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theater1 month ago•17 min saved

Taraji P. Henson Reflects on Debbie Allen's Broadway Intermission: 'Theater Is Not For Punks'

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.

via Deadline|

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entertainment1 month ago•476 min saved

Taraji P. Henson Delivers a Magnetic Broadway Debut in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

Taraji P. Henson makes a magnetic Broadway debut as Bertha Holly in Debbie Allen’s revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, delivering the motherly, moral center within a rich ensemble while reflecting on Hollywood typecasting and expressing a desire for steady stage work.

via Vulture|

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culture2 months ago•11 min saved

Debbie Allen: From Fame’s Footlights to a Nation at a Crossroads

Debbie Allen, the dancer-turned-director known for Fame and Grey’s Anatomy, reflects on her ascent from Houston to Broadway and television, recalls meeting a young Donald Trump in the 1980s, and discusses how today’s political divides affect the arts; she’s returning to Broadway with Joe Turner’s Come and Gone by August Wilson, highlights her long influence on U.S. culture through the Kennedy Center and Amistad, and urges resilience, joy in craft, and a multiracial coalition to sustain American culture.

via The Guardian|

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theater2 months ago•18 min saved

Taraji P. Henson Shines in a Moving Broadway Revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Taraji P. Henson anchors Debbie Allen’s Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, delivering a standout performance alongside Cedric The Entertainer and Ruben Santiago-Hudson as a Pittsburgh boardinghouse community navigates memory, migration, and the haunting reach of the past; the production blends naturalistic drama with mystical undercurrents, offering a powerful meditation on history’s persistence and the possibility of a hopeful future.

via Deadline|

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