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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Current Production Credits
August Wilson
Writer
Walter Melrose
Featuring "Doctor Jazz" written
Joseph Oliver
Featuring "Doctor Jazz" written by
Louis Armstrong
Featuring "Hear Me Talking to You" written
Ma Rainey
Featuring "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and "See See Rider" written by
Lillian Hardeway Henderson
Featuring "Trust No Man" written by
Lloyd Richards
Director
Charles Henry McClennahan
Scenic Design
Daphne Pascucci
Costume Design
Peter Maradudin
Lighting Design
Jan Nebozenko
Sound Design
Mortimer V. Halpern
Production Stage Manager
K. White
Stage Manager
Meg Simon
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Fran Kumin
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Producer
Frederick Zollo
Producer
Bart Berman
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Hart Productions
Associate Producer
William P. Suter
Associate Producer
Nicholas Paleologos
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Yale Repertory Theatre
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