgh Cycle.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is a 2020 American drama film directed by George C. Wolfe and written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, based on the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson. The film stars Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts.
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Ma Rainey sings with the voice of the rural, Black south; her flashy persona and ravaging blues a conduit and a salve for the joy and pain of generations. But the musical winds are ever-shifting, and brash trumpeter, Levee, burns for a more progressive sound – whatever the cost may be.
