Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Director: George C. Wolfe
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, Taylour Paige, Viola Davis
Synopsis:
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, Taylour Paige, Viola Davis
Synopsis:
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.
MRQE Metric: 81
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