COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — MA FEST is an annual celebration free for the public to gather and enjoy, helping to celebrate the life and legacy of Ma Rainey, known as the “Mother of the Blues.” The festival ...

I love my job. I get to go to the theatre as time permits and watch great actors tell the tales written by some of the best storytellers in the universe, living or dead. Gotta admit that’s pretty cool ...

CAPTURING AUDIENCES. THESE SNAPSHOTS TAKE YOU BACK TO A SNAPSHOT IN HISTORY 1927, IN CHICAGO, WHERE SINGER MA RAINEY IS MERGING JAZZ AND BLUES WHILE EMERGING AS A STAR. MA RAINEY, HER CHARACTER. SHE ...

The real Rainey would be out of a job just a year later: classic blues was fading in popularity in favor of swing jazz, and ...

The inaugural production held in Madison Arts Center’s new cabaret space is the third in Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s August Wilson’s American Century Cycle Experience, “Ma Rainey’s Black ...

Streaming on Netflix is a 2020 motion picture based on the 1982 play by August Wilson titled “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” Starring Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis as the “Mother of the Blues, ...

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus, Georgia is place known for many things, but one distinction the Fountain City can also claim is the being the home for the “Mother of the Blues” Ma Rainey. On 805 5th ...