Joe Turner Came and Went and is Back Onstage

The August Wilson classic Joe Turner’s Come and Gone made an incredible run on the musical scene its first go-around, and today the Bartlett Sher Broadway revival of the August Wilson play opens at the Belasco Theatre in New York City. The Sher production is the first revival of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, and with a colorful cast including Chad L. Colemen (Two Trains Running), Roger Robinson (Seven Guitars), Marsha Stephanie Blake (The Crucible) and Michael Cummings (Emancipation), this production is sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

Theatergoers are lining up to catch a presentation of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone at opening night tonight, and patrons are in for one phenomenal show, as this classic is part of August Wilson’s Century Cycle, demonstrating 20th century life for African-American culture. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone tells the story of a character named Herald Loomis and his struggle to start a new life in Pittsburgh with his young daughter. The production opened in 1988 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, and it will now run at the Belasco Theatre Tuesdays thru Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. with matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m.

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