Poster for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2020, drama, music

94 minutes

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.

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Cast

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Ma Rainey

Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Boseman

Levee Green

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Toledo

Michael Potts

Michael Potts

Slow Drag

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Sturdyvant

Taylour Paige

Taylour Paige

Dussie Mae

Dusan Brown

Sylvester

Joshua Harto

Policeman

Quinn VanAntwerp

Band Singer

Antonio Fierro

Laborer (uncredited)

Roger Petan

Businessman (uncredited)

Crew

Art

James F. Truesdale

Art direction

Wes Hottman

Assistant art director

Mark Ricker

Production design

Karen O'Hara

Set decoration

Diana Stoughton

Set decoration

Travis Kerr

Set designer

Camera

Costume and make-up

Carl Fullerton

Makeup artist

Sian Richards

Makeup artist

Sergio Lopez-Rivera

Makeup artist

Crew

Chuck Jeffreys

Stunt coordinator

Directing

George C. Wolfe

Director

Michele Ziegler

First assistant director

Megan Graham

Script supervisor

Xanthus Valan

Second assistant director

Editing

Production

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Constanza Romero

Executive producer

Dany Wolf

Producer

Todd Black

Todd Black

Producer

Sound

Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

Original music composer

Writing

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