'Joe Turner's Come and Gone' Broadway review —
8 / 10
Inhabited by this talented ensemble, it feels like each one of these characters could step off the stage into real life with the snap of a finger. But none more so than Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker, the anchor of the narrative. The play opens with Seth and Holly discussing his odd ways behind his back, and at first he appears to be a loony old man. But as the audience gets to know him, the more it seems that Bynum is the only character who has it all figured out. Santiago-Hudson’s performance is real, grounded, and a true joy to experience. And it all contributes to the tapestry of this production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: rich, complex, deliberately unhurried (though perhaps a tad too long), and full of deeply layered performances.
