Black Nativity

The Musical Event of the Holiday Season

A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives, where he embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey.

Music Drama

Forest Whitaker

(Reverend Cornell Cobbs)

Angela Bassett

(Aretha Cobbs)

Jennifer Hudson

(Naima)

Tyrese Gibson

(Loot / Tyson)

Jacob Latimore

(Langston)

Mary J. Blige

(Platinum Fro)

Nas

(Street Prophet (Isaiah))

Vondie Curtis-Hall

(Pawnbroker)

Grace Gibson

(Maria / Mary)

J. Mallory McCree

(Kyle)

Rotimi

(Officer Butch McDaniels)

Michael Dale

(Innkeeper)

Doug Willen

(Chic Man)

Henry Hunter Hall

(Snoopy)

Marija Abney

(Nativity Dancer)

Jevon McFerrin

(Bus Singer #2 (uncredited))

Amyrh Harris

(Church Goer (uncredited))

Paugh Shadow

(Bethlehem / Modern Day Thug Hallucination (uncredited))