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