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"Genius" Aretha: Until the Real Thing Comes Along (TV Episode 2021) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Neema Barnette

Writing Credits  

Suzan-Lori Parks ... (created by)
 
Diana Son ... (written by)
 
Phillip Howze ... (staff writer) &
Natalie McKearin ... (staff writer) &
Bonnie Metzgar ... (staff writer) &
Pia Wilson ... (staff writer)
 
Bethany McHugh ... (staff writer)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Cynthia Erivo ... Aretha Franklin
Malcolm Barrett ... Ted White
Patrice Covington ... Erma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi Jones ... Carolyn Franklin
David Cross ... Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Hebert Gregory ... Ruth Bowen (as Kimberly Hébert Gregory) (credit only)
Shaian Jordan ... Little Re
Courtney B. Vance ... C.L. Franklin
Pauletta Washington ... Rachel Franklin
Phil Armijo ... Hudson Gate Bartender
Chris Charm ... Tom
Colette L. Coward Colette L. Coward ... Aretha Piano Hand Double (as Collette Coward)
Tina Fears ... Clara Ward
Bri'anna Harper Bri'anna Harper ... Little Re Singing Double
Rashal James ... Man at Party
Torrey Laamar Torrey Laamar ... Ronnie
Brittney Level ... Sex Circus Woman #1
Shayla Love Shayla Love ... Sister Birdy
Iman Marshall Iman Marshall ... Lena Horne
Malik McCall ... Marshall
Brent McGee ... TV Producer
Clay Neal Clay Neal ... Sister May
Nick Rosen Nick Rosen ... Lounge Pianist
Otis Sallid ... Cholly Atkins
Ivory Shields Ivory Shields ... Woman at Party
Amber Reign Smith ... Sex Circus Woman #2
Kevin Stillwell Kevin Stillwell ... John Hammond
Brian Troxell ... Uncle Terry
Tywayne Wheatt ... Brother Birdy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vinny Costa Vinny Costa ... Concert Goer (uncredited)
Travis Stevenson Travis Stevenson ... Congregation Member (uncredited)
Berry Williams Jr. Berry Williams Jr. ... Man at Party (uncredited)
Michelle L. Williams ... Church Goer (uncredited)

Produced by 

Peter Afterman ... producer
Kenneth Biller ... executive producer (as Ken Biller)
Francie Calfo ... executive producer
Ed Cathell III ... producer (produced by)
Chris Cooney ... executive producer
Anna Culp ... executive producer
Clive Davis ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... executive producer
Anthony Hemingway ... executive producer
Ron Howard ... executive producer
Nathan Louis Jackson ... supervising producer
Craig Kallman ... executive producer
Becky Mode ... co-executive producer
Gwendolyn M. Parker ... co-executive producer
Suzan-Lori Parks ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Gigi Pritzker ... executive producer
Rachel Shane ... executive producer
Sam Sokolow ... executive producer
Diana Son ... executive producer
David Woods ... co-producer

Music by 

Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by 

Kevin McKnight ... director of photography

Editing by 

Vanessa Procopio

Casting By 

Kim Coleman

Production Design by 

Tim Galvin

Art Direction by 

Danny Brown ... supervising art director
Carlton Lee Jr. ... assistant art director

Set Decoration by 

Kristie Suffield ... key set decorator

Costume Design by 

Jennifer L. Bryan ... (as Jennifer Bryan)

Makeup Department 

Antonette AnnieTucker ... hair stylist (credit only)
Louisa V. Anthony ... hair department head
Tyra Garzon ... additional makeup artist
Natalie Johnson ... makeup artist
Erin Keith ... makeup artist
Morgon Lindskog ... makeup artist
Milene Melendez ... makeup artist
Caroline Monge ... key makeup artist
Tracey Moss ... key hair stylist
Terrell Mullin ... personal makeup for lead Cynthia Erivo
Cristina Patterson ... contact lens painter
Victor Paz ... Lead barber / hair stylist
Danielle Peebles ... makeup artist
Ashley Pleger ... makeup artist
Brie Puneky ... Additional Makeup Artist
Reginald Robertson ... barber
Aisha Russell ... hair stylist
Omar Sfreddo ... additional makeup artist
Denise Tunnell ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Ed Cathell III ... unit production manager
Albert T. Dickerson III ... unit production manager
Alexandra Dimopoulos ... production supervisor
Claire Lawton ... post-production supervisor
Nikki Simpson ... production supervisor
Wes Irwin ... executive in charge of post production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Renee Hill-Sweet ... first assistant director
Nate Patterson ... second assistant director
Cam Everson ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Lance Resch-Anger ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Lindsay M. Alston ... set decoration buyer
Forest T. Bays ... carpenter
Mallory Curry ... Scenic Artist
Sean T. Davis ... props
Kedra S. Dawkins ... assistant art director
Ashton Francois ... props
Kevin Ladson ... property master
Arthur Kirk Martin ... on set dresser
John Greg Moncrief ... scenic charge
Jason Wayne Morgan ... construction coordinator (as Jason Morgan)
Jay Murphy ... scenic foreman
Morgan-Tierra Ukaonu ... props assistant
Dylan Whitfield ... propmaker gangboss
Anthony Stanislav Wislar ... scenic artist
Gábor Csiki ... prop builder (uncredited)
Kiersten Sonja Good ... set dresser (uncredited)
Terry Hill ... set dresser (uncredited)
Scott Kinney ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Carlton Lee Jr. ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Jeffery Michaels ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Yolande Thame ... set designer (uncredited)
Nina A. White ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Courtney Berg ... sound editor
Daniel Brennan ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Brian Didsbury ... boom operator
Michael Fowler ... adr mixer
Ken Hahn ... re-recording mixer
Jay Meagher ... production sound mixer
Daniel Pagan ... supervising sound editor
Kyle J. Sawyer ... sound
John Bowen ... adr supervisor (uncredited)
Nick Caramela ... mix technician (uncredited)
Tim Chilton ... foley artist (uncredited)
Greg Crawford ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Arielle Engle ... sound utility (uncredited)
Mason Kopeikin ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Tiffany T. Mack ... sound utility (uncredited)
John Maskew ... playback operator (uncredited)
Shacora Mitchell ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Robert Trammell ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by 

Matt Akey ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Luis Barquero ... visual effects artist
Steven Benjamin ... digital compositor: Crafty Apes / on-set vfx supervisor: Crafty Apes
Daniel Berkowitz ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Zack Beshears ... visual effects editor: Crafty Apes
Mikael Betru ... CG Production Manager: Crafty Apes (as Mikael G. Betru) / vfx set supervisor (as Mikael G. Betru)
Andrew J. Bly ... visual effects executive producer: The Molecule
Luke DiTommaso ... visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
Matthew Fernandez ... visual effects producer / visual effects producer: The Molecule
Mandy Frazier ... cg production assistant: visual effects
Alexander Johnson ... digital compositor
Chris LeDoux ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Lenka Likarova ... visual effects producer
Brad Lucas ... digital compositor
Prajwal Mankame ... production coordinator
Michael A. Martinez ... digital compositor
Brian McCann ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Victoria Penzes ... compositing supervisor: The Molecule
Rick Shick ... compositor
Jesse Speer ... lead compositor / lead compositor: The Molecule
Sean Thigpen ... vfx supervisor/producer: Crafty Apes

Stunts 

Esther Ballesteros ... stunts
Tierre Turner ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Phillip Aguilera ... Camera Supporter
Michael Alba ... a camera/steadicam operator
Thomas Browne ... rigging key grip
Graham Byrnes ... grip
Clay Caldwell ... b dolly grip
Conor Daily ... grip
Sway Davenport ... rigging electrician
Ross Davis ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Richard DuCree ... still photographer
Zach Dunlap ... rigging gaffer
Greg Faysash ... camera operator
Taylor Fenno ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Samantha Gardella ... digital utility
Wesley Garrison ... best boy grip
Emily Gurley ... digital loader
Michael Hartzel ... camera operator: b camera
Chip Huntington ... rigging grip
Jan Jasa ... digital imaging technician
Corey Jones ... rigging grip
Patrick King ... rigging electrician
Daniel John Lerch ... rigging best boy electric
Michael MacDuff ... camera preparation technician
Péter Manzel ... rigging electrician
Nelson Moncada ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Pickett ... lighting technician
Evan Russell ... a dolly grip
Josh Schmitt ... lighting technician
Caitlin Trost ... A 2nd Assistant Camera / second assistant camera
Nathan Ward ... rigging grip
Joshua Robert Warren ... electrician
Kevin Wilson ... second assistant camera "a" camera: day player
Dalton Wright ... electrician
Kyle Wroe ... electrician
Israel Fernández ... video assist (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Shelby Cherniet ... casting associate
Tara Feldstein ... casting: Atlanta (as Tara Feldstein Bennett)
Brandi S. Hawkins ... extras casting
Alyssa Jacobson ... extras casting
Chase Paris ... casting: Atlanta
Toni Avalos ... extras casting (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jones ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Tina Kerr ... extras casting director (uncredited)
Chana Klein ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Lindsay McCleery ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Irie Williams ... casting assistant (uncredited)
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Zina Arthur ... fitter
Tanisha Benton ... tailor
Muto-Little ... costume maker
Stephen Oh ... costume supervisor
Day Ramphal ... costumer
Kendall Rogers ... key costumer
Miklós Udvardy ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Tiffany Brown ... post-production coordinator
Belén Ferrer ... assistant editor
Ty'rel Jones ... post-production assistant
Claire Lawton ... post production supervisor
Nick Maillet ... colorist: dailies
Ivo Marak ... dailies in-house producer
Ryan Rolandelli ... on-line editor
John Grenham ... post-production assistant (uncredited)

Location Management 

David Crigler ... assistant location manager
Jen Farris ... location scout
Caleb Hinshaw ... location manager
Nick Morris ... location coordinator
Constance Nava ... assistant location manager
Olliver Pearce ... location assistant
Danielle Robarge Rusk ... key assistant location manager
Benjamin McDaniel Smith ... assistant location manager
Chase Walker ... assistant location manager
Andrew Warren ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Jamelle Adisa ... music producer
Laurence Anslow ... digital recordist
Marton Barka ... orchestra contractor
Steven Richard Davis ... composer: additional music (as Steve Davis)
Christine Day ... music contractor
Aamina Gant ... music production / music supervisor
Hotae Alexander Jang ... Music Recording Engineer
Marvin R. Morris ... music editor
Kelsey Allen Richardson ... music coordinator
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)

Script and Continuity Department 

Michele Haberman ... script supervisor
Bethany McHugh ... staff writer

Transportation Department 

Dale Combs ... transportation coordinator
Scott Morlan ... production driver
Gus Sardina ... generator operator
Nathan Southerland ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Paul Bednarz ... key set medic
Margaret Burke ... director production safety
Nick Chambers ... key set production assistant
Lee Coleman ... key set pa
Winter Coleman ... writer production assistant
Meg Dudley ... writers' production assistant
Brandon Henderson ... background production assistant
Nina Hodge ... production coordinator
Ashley Jean-Louis ... Assistant Production Coordinator
Dondraico Johnson ... choreographer
Mark 'Skip' Keller ... first assistant accountant
Jacob Kepes ... second assistant accountant
Brittany Levin-Clarke ... assistant to producer: Anna Culp
January Miller ... accounting clerk
Sascha Rijo Marichal ... walkie pa
Cara Rothenberg ... Writers' Assistant
Angelique Silberman ... health & safety manager: post-production
Frank Arthur Smith ... Assistant to Kenneth Biller
Pam Olson Southwick ... key 2nd assistant accountant
Kelvin Tyler ... set production assistant
Shelly Williams ... unit publicist
Marti King Young ... assistant to line producer

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