Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2003)

Written by August Wilson
Directed by Marion McClinton
Cast: Charles S. Dutton, Whoopi Goldberg, Louis Zorich, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, Tony Cucci, Jack Davidson, Carl Gordon, Stephen McKinley Henderson

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: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre · Broadway
Closed: April 6, 2003

Good to know about Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

When does Ma Rainey's Black Bottom close?

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom closed on April 6, 2003.