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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – Reviews

Los Angeles Times
RIVETINGACTING OF THE HIGHEST CALIBER… Acted with breathtaking ensemble naturalness, the play seems lived in rather than performed.” — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

Stage Raw 
STAGE RAW TOP 10RECOMMENDEDA STELLAR REVIVAL… It is difficult to imagine this play being done any better. The ensemble is terrific.” — Lovell Estell III, Stage Raw

Broadway World 
WINNING… a muscular cast deliver[s] a production that is as fulfilling as it is shattering.” — Even Henerson, Broadway World

Hollywood Progressive
STELLAR…. soulful, haunting, haughty and mirthful performances… Don’t miss Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.” — Ed Rampell, Hollwyood Progressive

News N’ Roses 
INCREDIBLE…  I left with a mix of emotions: stunned by the completely unexpected ending and amazed by the incredible acting I had just witnessed.” — Matthew Ramirez, News N’ Roses

Stage Scene LA 
WOW!PRETTY DARN SPECTACULAR… vibrant, highly theatrical… jam-packed with some of the finest actors in town.” — Steven Stanley, Stage Scene LA

Pasadena Now
SIMMERS AND SCORCHES.” — Eddie Rivera, Pasadena Now

Stage and Cinema 
SHARPLY REALIZED.” —Michael Landman-Karny, Stage and Cinema

WFMU radio 
WORLD CLASS… extraordinarily special… Don’t let this one get by you.”  — Bob Barth, WFMU Radio

Downey Patriot 
A MASTERCLASS IN AMERICAN THEATRE… seamlessly directed… an extraordinary cast… A hauntingly unmissable theatrical experience.” — Alistair Hunter, Downey Patriot

It’s Not About Me 
“[A] WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE… Every single performer is on the highest level.” — Karen Salkin, It’s Not About Me