Joe Turner's Come and Gone Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
243 West 47th St. New York, NY
Set in 1911, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone takes place in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steady Seth and the open-hearted Bertha Holly—a refuge for Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man searching for his lost wife—and for the self he lost during seven years of illegal enslavement under Joe Turner.
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Joe Turner’s Come and Gone review – August Wilson play makes uneven return to Broadway
6 / 10
Allen’s staging doesn’t match the fine work she’s drawn from her actors, who are mostly confined to the kitchen table far stage left. This leaves the rest of the house – a cozy living room and a stairway that seems to climb toward heaven – frustratingly unexplored. (The set design, by longtime Wilson collaborator David Gallo, does handsomely capture the play’s twilight zone; its well-appointed rooms against a black backdrop that reveals a terrifying and exciting industrial world.)
‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ Broadway Review: Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer Lead Stellar Cast
9 / 10
Just as it did when it first debuted on Broadway in 1989, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” remains timeless. Though she doesn’t have much to do, Henson and the rest of the cast, including the younger actors, are exceptional. Bursting with heart and humor, the production showcases all of the intricacies and beauty of Black American life, the never-ending costs of slavery, racism and discrimination and how Black people flourish and move forward despite it all.
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Other Productions of Joe Turner's Come and Gone
| 1988 | Broadway |
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| 2009 | Broadway |
Lincoln Center Revival Broadway |
| 2026 | Broadway |
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Direction of a Play | Debbie Allen |
| 2026 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
| 2026 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Joe Turner's Come and Gone |
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