NEW YORK (AP) — Like many of those involved in the making of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” it’s not easy for Viola Davis to summarize what playwright August Wilson has meant to her except to answer, “Everything.” Davis’ first stage role was in Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” She
On Monday, the first trailer for Netflix’s “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” was released, which features Chadwick Boseman’s final performance alongside Viola Davis. The drama film, directed by George C. Wolfe, will premiere December 18th on Netflix and in select theaters. Based on the 1982 play by August Wilson, “Ma Rainey’s
