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