Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — play by August Wilson; Broadway production opened October 11, 1984 at the Cort Theatre

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — play by August Wilson; Broadway production opened October 11, 1984 at the Cort Theatre

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Year: 1982
Work type: play

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August Wilson — authored by
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Levee Green — featured in → this record
Ma Rainey — featured in → this record

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom — play by August Wilson; Broadway production opened October 11, 1984 at the Cort Theatre

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