Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1988) | Playbill

Joe Turner's Come and Gone

Broadway
Play
Original


SYNOPSIS:

At a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911, Herald Loomis arrives in search of his lost wife – but first he must regain a sense of his own heritage and identity. A stunning story of spiritual and emotional resurrection, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone pays tribute to a makeshift community that springs up in the Great Migration.

People (37)

Awards

Drama Desk Award
1988 Outstanding New Play Nominee
1988 Outstanding Director of a Play Nominee
1988 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominee
1988 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play Nominee
1988 Outstanding Set Design Nominee
1988 Outstanding Actor in a Play Nominee
1988 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Nominee
New York Drama Critics' Circle
1988 Best Play Winner
Tony Award
1988 Best Featured Actress in a Play Winner
1988 Play Nominee
1988 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominee
1988 Best Featured Actress in a Play Nominee
1988 Best Featured Actor in a Play Nominee
1988 Best Direction of a Play Nominee
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