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Joe Turner's Come and Gone Reviews

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer star in the Broadway revival of August Wilson's classic.

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The New York Times

"Masterpiece. The key to American theater."

The New York Times

Helen Shaw

The Chicago Tribune

"A phenomenal drama from the late American Shakespeare."

The Chicago Tribune

Chris Jones

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WOnderful play gone wrong
"Joe Turner is not a funny play. It is a serious drama of people trying to find their "song"--their place in life. However, this production was laced with humor and the audience laughed and laughed--many times inappropriately. August Wilson would have been distressed. The set was excellent and the acting--particularly Loomis--was well done , but it is not a comedy. I am sorry that the New York Broadway stage did not do better . Perhaps the director and the staff need to do a studied reading of all Wilson's plays sto understand how this one fits in. "
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Emily D from New York City on Apr 16, 2026

About Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Set in 1911, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone unfolds in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steadfast Seth and warm-hearted Bertha Holly. Their home offers refuge to Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man on a quest to reunite with his lost wife—and to reclaim the self he was forced to abandon during seven years of forced labor under Joe Turner.

As buried traumas surface and spiritual forces awaken, Loomis’s journey becomes one of profound self-discovery. Around him, others seek connection, direction, and healing from a past marked by pain. Through poetic dialogue and vivid, deeply human characters, Wilson crafts a powerful meditation on identity, resilience, and renewal.

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