Whoopi Goldberg Joins Cast of JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE on Broadway

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Following the performance, she posed with members of the cast, including  Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer."

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Whoopi Goldberg recently paid a visit to Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway. Following the performance, she posed with members of the cast, including Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer." Check out photos below!

August Wilson is back on Broadway withand more in a new production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. Set in Pittsburgh in 1911 during a pivotal era of migration and transformation, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone centers on Seth and Bertha Holly (Cedric and Henson) who run a warm, orderly boardinghouse for those navigating uncertain paths. But when a mysterious man named Herald Loomis (Boone) arrives with his young daughter, the stillness of the house begins to shift. Read the reviews here.

Joe Turner's Come and Gone also stars Ruben Santiago-Hudson as ‘Bynum Walker,’ Joshua Boone as ‘Herald Loomis,’ Maya Boyd as ‘Molly Cunningham,’ Savannah Commodore and Dominique Skye Turner sharing the role of ‘Zonia Loomis,’ Abigail Onwunali as ‘Martha Loomis,’ Bradley Stryker as ‘Rutherford Selig,’ Tripp Taylor as ‘Jeremy Furlow,’ Christopher Woodley and Jackson Edward Davis sharing the role of ‘Reuben Scott,’ and Nimene Sierra Wureh as ‘Mattie Campbell.’ Understudies for the production are Jasmine Batchelor , Rosalyn Coleman , Thomas Michael Hammond , Cayden McCoy , and Kevyn Morrow .

The production is directed by Golden Globe Award, four-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the 2026 Academy Honorary Award, Debbie Allen .

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas

Joshua Boone , Cedric the Entertainer , Abigail Onwunali, Whoopi Goldberg , Nimene Sierra Wureh , Taraji P. Henson , Ruben Santiago-Hudson , Bradley Stryker and Maya Boyd

Cedric the Entertainer , Whoopi Goldberg and Taraji P. Henson

Cedric the Entertainer , Whoopi Goldberg and Taraji P. Henson

Cedric the Entertainer and Whoopi Goldberg

Joshua Boone , Whoopi Goldberg and Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Whoopi Goldberg and Taraji P. Henson

Abigail Onwunali, Whoopi Goldberg , Nimene Sierra Wureh and Maya Boyd

Dominique Skye Turner , Whoopi Goldberg and Christopher Woodley

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Whoopi Goldberg and Tripp Taylor

Whoopi Goldberg and Maya Boyd

Whoopi Goldberg and Nimene Sierra Wureh

Abigail Onwunali and Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

Joshua Boone , Cedric the Entertainer , Abigail Onwunali, Whoopi Goldberg , Nimene Sierra Wureh , Taraji P. Henson , Ruben Santiago-Hudson , Bradley Stryker and Maya Boyd

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Watch in this video as 2026 Tony Award nominee Ruben Santiago-Hudson chats more about being singled out in his cast, the genius of August Wilson, and so much more.

The New York Public Library presented a discussion, hosted by Richard Ridge, and featuring the cast members of August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone on Broadway. Watch here.

August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone is officially a five-time Tony-nominated revival! Directed by Golden Globe Award, four-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the 2026 Academy Honorary Award, Debbie Allen, the play is led by Taraji P. Henson as 'Bertha Holly' and Cedric 'The Entertainer' as 'Seth Holly.' Watch Highlights of the cast in action here!

The final play of the 2025/26 season opened just last week! August Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and Gone, directed by Debbie Allen, officially arrived on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Watch in this video as the full company walks the red carpet on opening night!

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-Whoopi-Goldberg-Visits-JOE-TURNERS-COME-AND-GONE-20260601)._