The Black Emperor of Broadway
(2020)

Released: 2020-04-15

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This feature film tells the true story of Charles S. Gilpin; the first black star on Broadway and his leading role in Eugene O'Neill's controversial play, The Emperor Jones.

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Shaun Parkes

as Charles S. Gilpin

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John Hensley

as Eugene O'Neill

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Nick Moran

as Jasper Deeter

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Liza Weil

as Agnes Boulton

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Nija Okoro

as Florence Gilpin

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Lonnie Farmer

as W.E.B. DuBois

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Eve Annenberg

as Susan Glaspell

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Nicholas Dorr

as Jig Cook

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Heather Egeli

as Ida Rauh

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Alexandra Foucard

as Anita Bush

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Sarah MacDonnell

as Christine Ell

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Daniel Washington

as Paul Robeson

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Tim Misuradze

as James Light

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Michael James Dreyer

as Witch Doctor

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David Bishop

as Theatre Patron

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John Clayton

as Charles Ellis

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Anna McEntee

as Mary Blair

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Adrienne Earle Pender

as Lincoln's Maid Susan

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Janey David

as Lounge Singer

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Ian Bowater

as George Hunterfield

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