Directed by George C. Wolfe.
Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown.
SYNOPSIS:
It is 1927 and tensions are running high between Blues singer Ma Rainey (Viola Davis) and Levee her ambitiously outspoken trumpet player (Chadwick Boseman). As the recording session continues and her management team attempt to intercede things go from bad to worse.
This second entry in the August Wilson Century Cycle adaptations might be jam packed with performances, brimming over with jazz band pizazz and more vibrant than a nineteen twenties flapper convention, but victory remains bittersweet. It will forever be remembered as the last performance of Chadwick Boseman, who has been placed on a pedestal and lionised by millions. His place in this ensemble piece sees that status only grow in stature, as he provides Levee with a frail heartbreak born of frustration.