BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 BESSIE Full Cast List 7/24/15 ROLE # ROLE ACTOR #1. BESSIE QUEEN LATIFAH #2. MA RAINEY MO’NIQUE #3. JACK GEE MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS #4. CLARENCE TORY KITTLES #5. RICHARD MIKE EPPS #6. LUCILLE TIKA SUMPTER #7. PA RAINEY CHARLES S DUTTON #8. CARL VAN VECHTEN OLIVER PLATT #9. JOHN HAMMOND BRYAN GREENBERG #10. FRANK WALKER JOE KNEZEVICH #10. FRANK WALKER CULLEN MOSS NOT PHOTOGRAPHED #12. LANGSTON HUGHES JEREMIE HARRIS #13. HARRY PACE BRALYN STOKES #15. VIOLA KHANDI ALEXANDER #16. VAN VECHTEN’S WIFE WHITNEY GOIN #17. BENNY GOODMAN LEVI ERIK #18. JACK JUNIOR (Minor) SYLVESTER AMBROSE JAMES II #19. STAGEHAND SWIFT RICE #20. SHARKISH MAN L. WARREN YOUNG #21. BLACK SAWN EXECUTIVE #1 CJ SYKES #23. ROADIE #1 HUNTER WOMACK BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 #24. ROADIE #2 CHRISTOPHER HARVEY #25k. WILD CHILD (Minor) KARRI MACK #26. 81 OWNER CLAY CHAPPELL #37. BESSIE’S DANCER #1 CRYSTAL LEE BROWN #39. DANCER ON MA’S TRAIN (N) BRIANA STARKS #40. DETRIOT THEATRE MANAGER TERENCE ROSEMORE #42. DOORMAN CHRIS WALTERS #43. HOST JIM R. COLEMAN #44. HOSTESS SAUNDRA DUNSON FRANKS #45. MS TAYLOR SHARAN MANSFIELD #46. DOREEN DUPREE TIA HENDRICKS #49. MARGUERITE D’ALVAREZ NICOLE SPIEZIO #50. NEIGHBOR #1 ERIKA KENNEDY #51. NEIGHBOR #2 ADELLA GAUTIER #53. NIGHTCLUB MANAGER TODD ALLEN DURKIN #54. RENT SHAKE #4 (Dancer) FRED SWINTON #55. BLACK SAWN RECEPTIONIST ADEBUKOLA BODUNRIN #56. REHEARSAL DIRECTOR NEKO PARHAM #57. RENT SHAKE #3 (Dancer) HEATHER BLAND #58. RENT SHAKE #2 (Dancer) LAVAUGHN MORTON #59k SWARM BOY #1 (Minor) KADEN WASHINGTON LEWIS #60k SWARM BOY #2 (Minor) ALKOYA BRUNSON #61. THEATREGOER #1 MELISSA YOUNGBLOOD #62. RENT SHAKE #1 (Dancer) ANTHONY HART #63. VANITY FAIR EDITOR JESSEJAMES LOCORRIERE BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 #64k YOUNG BESSIE (Minor) KAMRYN JOHNSON #65. PICNIC DANCER #4 (Dancer) TIFFANY NORRIS #66. CHORUS GIRL #1 ONIRA TARES #67. CHORUS GIRL #2 JOHNI DAVIS #68. CHORUS GIRL #3 (Dancer) DACIA STINSON #69. CHORUS GIRL #4 (Dancer) ALICIA “NIKKI” THOMPSON #70. CHORUS GUY (Dancer) RIKKI MCKINNEY #71. CHORUS GIRL #6 (Dancer) LAUREN DEBRICK #72. CHROUS GIRL #7 (Dancer) NATELI RUIZ #73 POKER PLAYER #1 DAVIN DELOATCH #74. POKER PLAYER #2 GREGORY KELSEY #75. THEATREGOER #2 SLENA ANDERSON #77. CHORUS GIRL ON MA’S TRAIN JENNIFER SEARS #78. PICNIC DANCER #3 DESIREE DIXON #79. ETTA JOHNSON MARIE BURKE #80. GERTRUDE CHANTELLE ROSE MUSSENDEN #81. SPORTIN’ LIFE DANCER #1 KENDRE WHITE #82. SPORTIN’ LIFE DANCER #2 TIFFANY MURRAY #83. SPORTIN’ LIFE DANCER #3 NIA LANCELIN #84. FLETCHER HENDERSON CALIN SHAE SWANIGAN #85. SINGER NINITA MCCAN #86. COURT YARD DANCER #1 ALSHASI SHERROD #87. COURT YARD DANCER #2 NAOMI JAMES Not Photographed/No Show #88. COURT YARD DANCER #3 QUIANTAE THOMAS BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 #89. PICNIC DANCER #1 (Dancer) PRIMAS STANLEY #90. PICNIC DANCER #2 (Dancer) STEPHAN REYNOLDS #91. HOUSE PARTY DANCER #1 (Dancer) CHRIS PLUNKETT #92. HOUSE PARTY DANCER #2 (Dancer) BRENTNEY STEPHENS #93. HOUSE PARTY DANCER #3 (Dancer) SAMARA MICHELLE #94. HOUSE PARTY DANCER #4 (Dancer) JONATHAN BRYANT #95. BESSIE’S DANCER #1 (Dancer) QUIANTAE THOMAS #96. BESSIE’S DANCER #2 (Dancer) TIFFANY NORRIS #97. BESSIE’S DANCER #3 (Dancer) KEISHA MCNEAL #98. BESSIE’S DANCER #4 (Dancer) ASHLEY NEAL #99. BESSIE’S DANCER #5 (Dancer) RAQUIAH CARTER #101. MA’S PIANIST JODY MAYFIELD (AFM Musician) #102. MA’S DURMMER/WASHBOARD ROBERT BOONE (AFM Musician) #103. MA’S TRUMPET PLAYER DANIEL TERENCE HAPER (AFM Musician) #104. MA’S CLARIENT PLAYER/WASHBOARD ANTON HARRIS (AFM Musician) #105. 81 BAND PIANIST DON C. SHEROW (AFM Musician) #105. BESSIE’S PIANIST KENNY BANKS, JR (AFM Musician) #106. 81 BAND DRUMMER KENNETH MURRAY JR (AFM Musician) #107. 81 BAND BASS PLAYER DANIEL SAINTIL (AFM Musician) #108. 81 BAND TRUMPET PLAYER DASHIEL SMITH (AFM Musician) BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 #109. 81 BAND CLARINET PLAYER JASON PASSMORE (AFM Musician) #110. BESSIE’S PIANIST KEVIN GRIFFIN /BESSIE’S BAND GUITARIST (AFM Musician) #110. BESSIE’S BAND GUITARTIS DON C. SHEROW (AFM Musician) #111. BESSIE’S BASS PLAYER DANIEL SANTIL (AFM Musician) #112. BESSIE’S DRUMMER ERIC SOLOMON (AFM Musician) #113. BESSIE’S TRUMPET DASHIEL SMITH /CORNE PLAYER (AFM Musician) #114. BESSIE’S TROMBONE PLAYER WILBERT WILLIAMS (AFM Musician) #115. MA’S BASS PLAYER BRANDON BOONE (AFM Musician) #116. MA’S TROMBONE PLAYER DERRICK B. WHITE (AFM Musician) #118. COLUMBIA RECORDING PIANIST KEVIN KENRICK (AFM Musician) #119. BESSIE’S CLARIENT/SAX PLAYER REGINALD HINES (AFM Musician) #120. BESSIE’S GUITARIST JOHN A HARVEY III (AFM Musician) #121. BESSIE’S CLARINET PLAYER KWAME PAIGE (AFM Musician) #122. CABARET PIANIST KENNY BANKS, JR (AFM Musician) #123. CABARET GUITARIST #1 RODERICK HARRIS, JR (AFM Musician) BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 #124. CABARET GUITARIST #2 JOHN A HARVERY III (AFM Musician) #125. MA’S BANJO PLAYER EDWARD WRIGHT (AFM Musician) #131. SESSION TROMBONIST FRANK DAVID KOON (AFM Musician) #132. CARL’S PIANIST LAWRENCE SIEBERTH (AFM Musician) #133. CARL’S STAND-UP BASSIST CHARLES TANNER HENDON (AFM Musician) #134. COLUMBIA BASSIST SCOTT GLAZER (AFM Musician) #135. COLUMBIA TROMBONE PLAYER JOE GRANSDEN (AFM Musician) #136. COLUMBIA TRUMPET PLAYER WES FUNDERBURK (AFM Musician) #138. FINAL CONCERT SAX PLAYER MICHAEL BURTON (AFM Musician) #139. FINAL CONCERT PIANIST KENNY BANKS, JR (AFM Musician) #140. FINAL CONCERT BASS PLAYER CRAIG SHAW (AFM Musician) #141. FINAL CONCERT TROMBONE PLATER MARCUS LEIWS (AFM Musician) #142. FINAL CONCERT GUITARIST RODERICK HARRIS, JR (AFM Musician) #143. FINAL CONCERT CLARINET PLAYER KWAME PAIGE (AFM Musician) #144. FINAL CONCERT DRUMMER TEDDY WHITE (AFM Musician) #145. FINAL CONCERT CORNET PLAYER JOSEPH CLAUDE SOMMERVILLE, JR (AFM Musician) #200. STUNT COORDINATOR/REDNECK ANDERSON MARTIN BILLY HOPKINS CASTING 55 Chrystie Street, Suite 501 New York NY 10002 Phone: 212-966-6000 #201. BESSIE STUNT DOUBLE JWAUNDACE CANDECE #203. JACK GEE STUND DOUBLE TODD ROGERS TERRY #210. GANGSTER #1 (Stunts) GUSS WILLIAMS #211. JACK’S LOVER (Stunts) DAMITA HOWARD #212. KLANSMEN #1 HOLDEN HANSEN #213. KANLSMEN #2 (Stunts) DAVID PAUL LORD #214. SHADY DUDE (Stunts) TIM R MCADAMS #219. STAGE HAND STUNT DOUBLE DAVID ANDREW NASH #221. GAFFER (Stunts) T. RYAN MOONEY #222. BACK ROOM DOOR MAN (Stunts) TIM R. MCADAMS #223. BRAVE MAN #1 (Stunts) TROY FARUK #224. BRAVE MAN #2 (Stunts) DAVID ANDREW NASH #225. KLANSMEN #3 (Stunts) JAY PEARSON #226. KLANSMEN #4 (Stunts) LONNIE R. SMITH, JR #227. REDNECK #1 (Stunts) BILL HUMPHRIES #228. REDNECK #2 (Stunts) BRENT BERNHARD #229. REDNECK #3 (Stunts) BOBBY JORDAN #301. SINGER (Off Camera) CLYDENE JACKSON #302. SINGER (Off Camera) CARMEN TWILLIE #303. SINGER (Off Camera) EDIE LEHMANN BODDICKER #304. SINGER (Off camera) PATRICIA B. BLODGETT #305. SINGER (Off Camera) RUBY HAYES #308. SINGER (Off Camera) DIANNE V. WRIGHT #307. SINGER (Off Camera) MICHE BRADEN .