Lackawanna Blues

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

CAST

S. Epatha MerkersonRachel 'Nanny' Crosby

Marcus Carl FranklinRuben Santiago Jr.

Yasiin BeyThe Bandleader

Carmen EjogoAlean

Louis Gossett Jr.Ol'lem Taylor

Macy GrayPauline

Terrence HowardBill Crosby

Ernie HudsonDick Barrymore

Rosie PerezBertha

Liev SchreiberUlysses Ford

Jimmy SmitsRuben Santiago Sr.

Patricia WettigLaura's Mother

Jeffrey WrightMr. Paul

Adina PorterRicky

Bill Simms Jr.Self