
Cast

Queen LatifahBessie Smith 
Mo'NiqueMa Rainey 
Mike EppsRichard 
Tika SumpterLucille 
Michael Kenneth WilliamsJack Gee 
Charles S. DuttonWilliam 'Pa' Rainey 
Bryan GreenbergJohn Hammond 
Oliver PlattCarl Van Vechten 
Khandi AlexanderViola 
Tory KittlesClarence - K
Kamryn JohnsonYoung Bessie - R
Rikki McKinneyChorus Guy - A
Alan T. ColemanStagehand - C
Clay Chappell'81' Theatre Owner - S
Sharan C. MansfieldMiss Taylor 
Neko ParhamRehearsal Director
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