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# 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Joe Turner’’s Justin Ellington
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/5-minutes-with-a-tony-nominee-joe-turners-justin-ellington/
- Published: 2026-06-02T00:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-02T00:00:32.000Z
- Description: The sound designer of the August Wilson play has earned his third Tony Award nomination.
- Author: Ruthie Fierberg
- Tags: Podcast, Justin Ellington, News, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, 2026 Tony Awards Spotlight, 5 minutes with a Tony nominee, Design

Justin Ellington made his Broadway debut as a sound designer in 2021 with the play “Pass Over.” He earned his first Tony Award nomination for his sound design of the 2022 revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf.” Now, he’s racked up his third nomination — for the sound design of the current revival of “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.”

Below, Ellington recalls how he started his career as a sound designer, how he manages to amplify actors without sounding artificial and more.

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“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” is [nominated](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/) for five Tony Awards.

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“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” Broadway 2026 cast portrait (Credit: Emilio Madrid)

The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. [P!NK will host](https://www.broadwaynews.com/p-nk-will-host-the-79th-annual-tony-awards/) the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ Premium (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). CBS and Pluto TV will present the Tony Awards: Act One, with additional details to follow.

See the full list of nominations [here](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/).