Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)

It would be an empty world without the blues.

Genre: Drama, Music
Release Date: 2020-11-25
User Rating: 6.6/10 from 1148 ratings
Runtime: 1h 34min
Language: English
Production Company: Escape Artists
Production Country: United States of America
Director: George C. Wolfe
Writer: Ruben Santiago-Hudson

6.7/10

From 1,148 Ratings

6.9

Summary

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
Crew

Viola Davis

as Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman

as Levee
Colman Domingo

as Cutler
Glynn Turman

as Toledo
Michael Potts

as Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos

as Irvin
Jonny Coyne

as Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige

as Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown

as Sylvester
Joshua Harto

as Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp

as Band Singer
Chloe Davis

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Mayte Natalio

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Johanna Elmina Moise

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Onyxx Noel

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
LaWanda Hopkins

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Sierra Stewart

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Malaiyka Reid

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Catherine Foster

as Ma Rainey's Dancer
Antonio Fierro

as Laborer (uncredited)
Daniel Johnson

as Chicago Worker (uncredited)

Writing	Ruben Santiago-Hudson	Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up	Gary Archer	Prosthetics
Sound	Skip Lievsay	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound	Skip Lievsay	Supervising Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up	Jai Williams	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Rachel Geary	Makeup Artist
Sound	Paul Urmson	Supervising Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up	Bethany Montecalvo	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Bethany Townes	Makeup Artist
Writing	August Wilson	Theatre Play
Visual Effects	Josephine Allegretti	Visual Effects
Directing	George C. Wolfe	Director
Editing	Andrew Mondshein	Editor
Production	Constanza Romero	Executive Producer
Sound	Branford Marsalis	Original Music Composer
Production	Todd Black	Producer
Costume & Make-Up	Ann Roth	Costume Designer
Production	Dany Wolf	Producer
Production	Denzel Washington	Producer
Art	Mark Ricker	Production Design
Art	Diana Stoughton	Set Decoration
Directing	Michele Ziegler	First Assistant Director
Art	James F. Truesdale	Art Direction
Directing	Megan Graham	Script Supervisor
Art	Paul Bucciarelli	Set Buyer
Art	Karen O'Hara	Set Decoration
Camera	Tobias A. Schliessler	Director of Photography
Directing	Xanthus Valan	Second Assistant Director
Production	Avy Kaufman	Casting
Art	Travis Kerr	Set Designer
Crew	Chuck Jeffreys	Stunt Coordinator
Art	Wes Hottman	Assistant Art Director
Art	Darlene Salinas	Set Decorating Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up	Sergio Lopez-Rivera	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Debi Young	Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up	Sian Richards	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Carl Fullerton	Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up	Matiki Anoff	Makeup Department Head