| Source | Chicago Reader |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | April 9, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| Last Updated | April 9, 2026, 1 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://chicagoreader.com/performing-arts/theater/theater-review/ma-raineys-black-bottom-goodman-theatre/ |
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August Wilson’s _Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom_ was first produced at the Goodman in
1997, and the theater went on to be the first in the United States to produce
all ten of the plays in Wilson’s acclaimed Century Cycle of dramas, each
examining Black life in a different decade of the 20th century. Chuck...