Chadwick Boseman’s widow reads Oscars speech she wanted to give if he’d won

The widow of “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman had a speech prepared if her late husband posthumously won an Academy ...
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‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Award-Winning Director and Cast Celebrate August Wilson (WATCH)

*(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 ...
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'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' hairstylists make history with Oscar nomination

NEW YORK -- The Oscar-nominated film "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is the story of a pioneering blues singer during a recording session in the 1920s. The movie, based on an earlier play, received five ...

Ma Rainey Is Best Known as a Pioneer of the Blues. But She Broke More Than Musical Barriers

Ma Rainey and her band the Rabbit Foot Minstrels circa 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Ma Rainey and her band the Rabbit Foot Minstrels circa 1924 in Chicago, Illinois.Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/ ...
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Review: MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM at Arts Centric

I love my job. I get to go to the theatre as time permits and watch great actors tell the tales written by some of the best storytellers in the universe, living or dead. Gotta admit that’s pretty cool ...
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Photos: MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM Rehearsals at The Goodman

August Wilson’s Ma Rainey‘s Black Bottom returns to The Goodman, helmed by Chicago legends Chuck Smith and Harry J. Lennix.
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Phylicia Rashad Directs ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ at CTG/Mark Taper Forum

*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 ...