Ma Rainey lives again — and on the same stage where the legendary Mother of the Blues had her premiere. The Springer Opera House's production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom would be worth seeing just for ...

Fresh popcorn, candy, water, and sweet ice tea available. THUMBNAIL SKETCH: It’s Chicago 1927 and the “Black Bottom” dance is a phenomenon that has crossed over from black to white culture.

Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were full of thriving Black enclaves, churches and jook joints pumping jazz into the streets ...