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