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