“The Supreme Voice of the Blues” was Chadwick Boseman’s last iconic performance before his death – and the performance was not beaten on the awards circuit.
At the ceremony for the 78th Golden Globe, the star won the statuette for best actor in a dramatic film.
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Directed by George C. Wolfe, “ The Supreme Voice of the Blues ” (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by August Wilson in 1982.
Chicago, 1927. During a recording session, tensions arise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious trumpeter (Chadwick Boseman) and white businessmen determined to control the legendary Mother of the Blues. Based on the play by Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson.
Also on the bill are Glynn Turman, Taylour Paige, Dusan Brown, Colman Domingo and Michael Potts.