Arts Centric is taking their turn at bat with a presentation of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom now playing through April 27th, 2025. Read our full review of the production here!

As actresses and actors perform "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at ArtsCentric, they want to take you back in history.

Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis turn Ma Rainey's Black Bottom into an acting masterclass: Review By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to ...

Produced by Denzel Washington and directed by George C. Wolfe, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” is a big-screen adaptation of August Wilson’s play of the same title. Set in Chicago during the Roaring ...

Blues diva Ma Rainey and her band have come to a Chicago studio to cut a record, but their artistic differences nearly stop the session before it starts. Full of unforgettable characters and the ...

Detroit Repertory Theatre continues its exploration of legendary playwright August Wilson’s Century Cycle with “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” a work especially well known to many since 2020 ...

Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a recording session.

HIGH POINT — Two performances of the play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” will be presented Saturday at Jackie’s Place event and entertainment venue, located at 607 Washington St ...

White racism is the backdrop against which all their actions—including some not so easily predictable—occur. That’s the tragedy in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” ...

The late actor, who died at 43 on August 28 after a private four-year battle with colon cancer, stars alongside Viola Davis in Netflix's upcoming Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. The film marks the ...

From producer Denzel Washington, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom shows us how complicated being young and ambitious can be. When people talk about literary canonical works, Pulitzer prize-winning ...

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