ACCLAIMED DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR AUGUST WILSON’S “JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE”
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ACCLAIMED DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCED FOR
AUGUST WILSON’S
“JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE”
STARRING
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD® WINNER AND ACADEMY AWARD®,
TONY AWARD®, SAG AWARD®
& EMMY AWARD® NOMINEE
TARAJI P. HENSON &
SIX-TIME NAACP IMAGE AWARDS® WINNER
CEDRIC “THE ENTERTAINER”
ACADEMY AWARD, BAFTA AWARD®, AND TONY AWARD WINNER
PAUL TAZEWELL
TONY AWARD WINNER
DAVID GALLO
DRAMA DESK AWARD® NOMINEE
STACEY DEROSIER
TONY AWARD NOMINEE
JUSTIN ELLINGTON
ACADEMY AWARD, BAFTA AWARD, AND EMMY AWARD WINNER
MIA NEAL
New York, NY (November 5, 2025) – Today, producer Brian Anthony Moreland announced Academy Award®, BAFTA Award®, and Tony Award® winning costume designer Paul Tazewell will return to the Broadway stage alongside Tony Award winning scenic designer David Gallo, Drama Desk Award® nominated lighting designer Stacey Derosier, Tony Award nominated sound designer Justin Ellington, and Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Emmy Award® winning hairstylist Mia Neal will join the design team of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone which will play Broadway’s Barrymore Theatre (243 West 47th Street).
Directed by Golden Globe Award and four-time Emmy Award winner Debbie Allen, previews will begin on Monday, March 30, 2026, with an official opening night set for Saturday, April 25, through Sunday, July 12, only.
“Humbled by this extraordinary team of designers who are bringing August Wilson’s poetry—and Debbie Allen’s vision—boldly into the 21st century with artistry and reverence,” said producer Brian Anthony Moreland. “The world they are shaping for the Barrymore will be nothing short of magnificent.”
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone will star Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award, Tony Award, SAG Award®, and Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, six-time NAACP Image Award® winner Cedric “The Entertainer,” Tony Award and Grammy Award® nominee Joshua Boone, and Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
Photos of the design team can be found here.
Members of the Joe Turner’s Come and Gone Priority List will have presale tickets available exclusively starting Wednesday, November 5 at 10 AM ET through Monday, November 10 at 9:59 AM ET. To sign up to be on the Priority List, please visit www.JoeTurnerBway.com.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Monday, November 10 at 10 AM ET at www.telecharge.com, by calling 212 239 6200, or at www.JoeTurnerBway.com.
Set in 1911, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone unfolds in a Pittsburgh boarding house run by the steadfast Seth and warm-hearted Bertha Holly. Their home offers refuge to Black travelers navigating the upheaval of the Great Migration. Among them is Herald Loomis, a man on a quest to reunite with his lost wife—and to reclaim the self he was forced to abandon during seven years of forced labor under Joe Turner.
As buried traumas surface and spiritual forces awaken, Loomis’s journey becomes one of profound self-discovery. Around him, others seek connection, direction, and healing from a past marked by pain. Through poetic dialogue and vivid, deeply human characters, Wilson crafts a powerful meditation on identity, resilience, and renewal.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is the second installment in Wilson’s American Century Cycle — his groundbreaking ten-play series chronicling the African American experience in each decade of the 20th century. This long-awaited revival brings Wilson’s enduring legacy back to Broadway, reaffirming the urgent, timeless relevance of his work.
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is lead produced by Brian Anthony Moreland with casting by ARC Casting. 101 Productions, Ltd. are serving as general managers.
To sign up for more information, visit www.JoeTurnerBway.com.
BIOGRAPHIES
Paul Tazewell (Costume Designer) has profoundly impacted theater, film, and television over three decades with his innovative and inspired designs. Renowned for visually stunning costumes, his work enhances both storytelling and character development.
Paul’s recent achievements include winning an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for his work on “Wicked,” directed by Jon M. Chu and featuring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. This accolade was accompanied by a BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design, a Critics Choice Award, the Costume Designers Guild’s Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film award, NAACP Image Award and the Innovator Award from the African American Film Critics Association, underscoring his critical role in bringing the fantastical world of Oz to life. Additional accolades include an Academy Award nomination for “West Side Story” in 2021, an Emmy for “The Wiz! Live,” and recognitions for his contributions to “Harriet, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” and “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.”
On Broadway, his costumes in Death Becomes Her currently on Broadway and the 2024 production of Suffs demonstrate his ongoing influence, earning him a Drama Desk Award in 2024 and a Tony Award nomination. His revolutionary designs for Hamilton won him a Tony Award in 2016, further establishing his reputation in theatrical costume design.
Throughout his career, Tazewell has earned multiple Lucille Lortel Awards, Helen Hayes Awards, and additional accolades from the Costume Designers Guild. His dedication is also evident in his collaborations with The Metropolitan Opera, The Bolshoi Ballet, and The English National Opera.
Educated at New York University and the North Carolina School of the Arts, Tazewell has shared his expertise as a guest artist at these institutions and served on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University from 2003 to 2006.
Based in New York City, Tazewell continues to inspire and shape the future of costume design, bringing life to a rich tapestry of characters through his artful and intricate designs.
David Gallo (Scenic Designer) has designed over 30 Broadway productions, garnering four Tony award nominations and one win (The Drowsy Chaperone). He creates innovative scenic and media design for theater, television, concerts, experiences, and events. As production designer for “Sesame Street”,” he was nominated for three Emmy awards, winning twice. His work as creative director for Phish’s New Year’s extravaganzas (Madison Square Garden), production designer of Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill (Netflix) and set designer for Blue Man Group (multiple cities) have been seen by millions; the Illusionarium he created for Norwegian Cruise Line was a pioneer in immersive entertainment. The Smithsonian Institution Archive, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame own samples of his work.
Stacey Derosier (Lighting Designer). Clarkston (West End), The Last Five Years (Broadway), Danger and Opportunity, Well I’ll Let You Go (Regular People), Grangeville (Signature Theatre), Teeth (Playwrights Horizons/NWS), The Counter (Roundabout Theatre), The Welkin (Atlantic Theater), Animal Kingdom (The Connelly Upstairs), All the Devils Are Here (DR2), Lights Out Nat King Cole, The Half-God of Rainfall (NYTW), Uncle Vanya (O’Henry), Drama Desk Design Award 2025, Audelco Award 2022/2023, Obie Design Award 2023, Obie Special Citation 2022, 2018 Lilly Award Daryl Roth Prize.
Justin Ellington (Sound Designer) is an award-winning composer and sound designer whose work spans Broadway, Off-Broadway, and international stages. His Broadway credits include Othello, Our Town, McNeal, Home, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding (Tony-nominated), The Cottage, Ohio State Murders, Topdog/Underdog, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf (Tony-nominated), Clyde’s, and Pass Over.
Off-Broadway credits include Pipeline (Lincoln Center Theater), Fetch Clay Make Man (New York Theatre Workshop), The Winter’s Tale (Theatre for a New Audience), He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box (Signature Theatre), and The House That Will Not Stand. His regional and international work includes productions at the Goodman Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Alliance Theatre, Stratford Festival, and the Old Vic.
Ellington also serves as a Lecturer in Sound Design at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University.
Mia Neal (Hair and Wig Designer) is an award-winning wig designer hailing from Gary, Indiana. With an impressive list of accolades under her belt, including an Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and a BAFTA Film Award for her work on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Neal is definitely a force to be reckoned with in the world of stage and screen. Her talents have been recognized not only by the Academy, but also with an Emmy for Annie Live!, an Emmy nomination for Pose, and Drama Desk Awards for Shuffle Along… and Ain’t No Mo’. Her work can also be seen on the brightest stages of Broadway, with productions such as Hell’s Kitchen, Proof, The Last Five Years, Othello, The Notebook, Gypsy, Shucked, KPOP, 1776, West Side Story, The Iceman Cometh, and A Raisin in the Sun.
In addition to her work in theater, Neal has also left her mark on the big screen with films and television projects like The Smashing Machine, White Noise, Hustle, The Humans, Uncut Gems, Ghostbusters, “Younger,” “The Carrie Diaries,” and The Amazing Spider-Man.
With a keen eye for detail and a passion for her craft, Mia Neal continues to push boundaries and set new standards for excellence in wig design.
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