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'You Don't Tell Debbie Allen No': Inside Taraji P. Henson's Broadway Debut in Joe Turner's Come and Gone by Sophia Rubino

Before Joe Turner's Come and Gone graces the stage of the Barrymore Theatre beginning March 30, Broadway.com stopped by a recent press event to learn more about Taraji P. Henson's Broadway debut, the famed August Wilson play and, okay, yes"to hang out with Ms. Debbie Allen herself. "I saw the opening of Joe Turner's Come and Gone in '88," director Allen shares. "My husband was an investor. It found me. It was time. …

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 01:06PM on March 27, 2026

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