Ma Rainey's Black Bottom – August Wilson

Critical Articles:

PLAY:

• Foreword to Ma Rainey's Black Bottom by Frank Rich

• "The Long Wait: August Wilson's 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'" by Sandra G. Shannon

• "The Recording Studio on Stage: Liveness in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'" by Jessica E. Teague

FILM:

• "Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the Liberating Power of Music" by Hannah Giorgis for The Atlantic

• "'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Shines A Light On August Wilson's Vision" by Tom Vitale for NPR

• "Reimagining August Wilson’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” on the Small Screen" by Hilton Als for The New Yorker