The actress will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in a revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” next spring.

Debbie Allen will direct the revival of the August Wilson play, which is the second in Wilson’s American Century Cycle and ...

Courtney B. Vance made his professional acting and Broadway debut in 1987 in Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Fences.” ...

Minneapolis-based playwright TyLie Shider is in Pittsburgh for a monthlong residency to study the August Wilson Archive at ...

Taraji P. Henson and Cedric “The Entertainer” will star in a new production of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone on ...

In a highly anticipated Broadway revival, Taraji P. Henson and Cedric The Entertainer will take the stage as Bertha and Seth ...

The play will be directed by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Debbie Allen, who’s also a two-time Tony nominee for her work in ...

ABC/Troy HarveyNearly 30 years into her acting career Taraji P. Henson is set to make her Broadway debut. She'll be starring ...

Taraji P. Henson to Make Broadway Debut in August Wilson Revival Henson will star opposite Cedric the Entertainer in 'Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,' directed by Debbie Allen.

8 Black Actors Who Got Their Start in August Wilson Plays Some of our greatest actors have appeared in the prolific playwright's shows on and Off Broadway. By Jared Alexander Published June 30, 2025 ...

Wilson African American Cultural Center’s most recent monthly Intermission event series fell on Juneteenth, a Federal holiday to commemorate the emancipation of slaves within the United States. The ...