Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Broadway Show Details

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Status: Closed

Theatre: Royale

Status: Closed

(January 22, 2003 - April 06, 2003 )

Preview: January 22, 2003
Open: February 6, 2003
Close: April 6, 2003

Play - Revival

Running Time: 2hrs 45mins

One of the ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle by August Wilson that chronicles the twentieth century African American experience. The play is set in Chicago in the 1920s (the only play in the group not set in Pittsburgh), and deals with issues of race, art, religion and the historic exploitation of black recording artists by white producers.

For The Record:

The original production of “Ma Rainey...” opened on B’way on Oct 11, 1984 at the Cort. Lloyd Richards directed a cast which included Theresa Merritt (Ma Rainey), Charles S Dutton, Joe Seneca & Lou Criscuolo, among others.

Total Gross: $2,427,214

Average Weekly Gross: $220,656

Total Attendance: 45,737

Average Weekly Attendance: 52%

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