Todd Graff Director, Screenwriter Queen Latifah Vi Rose Hill Actor, Executive Producer Dolly Parton G.G. Sparrow Actor Keke Palmer Olivia Hill Actor Jeremy Jordan Randy Garrity Actor Courtney B. Vance Pastor Dale Actor Dexter Darden Walter Hill Actor Kris Kristofferson Bernard Sparrow Actor Jesse L. Martin Marcus Hill Actor Kirk Franklin Baylor Sykes Actor Angela Grovey Earla Actor Andy Karl Caleb Actor Dequina Moore Devonne Actor Paul Woolfolk Manny Actor Francis Jue Mr. Hsu Actor Roy Huang Justin Actor Judd Lormand Officer Darrell Lino Actor Michael G. Nathanson Producer Joseph Farrell Producer Catherine Paura Producer Broderick Johnson Producer Andrew A. Kosove Producer Timothy M. Bourne Executive Producer Shakim Compere Executive Producer David Boyd Cinematographer Jeff Knipp Production Design Kathryn Himoff Film Editing Tom Broecker Costume Design Mervyn Warren Original Music G. Victoria Ruskin Art Director Frank Galline Set Decoration