COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED FOR AUGUST WILSON’S “JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025
COMPLETE CAST ANNOUNCED!
MAYA BOYD,
ABIGAIL C. ONWUNALI,
& NIMENE SIERRA WUREH
JOIN
TARAJI P. HENSON &
CEDRIC “THE ENTERTAINER”
IN
AUGUST WILSON’S
“JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE”
DIRECTED BY
RECIPIENT OF THE ACADEMY HONORARY AWARD
DEBBIE ALLEN
New York, NY (December 2, 2025) – Today, producer Brian Anthony Moreland announced that Maya Boyd, Abigail C. Onwunali, and Nimene Sierra Wureh will complete the cast for 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 and recipient of the Academy Honorary Award 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.
Boyd, Onwunali, and Wureh will portray ‘Molly Cunningham,’ Martha Pentecost,’ and ‘Mattie Campbell,’ respectively.
Previously announced cast members include Taraji P. Henson ‘Bertha Holly,’ Cedric “The Entertainer” as ‘Seth Holly,’ Joshua Boone as ‘Herald Loomis,’ Ruben Santiago-Hudson as ‘Bynum Walker,’ Savannah Commodore and Dominique Skye Turner sharing the role of ‘Zonia Loomis,’ Bradley Stryker as ‘Rutherford Selig,’ Tripp Taylor as ‘Jeremy Furlow,’ and Christopher Woodley and Jackson Edward Davis sharing the role of ‘Reuben Scott.’ Understudies for the production are Jasmine Batchelor, Rosalyn Coleman, Thomas Michael Hammond, Cayden McCoy, and Kevyn Morrow.
Headshots of the complete cast can be found here.
Tickets are on sale now at www.telecharge.com, by calling 212 239 6200, or at www.JoeTurnerBway.com.
The design team for Joe Turner’s Come and Gone features Academy Award®, BAFTA Award®, and Tony Award® winner Paul Tazewell (costume design), Tony Award winner David Gallo (scenic design), Drama Desk Award® nominee Stacey Derosier (lighting design), Tony Award nominee Justin Ellington (sound design), Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and Emmy Award® winner Mia Neal (hair and wig design), Casting by ARC (casting director), and Johnny Milani (production stage manager). Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is lead produced by Brian Anthony Moreland with 101 Productions, Ltd./Chris Morey serving as general managers.
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.
BIOGRAPHIES
Maya Boyd (Molly Cunningham) starred in the title role in the Broadway smash hit & Juliet while completing her senior year at Michigan. Prior to & Juliet, Maya made her Broadway debut in Merrily We Roll Along. BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan. @themayaboyd
Abigail C. Onwunali (Martha Pentecost) most recently appeared in Jaja’s African Hair Braiding at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Her credits include Broadway’s Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, King Lear (La MaMa), Bloodwork (NBT), The Half-God of Rainfall (NYTW), The Grove, and Sojourners (Huntington). A Princess Grace Award winner and playwright, her work has been workshopped by New York Theatre Workshop, Red Bull Theater, Faultline Theatre, New Harmony Project, Liberation Theatre Company, and Ensemble Studio Theatre. A graduate of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, Abigail calls Houston, Texas, and Nigeria home. She is grateful to God and all who support her.
Nimene Sierra Wureh (Mattie Campbell). Broadway: Our Town, Mary Jane (MTC). Off-Broadway: Minor.ity (WP Theatre), The Apiary (Second Stage). TV: “FBI: Most Wanted” (CBS), “That Damn Michael Che” (MAX), “Inside Amy Schumer” (Hulu). Thank you, God, Penny and Jordan, Ms. Debbie Allen, ARC Casting, Jocelyn, Bigmomma, my mom, The Tribe, my brother, my love Kalonjee, and my angel, Sandy. www.nimene.com @nimenesierrawureh
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