Trailer
Cast
Sylvester Ambrose James II
Jack Gee Jr.
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Joe Knezevich
Frank Walker
Kenny Banks Jr.
Bessie's Band Member
Tim McAdams
Shady Guy
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Neko Parham
Rehearsal Director
Levi Erik
Benny Goodman
Jeremie Harris
Langston Hughes
Adella Gautier
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
Crystal Lee Brown
Bessie's Dancer
Christopher Harvey
Roadie
Todd Allen Durkin
Nightclub Manager
Marie Burke
Etta Johnson
Kaden Washington Lewis
Swarm Boy
Damita Jane Howard
Jack's Lover (uncredited)
L. Warren Young
Sharkish Man
Alkoya Brunson
Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)
Andre Lamar
Cheering Fan (uncredited)
John Merical
VIP Guest (uncredited)
Dorothea Syleos
Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Whitney Goin
Fania Van Vechten
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Nicole Spiezio
Marguerite d'Alvarez (uncredited)
Shannon Edwards
Philadelphia Audience Member (uncredited)
Tia Hendricks
Doreen Dupree
Jim R. Coleman
Host
Jennifer Sears
Ma's Main Girl
Terence Rosemore
Detroit Theater Manager
Jessejames Locorriere
Vanity Fair Editor
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Briana Starks
Ma's Dancer
Bralyn Stokes
Harry Herbert Pace
Dan Michael
Theater Goer (uncredited)
Jhoni Davis
Chorus Girl
Sheerod Tate
Dancer
Hunter Womack
Roadie
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mike Epps
Richard
Onira Tarés
Chorus Girl
Taurus Davis
Extra (uncredited)
Trey McGriff
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Swift Rice
Stage Hand (uncredited)
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Christopher L. Plunkett
Dancer
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Troy Faruk
Brave Man