A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
Jamie Foxx
as Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé
as Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy
as James "Thunder" Early
Danny Glover
as Marty Madison
Jennifer Hudson
as Effie White
Anika Noni Rose
as Lorrell Robinson
Keith D. Robinson
as C.C. White
Sharon Leal
as Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle
as Wayne
Mariah Iman Wilson
as Magic
Yvette Cason
as May
Ken Page
as Max Washington
