Jocelyn Bioh’s Broadway playwriting debut, set in a Harlem hair braiding shop, is a hot and hilarious workplace sitcom.

There’s no doubt that Jocelyn Bioh’s play “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a laugh-out-loud comedy. The vibrant 90-minute play that kicked off La Jolla Playhouse’s 2025-26 season on ...

That evening, I had the pleasure of joining the audience at "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," the vibrant comedic play with a big message closing out Ensemble Theatre 's 2024-25 season after ...

Over his 40-year career, Dr. Carey Andrew-Jaja has delivered 8,000 babies and received the special nickname of "The Singing Doctor." That's because he sang to every single one of the babies he ...

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is the comedic Broadway play closing out Ensemble Theatre's 2025 season. Why it's a must-see.

Jaja’s Law indicates foreign countries and states could be held responsible for the deaths of people who unknowingly ingest fentanyl and die from poisoning.

Playwright finds universality in her play ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ La Jolla Playhouse production is set in a Harlem hair salon with characters relatable to all ethnicities ...

The cast of SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Jaja's African Hair Braiding." (Courtesy Nile Scott Studios) When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only ...

For many Black women, the hair salon is a cultural safe space, where stories and secrets help build an intimate community. That’s the setting of the 90-minute Tony Award-winning play “Jaja’s African ...

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play by the Ghanaian-American writer Jocelyn Bioh, has one big advantage over the others in the genre.

Jaja in Ohio City will remain closed until late spring 2025 after a car crashed into its building. Pioneer, another restaurant affected by the crash, plans to reopen sooner.