Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (1984)

Written by August Wilson
Directed by Lloyd Richards
Cast: John Carpenter, Lou Criscuolo, Scott Davenport-Richards, Charles S. Dutton, Leonard Jackson, Robert Judd, Christopher Loomis, Theresa Merritt

In a Chicago recording studio in 1927, Ma Rainey's band players Cutler, Toledo, Slow Drag, and Levee gather to record a new album of her songs. As they wait for her to arrive they tell stories, joke, philosophize, and argue. Tension is apparent between the young hot-headed trumpeter Levee who dreams of having his own band, and veterans Cutler, Slow Drag, and Toledo who all desire to stay true to Ma Rainey.

Theater: James Earl Jones Theatre · Broadway
Closed: June 9, 1985

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When does Ma Rainey's Black Bottom close?

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom closed on June 9, 1985.