Drama / Music /

Score: 66.5%( 1191 votes )

Overview: 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

Mayte Natalio
Ma Rainey's Dancer

Johanna Elmina Moise
Ma Rainey's Dancer

Onyxx Noel
Ma Rainey's Dancer

LaWanda Hopkins
Ma Rainey's Dancer

Sierra Stewart
Ma Rainey's Dancer

Malaiyka Reid
Ma Rainey's Dancer

Catherine Foster
Ma Rainey's Dancer

Antonio Fierro
Laborer (uncredited)

Daniel Johnson
Chicago Worker (uncredited)