August Wilson's 'Joe Turner' returns to Broadway

"Joe Turner's Come and Gone," one of August Wilson's 10 plays chronicling the black experience in 20th century America, is returning to Broadway.

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The word in the industry is that urban theater — or what has been called over the years inspirational theater, black Broadway, gospel theater and the chitlin circuit — is about to go mainstream.

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Phylicia Rashad, best known as Claire Huxtable from the TV comedy series "The Cosby Show," will direct a signficant dramatic work, August Wilson's "Gem of the Ocean," at the Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2007.

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Presenting a boldly comprehensive showcase of the work of one of America's most important playwrights, the Kennedy Center announced yesterday that it will stage all 10 plays in August Wilson's epic cycle exploring the African American experience through the decades of the 20th …

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