Broadway Revival of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Delivers Lyrical Moments, Uneven at Times
Broadway Revival of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Delivers Lyrical Moments, Uneven at Times
A Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone returns with Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer, offering lyrical power amid uneven staging.
A Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone returns to the Great White Way, part of Wilson’s Century Cycle that maps Black life across the twentieth century. The new staging, directed by Debbie Allen, sets the scene in a Pittsburgh boardinghouse where memory, faith and human longing collide. Taraji P Henson and Cedric the Entertainer take the lead as the Hollys, with Nimene Sierra Wureh as Mattie and Ruben Santiago-Hudson embodying the mystically inclined boarder Bynum. The story follows a young woman’s search for her runaway lover, and the drama unfolds through a blend of mysticism and everyday grit. The production leans into the play’s magical realism, inviting audiences to listen for binding songs and the quiet ache of lives shaped by history.
