Broadway Revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come Back Roars Back to Life
A Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come Back, Come and Gone at the Ethel Barrymore brings Wilson’s Pittsburgh saga to life with a powerhouse ensemble led by Taraji P. Henson; the production blends naturalistic speech with mythic intensity to illuminate Black working-class life in 1911 Pittsburgh, delivering warmth, humor, and spiritual ache.