Angel Blue (Bess), Golda Schultz (Clara), Errin Duane Brooks (Mingo), Frederick Ballentine (Sportin' Life), Donovan Singletary (Jake), Latonia Moore (Serena), Chauncey Packer (Robbins), Norman Garrett (Jim), Jamez McCorkle (Peter), Denyce Graves (Maria), Eric Owens (Porgy), Alfred Walker (Crown), Grant Neale (A Detective), Tichina Vaughn (Lily)