Whoopi Goldberg
Host
E. L. Doctorow
Self
Lynn Ahrens
Self
Stephen Flaherty
Self
Graciela Daniele
Self
Garth Drabinsky
Self
Frank Galati
Self
Quincy Jones
Self
Terrence McNally
Self
Peter Friedman
Tateh
Mark Jacoby
Father
Marin Mazzie
Mother
Alex Strange
Edgar
Audra McDonald
Sarah
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Coalhouse Walker Jr.
Jim Corti
Harry Houdini
Tommy Hollis
Booker T. Washington
Judy Kaye
Emma Goldman
Lea Michele
The Little Girl
Lynnette Perry
Evelyn Nesbit
Steven Sutcliffe
Mother's Younger Brother
Kevin Bogue
Stanford White
Rod Campbell
Admiral Peary
Larry Daggett
Henry Ford
Duane Martin Foster
Matthew Henson
Colton Green
Harry K. Thaw
Anne Kanengeiser
Kathleen
Conrad McLaren
Grandfather
David Mucci
Willie Conklin
Mike O'Carroll
J. P. Morgan
Vanessa Townsell-Crisp
Sarah's Friend
Heather Headley
Ensemble
Ethel Merman
Self (archival footage)
Crew