A Tony Award nominee for Best Play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" by Jocelyn Bioh opened September 6, 2024 at Arena Stage. It is a very funny comedy that gives insight into one of our count…
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater presents the Manhattan Theatre Club production of Jocelyn Bioh's, Jaja's African Hair Braiding. Meet the cast of the show as they try to d…
The 2024 Horton Foote Prize has been awarded to Jocelyn Bioh for her play, Jaja's African Hair Braiding.
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: An incredible ensemble of actors makes up the cast of Broadway's most exciting new play- Jocelyn Bioh's Jaja's African Hair Braiding. One of them is Nana Men…
One of this season's most well loved plays, Jaja's African Hair Braiding is taking center stage at the Museum of Broadway! See photos from the event celebrating Jocelyn Bioh's Tony-nomina…
April 30 was a "great day" to be Jocelyn Bioh, playwright of the hit Broadway show "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." Bioh was up to watch the Tony Awards nominations " "Me, my husband and my 1…
From BroadwayWorld's Archive: The world premiere of Jaja's African Hair Braiding, written by Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) and directed by Whitney White just o…
Playwright Jocelyn Bioh appeared on Good Morning America on Friday to talk about the Tony-nominated play Jaja's African Hair Braiding, which recently played at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre…
The Museum of Broadway announced the debut of new costumes and accessories on-view now including CATS, Gigi, Jaja's African Hair Braiding, and more!
See photos and videos from The Museum of Broadway's celebration of Jaja's African Hair Braiding.
White is currently the fifth Black woman to ever be Tony nominated for directing a play.
Welcome to 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 neighb…
Arena Stage has announced its 74th season, including a blend of new works and reimagined classics. Learn more about the full season lineup here!
She points out that now is the time for "new, fresh, innovative work" on Broadway.
Alex Edelman, the comedian, actor and writer who made his Broadway debut last year in his solo show Just For Us, will receive a Special 2024 Tony Award for the production, the Tony Administr…
Set in a Harlem-based African braiding salon, Bioh's comedy blends humor and sincerity, familiarity and hyper-specificity and a micro story with macro issues.
BroadwayWorld spoke with playwright Jocelyn Bioh about her inspiration for Jaja's African Hair Braiding, why the success of the play was so meaningful, her organization Black Women on Broadw…
The playwright Jocelyn Bioh, whose Jaja's African Hair Braiding opened on Broadway in 2023, is to be honored by the Dramatists Guild at their annual ceremony on May 6 at Sony Hall. Bioh is t…
The new Jocelyn Bioh play will offer engagements in Berkeley, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Brittany Adebumola ("Miriam") and Dominique Thorne ("Marie") in Jaja's African Hair Braiding. Photo: Matthew Murphy, 2023 Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Chri…
The Manhattan Theatre Club production of Jocelyn Bioh's play will travel to Washington, D.C.; California's Bay Area; and Chicago.
Jaja's African Hair Braiding, which had an extended Broadway run with Manhattan Theatre Club in fall 2023, will travel to three theatrical hubs across the country. Performances begin Septemb…
Following a successful, twice-extended run, Manhattan Theatre Club's Jaja's African Hair Braiding, written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White will be presented at three theatres a…
"Character is kind of where I start from," explains Jocelyn Bioh, "I feel like all of my work is character driven narratives." She made her Broadway debut as a playwright this season with "J…