Robert Townsend Director Jenifer Lewis Jackie Washington Actor, Producer Tim Curry Edward Whatsett St. John Actor Whoopi Goldberg Nurse Ethyl Washington Rue Owens Actor Tom Arnold Marvin Pritz Actor David Hyde Pierce Perry Actor JoBeth Williams Jo Face Actor Tangie Ambrose Shaniqua Summers Wells Actor Julie Hagerty Pammy Dunbar Actor Kyla Pratt Little Jackie Washington Actor Diahann Carroll Self Penny Marshall Self Bette Midler Self Dolly Parton Self Kathy Griffin Self Camryn Manheim Self Jackie Collins Self Melissa Etheridge Self Liza Minnelli Self Rudy Ray Moore Bad Guy Actor Sean Hayes Self Howie Mandel Self Ricki Lake Bad Guy Actor Bruce Vilanch Self Dee LaDuke Screenwriter, Producer Mark Alton Brown Screenwriter, Producer Doug Chapin Executive Producer Barry Krost Executive Producer Gideon Amir Producer Marc Shaiman Original Music Charles Mills Cinematographer John Price Film Editing Jeff Greenberg Casting Cathy Reinking Casting Michael Whetstone Production Design Amy Vuckovich Set Decoration