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