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