George C. Wolfe Director Viola Davis Ma Rainey Actor Chadwick Boseman Levee Actor Glynn Turman Toledo Actor Colman Domingo Cutler Actor Michael Potts Slow Drag Actor Taylour Paige Dussie Mae Actor Dusan Brown Sylvester Actor Jonathan Coyne Sturdyvant Actor Jeremy Shamos Irvin Actor Joshua Harto Policeman Actor Ruben Santiago-Hudson Screenwriter Todd Black Producer Denzel Washington Producer Dany Wolf Producer Tobias A. Schliessler Cinematographer Andrew Mondshein Film Editing Branford Marsalis Original Music Mark Ricker Production Design Karen O'Hara Set Decoration Ann Roth Costume Design