"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
John Myhre
Production Design
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Patricia Whitcher
Executive Producer
David Geffen
Producer
Laurence Mark
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Tobias A. Schliessler
Director of Photography
Bill Condon
Screenplay
Director
Virginia Katz
Editor
Tom Eyen
Original Music Composer
Debra Zane
Casting
John Berger
Assistant Art Director
Jann K. Engel
Donald Frazee
Special Effects Coordinator
Luis G. Hoyos
Set Designer
Jay Binder
Steven M. Saylor
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
Rich Romig
Lisa Vasconcellos
Art Department Coordinator
Michael Minkler
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Brian A. Tunstall
Hairstylist
Elaine Ramires
Costume Supervisor
George Simpson
Sound Effects Editor
Linda Villalobos
Key Hair Stylist
Anthony 'Spike' Simms
Gaffer
Leonard Seagal
Demetricus Holloway
Set Costumer
Randy Spendlove
Music Supervisor
Judy Murdock
Makeup Artist
Kimberly Kimble
Andrea Jackson
Jennifer Mizener
Visual Effects Producer
Newton TerMeer
Still Photographer
David Esparza
Erma Kent
Lizz Wolf
Assistant Costume Designer
Carolyn Tolley
Script Supervisor
Bob Beemer
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Digital Intermediate
Chris Moseley
Camera Operator
Choreographer
Shutchai Tym Buacharern
Makeup Department Head
Christine Carr
Jeremy Rich
Casting Associate
Lori Harris
Donald Flick
Francesca Tolot
Alex Romano
Mike Chiado
Colin Anderson
Steadicam Operator
Brianna Hoskins
Additional Photography
Tannis Vallely
Bob Kretschmer
Wigmaker
Brian Bartolini
Jason Ruder
Music Editor
Kerry Lyn McKissick
Deidra Dixon
Makeup Designer
LaLette Littlejohn
Gray Marshall
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tim Boot
Richard E. Yawn
Sound Designer
Supervising Sound Editor
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
Vera Steimberg
Yvonne Bastidos
Joey Pizzi
Associate Choreographer
Ian Slater
First Assistant Editor
Gary Dahlquist
Rigging Gaffer
Henry Krieger
Willie D. Burton
Production Sound Mixer
Matthew Sullivan
Musical
Christopher Moriana
Foley Artist
Catherine Harper
William 'W' Gilpin
Construction Foreman
Tomas Voth
Supervising Art Director
Kirk Corwin
Property Master
Robert Ulrich
Supervising ADR Editor
Dino Parks
Second Unit Director of Photography
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Mike Hopkins
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
Harvey Mason
Music Arranger
Lorey Hayes
Art Department Assistant
Dick Ziker