About Lackawanna Blues
- Released on February 12, 2005
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.
Full Cast of Lackawanna Blues
S. Epatha Merkerson plays Rachel "Nanny" Crosby
Marcus Carl Franklin plays Ruben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin Bey plays The Bandleader
Carmen Ejogo plays Alean
Louis Gossett Jr. plays Ol'lem Taylor
Macy Gray plays Pauline
Terrence Howard plays Bill Crosby
Ernie Hudson plays Dick Barrymore
Rosie Perez plays Bertha
Liev Schreiber plays Ulysses Ford
Jimmy Smits plays Ruben Santiago Sr.
Patricia Wettig plays Laura's Mother
Jeffrey Wright plays Mr. Paul
Adina Porter plays Ricky
Jana Thompson plays Hotel Receptionist in Toronto
Bill Simms Jr. plays Self
Ruben Santiago-Hudson plays Freddie Cobbs
Charlayne Woodard plays Bill's Woman
Omar Benjamin plays Ruben, Jr. - Toddler
Julie Benz plays Laura
Robert Bradley plays Otis McClanahan
Michael Kenneth Williams plays Jimmy
Saul Williams plays Lonnie (War Veteran)
Crew of Lackawanna Blues
- S. Epatha Merkerson
- Marcus Carl Franklin
- Yasiin Bey
- Carmen Ejogo
- Louis Gossett Jr.
- Macy Gray
- Terrence Howard
- Ernie Hudson
- Rosie Perez
- Liev Schreiber
- Jimmy Smits
- Patricia Wettig
- Jeffrey Wright
- Adina Porter
- Jana Thompson
- Bill Simms Jr.
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Charlayne Woodard
- Omar Benjamin
- Julie Benz
- Robert Bradley
- Michael Kenneth Williams
- Saul Williams