In the 1950s and 1960s, Ruben Santiago-Hudson Jr. lives in a lively boardinghouse in the blue-collar town of Lackawanna, New York, with his father after his parents separate. Run by the motherly Nanny Crosby and her taciturn husband, the boardinghouse residents, including The Bandleader, singer Pauline and cabaret owner Dick Barrymore, teach the young boy about life and art.
Directed By
George C. WolfeWritten By
Ruben Santiago-HudsonCast of Lackawanna Blues
S. Epatha MerkersonRachel "Nanny" Crosby
Marcus Carl FranklinRuben Santiago Jr.
Yasiin BeyThe Bandleader
Carmen EjogoAlean
Louis Gossett Jr.Ol'lem Taylor
Macy GrayPauline
Terrence HowardBill Crosby
Ernie HudsonDick Barrymore
Rosie PerezBertha
Liev SchreiberUlysses Ford
Jimmy SmitsRuben Santiago Sr.
Patricia WettigLaura's Mother
Jeffrey WrightMr. Paul
Adina PorterRicky
Jana ThompsonHotel Receptionist in Toronto
Bill Simms Jr.Self
Ruben Santiago-HudsonFreddie Cobbs
Charlayne WoodardBill's Woman
Omar BenjaminRuben, Jr. - Toddler
Julie BenzLaura
Robert BradleyOtis McClanahan
Saul WilliamsLonnie (War Veteran)