"A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way."
Jamie Foxx
as Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé
as Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy
as James "Thunder" Early
Danny Glover
as Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson
as Effie White
Anika Noni Rose
as Lorrell Robinson
Keith D. Robinson
as C.C. White
Sharon Leal
as Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle
as Wayne
Mariah Iman Wilson
as Magic
Yvette Cason
as May
Ken Page
as Max Washington
Ralph Louis Harris
as M.C.
Michael-Leon Wooley
as Tiny Joe Dixon
Loretta Devine
as Jazz Singer
John Lithgow
as Jerry Harris
John Krasinski
as Sam Walsh
Alexander Folk
as Ronald White
Esther Scott
as Aunt Ethel
Bobby Slayton
as Miami Comic
Jordan Wright
as Teddy Campbell
Dawnn Lewis
as Melba Early
Jaleel White
as Talent Booker
JoNell Kennedy
as Joann
Sybyl Walker
as Charlene
Lesley Nicole Lewis
as Stepp Sister
Eboni Nichols
Arike Rice
Fatima Robinson
Aakomon Jones
as Little Albert
Bernard Fowler
as Tru-Tone
Anwar Burton
Tyrell Washington
Rory O'Malley
as Dave
Laura Bell Bundy
as Sweetheart
Anne Elizabeth Warren
Ivar Brogger
as David Bennett
Daren A. Herbert
as Jimmy's Piano Player
Jocko Sims
as Elvis Kelly
Pam Trotter
as Rhonda
Cleo King
as Janice
Eddie Mekka
as Club Manager
Alejandro Furth
as Case Worker
Dilva Henry
as TV Reporter
Vince Grant
as American Bandstand Producer
Robert Cicchini
as Nicky Cassaro
Thomas Crawford
as TV Director
Charles Jones
as Carl
Robert Curtis Brown
as Technical Director
Stephanie Owens
as Tania Williams
Gilbert Glenn Brown
as Man with Gun
Marty Ryan
as Stagehand
Michael Villani
as Detroit Reporter
Gregg Berger
as Chicago Deejay
Daniel Riordan
as L.A. Deejay
David James
as Photographer
Paul Kirby
as Promo Film Narrator (voice)
Derick Alexander
as Security Guard
Yvette Nicole Brown
as Curtis' Secretary
Nancy Anderson
as Go-Go Dancer
Joelle Cosentino
Lisa Eaton
Clare Kutsko
Tracy Phillips
Kelleia Sheerin
Mykel Brooks
as Campbell Connection Dancer
Johnny Erasme
Cory Graves
J.R. Taylor
Corinthea Henderson
as Bad Side Dancer
Craig Hollamon
Reginald Jackson
Chuck Maldonado
Anthony Rue II
John Silver
Larry Sims
Black Thomas
Kevin Wilson
Adrian Wiltshire
Earl Wright
Russell "Goofy" Wright
Dominic Chaiduang
as Disco Dancer
Jose Cueva
Omhmar Griffin
Sky Hoffmann
Trevor Lopez-Daggett
Leo Moctezuma
Gabriel Paige
Terrance Spencer
Tony Testa
Quinton Weathers
Jull Weber
Marcel Wilson
Stevie Ray Anthony
as Jimmy's Band
Matthew Dickens
Jerohn Garnett
Mario Mosley
Jimmy R.O. Smith
Tank
as Choir Singer
David Geffen
Producer
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Virginia Katz
Editor
Patricia Whitcher
Executive Producer
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
John Myhre
Production Design
Laurence Mark
Bill Condon
Director
Tobias A. Schliessler
Director of Photography
Screenplay
Tom Eyen
Original Music Composer
Donald Frazee
Special Effects Coordinator
Jay Binder
Casting
Steven M. Saylor
Set Designer
Lisa Vasconcellos
Art Department Coordinator
Jann K. Engel
Assistant Art Director
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
John Berger
Luis G. Hoyos
Debra Zane
Rich Romig
Yvonne Bastidos
Set Costumer
Anthony 'Spike' Simms
Gaffer
Leonard Seagal
Jennifer Mizener
Visual Effects Producer
Kimberly Kimble
Hairstylist
Bob Kretschmer
Wigmaker
Still Photographer
Joey Pizzi
Associate Choreographer
Erma Kent
Mike Chiado
Digital Intermediate
Brian Bartolini
Brianna Hoskins
Additional Photography
Tannis Vallely
Casting Associate
Richard E. Yawn
Supervising Sound Editor
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Key Hair Stylist
Lori Harris
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Judy Murdock
Makeup Artist
LaLette Littlejohn
Alex Romano
Carolyn Tolley
Script Supervisor
Vera Steimberg
Jeremy Rich
Elaine Ramires
Costume Supervisor
Tim Boot
Music Editor
Sound Designer
Linda Villalobos
Francesca Tolot
Gray Marshall
Visual Effects Supervisor
Newton TerMeer
David Esparza
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Beemer
Jason Ruder
Choreographer
Donald Flick
Andrea Jackson
Chris Moseley
Camera Operator
Lizz Wolf
Assistant Costume Designer
Brian A. Tunstall
Shutchai Tym Buacharern
Makeup Department Head
Christine Carr
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Deidra Dixon
Makeup Designer
Colin Anderson
Steadicam Operator
Demetricus Holloway
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Randy Spendlove
Music Supervisor
George Simpson
Ian Slater
First Assistant Editor
Gary Dahlquist
Rigging Gaffer
Musical
Henry Krieger
Matthew Sullivan
Willie D. Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Christopher Moriana
William 'W' Gilpin
Construction Foreman
Tomas Voth
Supervising Art Director
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Dino Parks
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Ulrich
Supervising ADR Editor
Kirk Corwin
Property Master
Mike Hopkins
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
Harvey Mason
Music Arranger
Lorey Hayes
Art Department Assistant
Dick Ziker