Ma Rainey belts out the blues - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Martha's Vineyard Times Ma Rainey belts out the blues “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” plays at the M.V. Film Center (streaming will not be available) on Friday, Dec. 11. Black Bottom refers to a low-lying Southern town dominated by Blacks and to a dance popular among them. Starring Oscar-winning Viola Davis as Ma Rainey and the late Chadwick Boseman as talented but irresponsible trumpet player Levee, it’s a fictional film based on the legendary real-life singer. Adapted from a 1982 play by the late Pulitzer prizewinning August Wilson, the movie was directed by George C. Wol...
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