Joe Turner’s Come and Gone: Performances, Production, and August Wilson’s Legacy

Half Hour with Jeff & Richie (Post-Show Broadway Discussions and Interviews) · May 4, 2026 · 30m

In this episode, we dig into the 2026 Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, now playing at the Barrymore Theatre. We unpack how the play’s boardinghouse setting, character-driven structure, and themes of home, history, and spiritual connection come through in this production. We also look at how the staging uses levels, windows, and movement to frame the characters’ journeys. We highlight performances from Taraji P. Henson as Bertha Holly, Cedric “The Entertainer” as Seth Holly, Joshua Boone as Herald Loomis, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker, noting moments…