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: In Search of the Shiny Man
7 / 10
It’s only fitting that Ruben Santiago-Hudson is playing a conjurer in the current revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. What he’s doing on stage at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre (also home to original 1988 Broadway production) is nothing short of magical.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Broadway Review
8 / 10
The play gets its title from a century-old blues song by WC Handy, which is inspired by the true story of a man named Joe Turney. At the turn of the twentieth century, he would snatch Black men to work on a plantation, in effect turning them back into slaves. Joe Turney was the brother of the governor of Tennessee, a state that currently allows local officers to assist ICE in arresting people during routine traffic patrols. This second Broadway production of August Wilson’s 1988 play, in other words, is well-timed. It’s also well-cast.
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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 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Play | Paul Tazewell |
| 2026 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A PLAY | Debbie Allen |
| 2026 | Drama League Awards | OUTSTANDING REVIVAL OF A PLAY | Joe Turner's Come and Gone |
| 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 |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Play | Paul Tazewell |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Stacey Derosier |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Play | Stacey Derosier |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Caroline Shaw |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Steve Bargonetti |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play | Ruben Santiago-Hudson |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Justin Ellington |
| 2026 | Tony Awards | Best Sound Design of a Play | Justin Ellington |
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