25 Nov 2020
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.
Brother to Brother
A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
Top Billed Cast
Anthony Mackie Perry
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Marcus
Duane Boutte Young Bruce
Daniel Sunjata Langston
Alex Burns Jim
Ray Ford Wally
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Zora
Ryan Michelle Bathe Classroom Girl #2
Tracie Thoms Mom on Subway
Roger Robinson Bruce Nugent
Curtis McClarin Black Man on Subway
Billoah Greene Rashan
Kevin Jackson Isaiah
Brain Evertt Chandler Mr. Williams
Shantell Herndon Classroom Girl #1
Laurine Towler Protesting Woman #2
Chad L. Coleman El
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