Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer to Star in New Revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer will star in a new production of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on Broadway in the spring of 2026, directed by Debbie Allen.

Having previously served as a producer on the Tony Award nominated Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, this production marks Henson’s Broadway acting debut. Cedric the Entertainer returns to the stage after making his debut in 2008 in American Buffalo. They will portray wife and husband Bertha Holly and Seth Holly, respectively.

Set in 1911, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone takes place in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steady Seth and the open-hearted Bertha Holly—a refuge for Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man searching for his lost wife—and for the self he lost during seven years of illegal enslavement under Joe Turner.

The drama was last seen on Broadway in 2009; it had its Broadway premiere in 1988.

Update, October 15: The company will also include Tony winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker and Joshua Boone as Herald Loomis.

Update, November 24: The full cast is made up of Savannah Commodore and Dominique Skye Turner sharing the role of Zonia Loomis, Bradley Stryker as Rutherford Selig, Tripp Taylor as Jeremy Furlow, and Christopher Woodley and Jackson Edward Davis sharing the role of Reuben Scott. Jasmine Batchelor, Rosalyn Coleman, Thomas Michael Hammond, Cayden McCoy, and Kevyn Morrow are understudies.

The design team for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone includes Paul Tazewell (costume design), David Gallo (scenic design), Stacey Derosier (lighting design), Justin Ellington (sound design), and Mia Neal (hair and wig design).