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