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.
Viola Davis
as Ma Rainey
Chadwick Boseman
as Levee
Colman Domingo
as Cutler
Glynn Turman
as Toledo
Michael Potts
as Slow Drag
Jeremy Shamos
as Irvin
Jonny Coyne
as Sturdyvant
Taylour Paige
as Dussie Mae
Dusan Brown
as Sylvester
Joshua Harto
as Policeman
Quinn VanAntwerp
as Band Singer
Chloe Davis
as Ma Rainey's Dancer