Tom Hanks Visits Broadway Shows "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" and "The Balusters"

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Tom Hanks was last seen on stage in This World of Tomorrow in 2025.

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Tom Hanks recently paid a visit to two Broadway productions, Joe Turner's Come and Gone and The Balusters. The iconic actor, who was last seen on stage in This World of Tomorrow in 2025, posed with cast members at both shows. Check out photos below!

Directed by Golden Globe Award, four-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the 2026 Academy Honorary Award, Debbie Allen , August Wilson 's Joe Turner's Come and Gone is led by Taraji P. Henson as 'Bertha Holly' and Cedric "The Entertainer" as 'Seth Holly.' The production is playing through July 26 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre .

The Balusters is written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by Kenny Leon . The cast includes Marylouise Burke as Penny Buell; Kayli Carter as Willow Gibbons; Ricardo Chavira as Isaac Rosario; Carl Clemons -Hopkins as Brooks Duncan; Margaret Colin as Ruth Ackerman; Michael Esper as Alan Kirby; Maria-Christina Oliveras as Luz Baccay; Anika Noni Rose as Kyra Marshall; Richard Thomas as Elliott Emerson; and Jeena Yi as Melissa Han. The Balusters recently extended for an additional two weeks and will now run through Sunday, June 7 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

Cedric the Entertainer , Tom Hanks and Taraji P. Henson at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Kayli Carter , Tom Hanks and Anika Noni Rose at "The Balusters"

Maya Boyd , Cedric the Entertainer , Tom Hanks , Taraji P. Henson , Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Kevyn Morrow at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Joshua Boone and Tom Hanks at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Jackson Edward Davis , Tom Hanks and Savannah Commodore at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Tom Hanks , Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Kevyn Morrow at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Maria-Christina Oliveras , Kenny Leon , Marylouise Burke , Margaret Colin , Michael Esper , Tom Hanks , Ricardo Chavira , Anika Noni Rose , Kayli Carter , Richard Thomas , Jeena Yi and Sophie Hayden at "The Balusters"

Bradley Stryker and Tom Hanks at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Cedric the Entertainer and Tom Hanks at "Joe Turner's Come and Gone"

Kayli Carter , Tom Hanks , Richard Thomas , Anika Noni Rose and Kenny Leon at "The Balusters"

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-Tom-Hanks-Visits-JOE-TURNERS-COME-AND-GONE-and-THE-BALUSTERS-20260508)._