Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Media Gallery

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  ASL Synopsis for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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  Music and Scenes from Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  Get a glimpse of scenes from the Huntington's production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and hear Yvette Freeman ("Ma Rainey") and the band perform the title song!

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  August Wilson Sings the Blues: The Music of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  Learn more about the music of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM and playwright August Wilson's obsession with the blues from director Liesl Tommy and cast members Jason Bowen, Yvette Freeman, and G. Valmont Thomas.

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  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom  Teaser

  "White folks don't understand about the blues. They hear it come out but they don't how know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to feel better. You sing 'cause that's a way of understanding life..."

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  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom  Teaser

  "White folks don't understand about the blues. They hear it come out but they don't how know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to feel better. You sing 'cause that's a way of understanding life..."

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  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom  Trailer

  From the company that brought you nine of August Wilson's plays, including FENCES and GEM OF THE OCEAN, comes Wilson's first Broadway hit, MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM — the final play in Wilson's Century Cycle to be produced at the Huntington.

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  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  First Rehearsal: the Meet & Greet

  The first rehearsal of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM included opening remarks from Artistic Director Peter DuBois, Managing Director Michael Maso, and director Liesl Tommy.
  
  "This is a space that has a lot of ghosts. August Wilson walked into this rehearsal hall some time around August of 1986. August Wilson, Lloyd Richards, Delroy Lindo, Angela Bassett. An extraordinary group of artists. August was here seven times, and we created something together that was really important — a lasting legacy to the American theatre.You've got great spirits to work with, you've got a great leader, and I know that this is part of a legacy that matters." — Michael Maso

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  Michael Maso discusses August Wilson

  Hear from Huntington managing director Michael Maso about August Wilson's time at the Huntington.

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  Countin' the Blues

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  Deep Moaning Blues

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  "Ma" Rainey's Black Bottom

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  Peter DuBois on Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

  Artistic Director Peter DuBois discusses the upcoming production of MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, and the completion of August Wilson's Century Cycle at the Huntington.

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  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Production Photos

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  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Headshots

  Headshots for the cast and creative team of the Huntington's production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.

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