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