Viola Davis is reflecting on working with Chadwick Boseman for the actor's last film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. In an interview with The Times, the actress, 59, shared that no one on set knew Boseman, ...

This article contains mentions of sexual assault. Though the title of the play may suggest otherwise, the Goodman Theatre’s ...

In a remarkable staging of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson’s classic, the powerhouse performances make the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — MA FEST is an annual celebration free for the public to gather and enjoy, helping to celebrate the life and ...

Set in a Chicago recording studio, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom chronicles a day in the life of the legendary blues singer Ma Rainey and her band as they navigate the racial tensions and power struggles ...

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” — 4 stars Every once in a while, a show stops you in your tracks. Goodman Theatre’s tectonic ...

The first few moments of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom are electrifying. It's 1927 in rural Georgia. Hundreds of people, all of them Black, are lined up at the entrance to a huge tent. Inside, Ma Rainey, ...

Blues musician Charlie Apicella’s formula for success is simple: He awakens every day creating music to make Ma Rainey proud. Apicella never met Rainey, who died in 1939, but he said it is impossible ...

*(Via ReelUrbanNews) – The Hollywood Reporter has hailed the “lyrical writing and indelible performances” of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, playwright August Wilson’s classic that debuted this month at the ...

*Rehearsals have begun for August Wilson’s blazing masterpiece “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” which begins previews September 1, opens September 11 and continues through October 16, 2016, at the Center ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — MA FEST is an annual celebration free for the public to gather and enjoy, helping to celebrate the life and legacy of Ma Rainey, known as the “Mother of the Blues.” The festival ...