StillWater Partners on Broadway Joins the Producer Group for August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
StillWater Partners on Broadway is proud to announce that Managing Partner James L. Walker, Jr. has joined the co-producer and investor group for the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, currently running at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City through July 26, 2026.
The production — led by producer Brian Anthony Moreland and starring Taraji P. Henson — has become one of the most culturally significant theatrical events of the 2025–2026 Broadway season, drawing a producing team that includes Tyler Perry, Kandi Burruss, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, Mona Scott-Young, Je’Caryous Johnson, The Shubert Organization, and the Apollo Theatre. Walker and StillWater Partners are honored to stand alongside this extraordinary group in bringing Wilson’s masterwork to a new generation of audiences.
Why This Production
At StillWater Partners on Broadway, we evaluate every investment through two lenses: artistic excellence and cultural significance. Joe Turner’s Come and Gone meets both standards with rare power.
Set in a Pittsburgh boarding house in 1911, August Wilson’s work follows men and women searching for lost family, reclaimed identity, and spiritual wholeness in the decades after emancipation. It is not simply a play — it is a document of Black American resilience, and a reminder that the stories we put on our most celebrated stages shape how the world understands who we are and where we come from.
Backing this production is not just a sound investment. It is a responsibility we take seriously.
A Portfolio Rooted in Excellence
This investment adds to an expanding StillWater Partners portfolio that reflects our commitment to backing transformative, world-class theatrical work. Our current and past productions include:
MJ The Musical — Broadway, London’s West End, Australia & Germany
Hell’s Kitchen — Broadway
Sinatra The Musical — Broadway
Dead Outlaw — Broadway (Tony Award nominee)
Buena Vista Social Club — Broadway
Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club — Broadway
The Piano Lesson — Broadway
Camelot — Broadway
Mama, I Want to Sing! — Broadway
The Temptations — Broadway
Each production in our portfolio reflects the same core belief: great storytelling, backed by the right people, creates lasting cultural and financial value.
About James L. Walker, Jr.
James L. Walker, Jr. is a nationally recognized entertainment attorney, author, and business strategist with more than 25 years of experience representing artists, media companies, and creative enterprises. As Managing Partner of StillWater Partners on Broadway, he has built one of the most substantive Broadway investment portfolios held by a Black executive in the industry today. Walker is also the founding partner of Walker & Associates, a full-service entertainment law practice based in Alpharetta, Georgia.
His work on Broadway is driven by a singular conviction: that Black ownership, Black capital, and Black leadership belong at every level of the theatrical industry — not as guests, but as architects.
Attend the Production
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is currently in performance at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 West 47th Street, New York, NY. Performances run through July 26, 2026.
For tickets and information, visit broadway.com.
