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Joe Turner's Come and Gone - Warmth, Heart, and Soul
By Mazall Sharp, Broadway Magazine
Close your eyes and think of a shiny, crisp fall morning. You've had plenty of rest, coffee is brewing and the thought of getting up and walking out the door is not a chore, but an exciting adventure. This is what it feels like to sit back and watch August Wilson's play, "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" showing now at the Belasco Theatre. This Lincoln Center Theatre production is the first revival of the play since it premiered in 1988. The story takes place in 1911 at a boarding house in Pittsburg run by Seth and Bertha Holly. The action happens almost entirely in the kitchen of the house while Bertha and Seth cook and look after their lodgers. Warmth radiates [...] read more »
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Show Synopsis
August Wilson's celebrated play Joe Turner's Come and Gone returns to Broadway April 16th at the Belasco Theatre. Set in 1911, the play chronicles the journey of Herald Loomis who, after seven years of hard labor, journeys north with his young daughter searching for his wife. Ending up at a Pittsburgh boarding house, Loomis must learn new ways of the world while discovering a spirit of self-reliance. Directed by Tony award-winner Bartlett Sher, this highly anticipated revival of Joe Turner's Come and Gone is a timeless tale of perseverance and triumph.
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| Monday: | Night Off |
| Tuesday: | 8:00pm |
| Wednesday: | 2:00pm and 8:00pm |
| Thursday: | 8:00pm |
| Friday: | 8:00pm |
| Saturday: | 2:00pm and 8:00pm |
| Sunday: | 3:00pm |
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