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