Taraji P. Henson’s Broadway Debut Extends Before First Performance Amid Huge Demand | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

Taraji P. Henson’s Broadway Debut Extends Before First Performance Amid Huge Demand | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

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. Keep reading to find out more… The limited run will…

Taraji P. Henson Makes Broadway Debut Alongside Cedric The Entertainer

Taraji P. Henson has made her Broadway acting debut in the revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, with comedian Cedric The Entertainer. Henson takes the role of Bertha Holly and Cedric the Entertainer will star as Seth Holly. They are joined onstage Joshua Boone as Herald Loomis, Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Bynum Walker, and  Savannah Commodore and Dominique Skye Turner, who share the role of Zonia Loomis; Bradley Stryker as Rutherf…

Broadway’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Releases First Look, Extends Run

Ahead of performances beginning tonight, March 30, the Debbie Allen-directed Broadway revival of August Wilson's Joe Turner’s Come and Gone has been extended for a second time. With opening night set for April 25, the production will now play through July 26 at the Barrymore Theatre. Set in 1911, Taraji P. Henson and Cedric the Entertainer star as a pair of boarding house owners who offer refuge to Black travelers amid the Great Migration. Origi…

Photo: First Look at the Cast of JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE; Production Extended

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone has been extended for a second and final time, and will now play through Sunday, July 26. Starring Taraji P. Henson as ‘Bertha Holly’ and Cedric “The Entertainer” as ‘Seth Holly,’ this production will be directed by Golden Globe Award, four-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the 2026 Academy Honorary Award, Debbie Allen. You can now get a first look at the cast on stage here! The limited engagement…