Taraji P. Henson Reflects on Debbie Allen's Broadway Intermission: 'Theater Is Not For Punks'
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Taraji P. Henson, currently starring in the Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come & Gone at the Barrymore Theatre, applauds Debbie Allen’s pre-recorded intermission announcement about silencing phones and discipline, calling live theater a 'living organism' and saying theater isn’t for punks. She also explains she took the role to work with Allen on a feature adaptation of the 1984 play, with Todd Black producing, noting the collaboration and the ongoing Wilson project as motivation.
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