Jaja's African Hair Braiding

Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Written byJocelyn Bioh
Date premiered2023
Place premieredManhattan Theatre Club
Original languageEnglish
GenreComedy
SettingHarlem, Present Day

Jaja's African Hair Braiding is a 2023 comedic play written by American playwright Jocelyn Bioh. The play premiered on Broadway as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club's 2023–2024 season.[1][2]

Synopsis

The play takes the audiences inside Jaja's bustling hair braiding salon in Harlem where every day, a lively and eclectic group of West African immigrant hair braiders are creating masterpieces on the heads of neighborhood women. During one sweltering summer day, love will blossom, dreams will flourish and secrets will be revealed. The uncertainty of their circumstances simmers below the surface of their lives and when it boils over, it forces this tight-knit community to confront what it means to be an outsider on the edge of the place they call home.[3]

Original cast and characters

Character Broadway (2023)[4]
Jaja Somi Kakoma
Miriam Brittany Adebumola
Jennifer Rachel Christopher
Ndidi Maechi Aharanwa
Aminata Nana Mensah
Marie Dominique Thorne
Bea Zenzi Williams
Chrissy/Michelle/LaNiece Kalyne Coleman
Vanessa/Radia/Sheila Lakisha May
James/Sock Man/DVD Man/Jewelry Man Michael Oloyede

Production history

The play premiered on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on October 3, 2023, with previews starting September 12. The play closed on November 19, 2023, after 56 performances. The show extended twice from its original end date and offered live streams of the show for the final week of performances.[5] The play was directed by Whitney White and was commissioned by the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 2018. Among the producers of the show are LaChanze and Taraji P. Henson.[6]

Following the Broadway production, the show launched a tour beginning in September 2024 at Arena Stage in Washington D.C., Berkeley Repertory Theatre in November 2024, and Chicago Shakespeare Theater in January 2025.[7] It will also make its New England premiere at SpeakEasy Stage Company in Boston in May 2025. [8]

Awards and nominations

2024 Broadway

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2024
 Tony Awards Best Play Jocelyn Bioh Nominated [9]
Best Direction of a Play Whitney White Nominated
Best Scenic Design of a Play David Zinn Nominated
Best Costume Design of a Play Dede Ayite Won
Best Sound Design of a Play Stefania Bulbarella and Justin Ellington Nominated
Special Tony Award Nikiya Mathis (Hair and Wig Design)

References

  1. ^ Aramide Tinubu (4 October 2023). "'JaJa's African Hair Braiding' Review: Broadway Show On Black Spaces". variety.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  2. ^ "Dramatists Play Service, Inc". dramatists.com. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  3. ^ Phillips, Maya (13 November 2023). "2023/11/13/theater/jajas-african-hair-braiding-black-women". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  4. ^ Playbill 2023 Bio Cast List accessed 2024-03-23.
  5. ^ "How to watch 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' at home: live stream details for final week of shows". Mashable. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  6. ^ Greg Evans (25 July 2023). "LaChanze, Taraji P. Henson Join 'Jaja's African Hair Braiding' Broadway Producing Team". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  7. ^ "Broadway's Jaja's African Hair Braiding Is Going on Tour". Playbill.com. 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ https://speakeasystage.com/shows/2025/05/jajas-african-hair-braiding/
  9. ^ Vanasco, Jennifer (2024-04-30). "'Hell's Kitchen' and 'Stereophonic' lead Tony Awards with 13 nominations each". NPR. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

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