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
Viola Davis
Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
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Colman Domingo
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Glynn Turman
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Michael Potts
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Jeremy Shamos
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Jonny Coyne
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Taylour Paige
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Dusan Brown
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Joshua Harto
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Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer
Daniel Johnson
Chicago Worker (uncredited)