Ma Rainey's Black Bottom credits

Directed By

George C. Wolfe

Written By

Ruben Santiago-Hudson
screenplay by: August Wilson
based on the play written by

Cast

Viola Davis
Ma Rainey: Chadwick Boseman
Levee: Colman Domingo
Cutler: Glynn Turman
Toledo: Michael Potts
Slow Drag: Jeremy Shamos
Irvin: Jonny Coyne
Sturdyvant: Taylour Paige
Dussie Mae: Dusan Brown
Sylvester: Joshua Harto
Policeman: Quinn VanAntwerp
Band Singer: Chloe Davis
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Mayte Natalio
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Johanna Elmina Moise
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Onyxx Noel
Ma Rainey's Dancer: LaWanda Hopkins
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Sierra Stewart
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Malaiyka Reid
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Catherine Foster
Ma Rainey's Dancer: Tony Amen
Laborer: David Barckhoff
Recording Studio Worker: Tony Bazemore Jr.
Laborer: Gregory Bromfield
Shop Owner: James Ciesielski
Laborer: Adria Crum
1920's Migrant / 1920's Mother: Brent Feitl
Biker: Xander Goldman
Town Worker: Ron L. Haynes
Machine Operator: Ronnell Hunt
Business Owner: Floyd Jackson
Laborer: Sienna Jeffries
Looper: Daniel Johnson
Chicago Worker: Nathaniel Johnson
Concert Guest: Taylor Allen Jones
Audience Member: William Kania
Laborer: Malik Abdul Khaaliq
Laborer / Worker: Scott Matheny
Pedestrian: Chris McCail
Gambler: Shane McNair
Laborer: Jake Moon
Laborer: Phil Nardozzi
Deli Worker: Keith Otto
Businessman: Roger Petan
Businessman: Rudy Pineda
Laborer: Patrick Raffaele
Laborer: Jordan Rhone
Delivery Boy: DaJuan Manwell Rippy
Teenager: Eric Sharpe
Recording Studio Worker: Remington Sinclair
Audience Member: Brian E. Stead
Train Station Passenger: Davion Traylor
Tent Scene Attendee: Tru Verret-Fleming
Hotel Patron

Produced By

Todd Black
producer: Constanza Romero
executive producer: Denzel Washington
producer: Dany Wolf
producer

Music

Branford Marsalis

Cinematography

Tobias A. Schliessler
director of photography

Sound

Rick Chefalas
assistant sound editor: John D'Aquino
audio playback: Michael Feuser
dialogue editor: Chris Fondulas
boom operator: Sandra Fox
foley artist: Jack Heeren
foley mixer: Bobby Johanson
adr mixer: Goro Koyama
foley artist: Skip Lievsay
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor: Dane Lonsdale
production sound mixer: Kyle Miller
sound mix technician: Warner Bros.: Bobbi-Jo Napoletano
sound utility: Igor Nikolic
foley supervisor: Kevin Schultz
foley mixer: Aaron Southerland
adr mixer: Wyatt Sprague
sound effects editor: Lidia Tamplenizza
adr editor: Paul Urmson
re-recording mixer / sound designer / supervising sound editor: Wouter van Herwerden
adr mixer: Alfredo Viteri
boom operator: Vinny Alfano
loop group recordist: remote: Davi Aquino
foley recordist: Chelsea Body
foley recordist

Makeup

Margarita Allen
hair stylist: Matiki Anoff
makeup department head: Gregory Bazemore
hair stylist: second unit/additional location unit: Nicole Cerro
makeup artist: Larry M. Cherry
hair department head: Deidra Dixon
hair stylist: Mr. Boseman: Carl Fullerton
key makeup artist: Rachel Geary
makeup artist: second unit/additional location unit: Cidney Lewis
hair stylist: second unit/additional location unit: Sergio Lopez-Rivera
makeup artist: Ms. Davis: Leah Loukas
key hair stylist / wig stylist: Bethany Montecalvo
makeup artist: second unit/additional location unit: Mia Neal
hair department head / hair designer / wig designer: Sian Richards
makeup artist: Mr. Boseman: Bethany Townes
makeup artist: Jai Williams
makeup artist: Tywan Williams
barber / hair stylist: Jamika Wilson
hair stylist: Ms. Davis: Debi Young
background makeup supervisor: Gary Archer
dental prosthetics: Alexis Arenas
makeup artist: Patty Bell
makeup artist: Jasmen Davis
makeup artist: Lena Jemmott
hair stylist: Tonya Johnson
hair stylist: Ngozi Olandu Young
makeup artist: Genyii Scott
hair stylist: Tene Wilder
hair stylist

Special Effects

Daniel Main
special effects technician: Timmy Spiegel
special effects foreman: Jason Trosky
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

John Allegretti
roto paint artist: Zero VFX: Casey Allen
visual effects artist: Technicolor VFX: Adam Blair
tracking artist: Zero VFX: Steven Browning
cg artist: Zero VFX: Brian Budak
compositing supervisor: Zero VFX: Dan Cayer
additional visual effects supervisor: Zero VFX: Rachan Chirarattanakornkul
tracking artist: Zero VFX: Jake Cohen
cg artist: Zero VFX: Jesse Cook III
visual effects editor: Zero VFX: Jesse Cook
i/o coordinator: Zero VFX: Meagan Darcy
production coordinator: Zero VFX: Matthew Friedlander
environment lead: Zero VFX: Robby Geis
cg supervisor: Zero VFX: Paul Ghezzo
visual effects creative: Technicolor VFX: Lisa Goldberg
visual effects producer: Technicolor VFX: Lenny Gordon
tracking artist: Zero VFX: Leighton Greer
visual effects executive producer: Technicolor VFX: Rich Hardy Jr.
compositor: Zero VFX: Ryan Harpole
visual effects editor: Technicolor VFX: Peter Herlein
visual effects artist: Technicolor VFX: Julianne Holzschuh
compositor: Zero VFX: Sarah Jones
compositor: Zero VFX: Sean Kachenmeister
visual effects editor: Technicolor VFX: David Kelly
visual effects compositor: Batwin+Robin: Alex Knudsen
visual effects supervisor: Technicolor VFX: Timothy LaFleur
data wrangler: Zero VFX / roto paint artist: Zero VFX: Don Libby
visual effects supervisor: Zero VFX: Anu Liikkanen
compositor: Zero VFX: Robert Liscombe
compositor: Zero VFX: Madison Maduri
fx artist: Joseph Madurski
visual effects artist: Technicolor VFX: Julie M. McDonald
visual effects producer: Zero VFX: Anthony Merola
senior production coordinator: Zero VFX: Eroc Moralls
senior lead visual effects artist: Technicolot VFX: Marina Mozée
senior production coordinator: Zero VFX: Davy Nethercutt
senior compositor: Zero VFX: Clark Parkhurst
visual effects artist: Technicolor VFX: Mark Paul
visual environment lead: Batwin+Robin: David Pietricola
cg artist: Zero VFX: Brian Quinlan
roto paint lead: Zero VFX: Kyle Raffile
cg artist: Zero VFX: Kevin Rakes
pipeline technical director: Zero VFX: Kevin Samar
compositor: Zero VFX: Stephen Schmidt
compositor: Zero VFX: Kerry Shea
vfx studio executive: Robin Silvestri
visual effects supervisor: Batwin+Robin: Steven Spady
i/o supervisor: Zero VFX / visual effect editor: Zero VFX: Russell Steward
visual effects producer: Batwin+Robin: Ryan Swan
compositor: Zero VFX: David Sweeney
compositor: Zero VFX: Sergio Villegas
tracking supervisor: Zero VFX: Jennifer Wang
visual effects manager: Zero VFX: Shane Christopher Wicklund
compositor: Zero VFX: Radoslav Yanudov
compositor: Zero VFX: Tom Zils
compositor: Zero VFX: Lucas Andrei
visual effects editor: Powerhouse VFX: Robert Nicholas Dauphinais
compositing supervisor: Powerhouse VFX: Brian Drewes
visual effects executive producer: Byeo Ri Kim
compositor: Powerhouse VFX: Patrick Lundy
assistant vfx editor: Anupam Pal
digital compositor: Stephanie Weaver
visual effects editor: Dany Wolf
vfx unit director: Sara Woomer
visual effects coordinator: Powerhouse VFX

Assistant Director

Greg Brittain
additional second assistant director / second assistant director: second unit/additional location unit: Steve Parys
first assistant director: second unit/additional location unit: Xanthus Valan
second assistant director: Ricky R. Weaver
second second assistant director: Dany Wolf
second unit director: second unit/additional location unit: Oung-Jo Yuh
additional second assistant director: Michele 'Shelley' Ziegler
first assistant director

Production Management

Paul A. Levin
post-production supervisor: Gilana Lobel
production supervisor: Dany Wolf
unit production manager: Alyssa Hanna Falarski
location production manager / production manager: Noelle Green
executive in charge of production: Justin Haut
physical production: Netflix: Heidi Vogel
post production executive: Derek Yip
production supervisor: pre-production

Art Department

Martin Albertz
paint utility: Hilary Ament
graphic designer: Jennifer Bechak
greens: Paul Bistrician
propmaker: Mike Black
propmaker: Ben Blazer
propmaker: Keith Brzozowski
propmaker: Paul Bucciarelli
buyer: Marc Burgess
propmaker: William J. Burgess
construction medic: Joanna Bush
Illustrator / concept artist: Daragh Byrne
leadman: Martin Cabot
gang boss: Philip Caruso
propmaker: Daniel A. Chujko
utility technician: T. Cameron Clayton
sign writer: Jordan Coennen
set painter: Dritan 'Tani' Cullaj
propmaker: Jolene Dames
standby painter: Richard Deenis
propmaker: Angela Donatelli
assistant property master: Matt Eames
set dresser: Matt Eames
on set dresser: second unit/additional location unit: David Flick
set dresser: William H. Franko
propmaker: April Freeman
scenic foreperson: Lewis Frost
propmaker: Elliot 'Damian' T. Gardner
set painter: Thomas J. Garrigan
property master: Will Giannotti
construction gangboss: Niko Gomez
propmaker: Timothy Green
greens: James V. Haley
propmaker: Robin Havelka
utility technician: Diane Heard
scenic artist: Jim Heastings
propmaker: Wes Hottman
assistant art director: Kenny Houser
set painter: Duane Howard
scenic artist: Judith Ivanyi
scenic artist: John Jacobson
general foreperson: Nathan Jedrzejewski
propmaker: Thomas F. Kelly
set dresser: Jorie Kennedy
propmaker: Travis Kerr
set designer: Michael G. Khalil
set painter: Jennifer L. Kirkpatrick
paint gangboss: Frank N. Knezevich
set painter: Emily Kohlmiller
construction buyer: Andrea Kubala-James
art department coordinator: Vincent La Monica
set dresser: Samuel Matthews Jr.
propmaker: Merrily McAllister
set dresser: Jennifer McClanahan
scenic artist: Brennan McCloud
set dresser: Tim McGrane
scenic artist: T.K. Mundok
scenic artist: Elizabeth A. Nally
set painter: Brent Peelor
propmaker: Antonio L. Perry
utility technician: A.M. Petrush
propmaker: Brady Pitcher
propmaker: Elizabeth Raber
scenic artist: Kyle Rawlinson
property assistant / propmaster: second unit/additional location unit: Silas Reed
propmaker: Sigrid Rettger
draper: Chai Roka
set dresser: Joe Rudans
set painter: Darlene Salinas
set decoration coordinator: Andy Schilling
greens: Evan Scott
sign painter: Michael P. Scott
propmaker: Jason Shumaker
toolman: Craig 'Mower' Simpson
set painter: Jennifer Sluk
draper: Christopher St. Pierre
scenic artist: Michael Stadler
propmaker: Murray Steele
scenic artist: Mamie Stein
on set dresser: Louis P. Taylor
construction coordinator: Karen Teneyck
graphic designer: Brad Towell
graphic designer: Joseph Varhola
greens: John P. Vissari
propmaker: Joseph Waterkotte
shop foreperson: Michael 'Moe' Waterkotte
utility foreperson: Matt Williamson
propmaker: Robert H. Winn
charge scenic artist: Dan Wolfe
propmaker: Hisham E. Youssef
key greens: Tim Zwergel
scenic artist: Kate Bechak
set dresser: Tyler James Larkin
set decoration production assistant: Isabella Towell
art production assistant: Wendy Weaver
set decoration buyer: Los Angeles: Matthew Weiss
set dresser: Kevin Kyubyung Yoon
art department production assistant

Stunts

Jay Hawkins
stunts / Stunt Double: Chadwick Boseman: Chuck Jeffreys
stunt coordinator: Chris Resto
stunts: DaJuan Manwell Rippy
stunts: Jamal Warren
stunts / stunt double: Colman Domingo: Earl Weathers
stunts / Stunt double: Glynn Turman: Kenny Wong
stunt coordinator

Editorial

Kafayat Adegbenro
editing room assistant: John Diesso
additional conform editor: Company 3: Jim Gardner
account executive: Company 3: Andrew Geary
additional color: Company 3: Gordon Holmes
first assistant editor: Charles Leighton
dailies advisor: Sixteen19: Margaret Lewis
head of production: Company 3: Dean Mozian
digital intermediate producer: Company 3: Christopher Rand
associate editor: Chad Schermerhorn
conform editor: Company 3: Melina Smith
color assist: Company 3: Stefan Sonnenfeld
colorist: Company 3 / executive producer: Company 3: Dustin Wadsworth
color timer: Company 3: Patsy Bouge
post production executive: Moises Cruz
additional digital intermediate producer: Mark DiStefano
dailies operator: Alex Kaufman
dailies operator: Patrick Shewmaker
dailies technician: Steven Sosa
dailies operator

Other

Bernard R. Ackerman Jr.
driver: William Balsamico
driver: William Berry
driver: Sean Carey
driver: Daniel Cornyn
driver: Joseph Fanell
driver: Michael Fischer
driver: Curtis Norman Fuqua
driver / driver: Denzel Washington: Thomas Glumac
driver: Michael Goddard
driver / hair/make-up driver: Ron Goddard
driver / wardrobe truck/basecamp genny: Darian Greb
driver: Roger Halvorsen
driver: Dennis James
driver: Kathy Jandrokovic
driver: Ed Joyner
driver: Michael Koenig
driver: Donald A. Kraus
transportation coordinator: 'Wild Bill' Laczko
driver: Kevin McCune
transportation captain: Anthony Miller
driver: Jack Milletary
driver: Allen Milligan
driver: Scott Mincher
driver: Mike Mori
driver: Brad Myers
driver: Bradley Nepa
driver: Dan Ninehouser
driver: Edward O'Donnell
driver: Pierre Perkins
driver: Sean Pindel
driver: James Priore Jr.
driver: Tommy Rieger
driver / denzel washingtons star trailer: Michael 'Crusher' Riley
driver: Mark Russell
driver: Angelo Sotereanos
department of transportation dispatcher: Howard Stroman
driver: Dave Walden Jr.
picture car coordinator: Chris Walden
driver: Tom Weifenbach
driver: Gabe Turiello
driver: camera car process trailer

Music Department

Isaiah Abolin
score mixer: Dimenna: Khari Allen Lee
musician: big band member: Amari Ansari
musician: score session: Nuno Antunes
musician: string session: Justin Armstrong
protools operator: Gregg August
musician: string session: Jorge Avila
musician: string session: Andrew Baham
musician: score session: Laura Bontrager
musician: string session: Mark Braud
musician: score session: Wendell Brunious
musician: Ma Rainey band player / musician: big band member / musician: score session: Denise Carver
Music Research: Michael Christie
musician: big band member / musician: score session: Stephanie Corwin
musician: string session: Chris Cullen
musician: string session: Stephanie Cummins
musician: string session: Sylvia D'Avanzo
musician: string session: Artie Dibble
musician: string session: Daryl Dickerson
assistant music recording engineer: Aaron Diehl
musician: string session: Susan Dominguez
musician: string session: Justin Faulkner
musician: score session / musician: string session: Louis Ford
musician: big band member: Scott Frock
musician: big band member: John Gray
musician: big band member: David Harris
musician: score session: Corey Henry
musician: score session: Rob Hunter
music mixing engineer / music recording engineer: Scott Johnson
musician: big band member: Kirk Joseph
musician: score session: Todd Kasow
supervising music editor: Doreen Ketchens
musician: score session: Nicholas Kmet
assistant music editor: Felton Langlois
scoring setup assistant: Amber LeDuff
music production assistant: Kerry Lewis
musician: score session: Maxayn Lewis
musician: featured vocalist: Freddie Lonzo
musician: Ma Rainey band player / musician: big band member: Dawn Sutter Madell
music supervisor: Tim Marchiafava
music editor: Branford Marsalis
score producer: Delfeayo Marsalis
musician: big band member / musician: score session: Sean Mason
musician: Ma Rainey band player / musician: big band member / musician: score session: Lisa Matricardi
musician: string session: Maxim Moston
musician: string session: Kristine Musser
musician: string session: Timothy L. Norris
musician: score session: Louise Owen
musician: string sssion: Roderick Paulin
musician: big band mrmber: Shannon Powell
musician: score session: Justin Quiett
scoring setup assistant: Eric Reevis
musician: Ma Rainey band player / musician: big band member / musician: score session: Herlin Riley
musician: Ma Rainey band player / musician: big band member: Anthony Roman
co-music supervisor: John Romeri
musician: string session: Andrea Schultz
musician: string session: Neal Shaw
assistant score mixer: Dimenna: Alissa Smith
musician: string session: Kate Spingarn
musician: string session: Gregg Stafford
musician: score session: Hiroko Taguchi
musician: string session: Terrance Taplin
musician: big band member: Quinn VanAntwerp
musician: big band member: Don Vappie
musician: big band member / musician: score session: Roger Wagner
musician: string session: Doug Wamble
musician: score session: Roderick Ward
music production coordinator: Keve Wilson
musician: string session: Ming Yeh
musician: string session: Stefan Karrer
executive album producer: Phil Palazzolo
music editor

Casting Department

Scotty Anderson
casting associate: Cherelle Cargill
adr voice casting: Liv Hancock
extras casting assistant: Sienna Jeffries
adr voice casting: Nancy Mosser
local casting: Katie Shenot
extras casting: Jason Styres
casting: dancer: Reggie Watkins
musician casting: Jeffrey Woolf
Background Casting Director

Costume Department

Craig Anthony
Personal Costumer: Mr. Boseman: Patty Burns
background fitter: Isabelle Coler
assistant costume designer: 2nd: James Eidel
costumer: second unit/additional location unit: Roger J. Forker
key costumer: Jen Grubbs
costume coordinator: B.J. Herr
costumer: Elizabeth Kirby
costume supervisor: Carmia Marshall
costumer: Ms. Davis: Jaime McCracken
background costumer: Sierra Mendoza
costumer: Diane E. Meyer
stitcher: Aughra Taylor Moon
principal tailor: Matthew Pachtman
associate costume designer: Lauren Press
costume shopper: Liz Rishel
costumer: second unit/additional location unit: Carrie Shoberg
background costumer: Eileen Sieff Stroup
ager/dyer: Angela Vesco
principal costumer: Simon Barracchini
costume pa: Gina Cercone
costume production assistant: Duduzile Mitall
costumer: Natasha Simchowitz
costume assistant: Derek St. Pierre
fitter / set costumer / stitcher

Camera Department

Curtis Abbott
digital imaging technician: Darrell Abbott
rigging electrician: Eric Androvich
lighting console programmer: Thomas W. Ankley
additional key rigging grip: Butch Baronick
rigging grip: Matt Beran
best boy grip: second unit/additional location unit: Ryan Bernstein
rigging electric: Greg Brittain
second assistant camera: second unit/additional location unit: Kyle Carden
dolly grip: Tim Christie
dolly grip: Joshua Corcoran
electrician: Bill Crumrine
second assistant camera: Jonathan Curotola
grip: Thomas DeRose
rigging gaffer: John Donaldson
electrician: second unit/additional location unit: Ray 'Chazz' Edwards
grip: Ray Edwards
dolly grip: second unit/additional location unit: Willie Estrada
first assistant camera: "a" camera: Bart Flaherty Jr.
grip: Bart Flaherty
key grip: Sean Flaherty
grip: Chris Friedrick
rigging electrician: Kirk R. Gardner
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator: Hilton Garrett
remote head technician: Matthew Gaumer
second assistant camera: "a" camera: P.J. Gaynard
best boy electric: second unit/additional location unit / best boy rigging electric: Dakota Hadix
electrician: Michael Herron
video assist operator: Bob E. Krattiger
gaffer: Joseph Krattiger
best boy electric: David Lee
still photographer: Shawn Fulton Lucas
stand-in for Jeremy Shamos: Wayne Marshall
gaffer: second unit/additional location unit / rigging gaffer: Joseph Martin
grip: Chris Moran
video assist: second unit: Chris Moran
video playback operator: second unit/additional location unit: Brian S. Osmond
camera operator: "c" camera: Dino Parks
camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit/additional location unit: Mark D. Pasquale
rigging grip: Deb Peterson
first assistant camera: second unit/additional location unit: Maximilian Petrunyak
grip: second unit/additional location unit: David Pipik
best boy rigging grip: Brian Powers
key rigging grip: Craig Rice
crane technician: Brad Robinson
grip: Arjuna Roka
rigging electrician: Chai Roka
Fixtures: Shiva Roka
rigging electrician: Ernest Rydberg
remote head tech: Dan Schroer
first assistant camera: "b" camera: Joseph Seifert
grip: Colin Sheehy
second assistant camera: "b" camera: Dan Sotak
camera loader: Tom Strong
rigging electrician: Dave Taylor
second assistant camera: second unit/additional location unit: Jon Thurner
key grip: second unit/additional location unit: Nick Waller
electrician: Jacob Watts
electrician: Mark Yancey
electrician: second unit: Michael Zinobile
best boy grip: Daniel Ajemian
first assistant camera: "c" camera: Ian Altenbaugh
additional electrician: Franklin Carpio
grip: Richard S. Crumrine Jr.
first assistant camera: "c" camera: Marena Ferrel
additional rigging grip: Marcus Glasgow
camera operator: behind the scenes: Sean Glazar
rigging grip: Michael Hawrylak
additional grip: Justin Illig
camera production assistant: Tobin Oldach
camera operator: "c" camera: Nathan Osche
additional grip: Michael Pomorski
loader: NY Unit: Luke Shannon
grip

Location Management

Brianna Charney
location coordinator: Bethany DiLucente
assistant location manager: James A. Mahathey
location manager: Chris Rupps Ruppenthal
key assistant location manager: David H. 'Wino' Weinstein
assistant location manager: Eric Rasmussen
location assistant

Script Department

Megan Graham
script supervisor: Jessica Wasserlauf
script supervisor: second unit/additional location unit

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