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