Plot
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.
Cast
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
Levee
Colman Domingo
Cutler
Glynn Turman
Toledo
Michael Potts
Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
Irvin
Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown
Sylvester
Joshua Harto
Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer
Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's Dancer
Crew
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Screenplay
George C. Wolfe
Director
Branford Marsalis
Original Music Composer
Todd Black
Producer
Dany Wolf
Producer
Denzel Washington
Producer
Tobias A. Schliessler
Director of Photography
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