Taraji P. Henson’s Broadway Debut Extends Before First Performance Amid Huge Demand
The Broadway revival of the classic play Joe Turner’s Come and Gone will get an extended run thanks to popular demand.
Taraji P. Henson is making her Broadway debut in the play alongside Cedric the Entertainer.
Ahead of the first public performance on Monday (March 30), producers announced that another week has been added to the Broadway run. This is the second and final extension for the play.
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The limited run will now end on July 26. Get tickets now before they sell out!
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 (Cedric and Taraji). 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.
Broadway favorites Joshua Boone, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and Maya Boyd also star in the play. Check out the first look photo in the gallery and also take a look at rehearsal images!