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A New York Times Critic’s Pick!
“HOT & HILARIOUS AND RIOTOUSLY FUNNY! Jaja’s is a buffet of delights.” – The New York Times
“BRILLIANT! A powerful tale about joy, dreams, community, and sisterhood.” – Entertainment Weekly
Manhattan Theatre Club’s Broadway Production of
JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING
Announces Multi-City Tour
of Acclaimed Play to Visit
Arena Stage
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Manhattan Theatre Club, Lynne Meadow (Artistic Director), Chris Jennings (Executive Director), and Madison Wells Live are pleased to announce that following a successful, twice-extended run, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding, written by Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) and directed by Whitney White (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord) will be presented at three theatres across the country. Performances begin on September 6, 2024 at Arena Stage, November 8 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and January 14, 2025 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater.
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding was produced on Broadway by Manhattan Theatre Club and Madison Wells Live with LaChanze and Taraji P. Henson.
This tour is produced in association with Madison Wells Live and LaChanze.
Critics said:
“WICKEDLY ENTERTAINING! Perhaps not since ‘Hair’ itself have flowing locks and what are attached to them made such a becoming impression onstage.” – The Washington Post
“HOT & HILARIOUS AND RIOTOUSLY FUNNY! Jaja’s is a buffet of delights, full of treasurable moments when the drama feels tightly woven with the comedy.” – The New York Times
“WAVES OF GLEE ROLL THROUGH THE AUDIENCE on the regular. People are cackling, downright screaming with delight. There’s something exhilarating about listening to people snap and holler and cheer not because they’re seeing someone famous but because they’re seeing someone they know.” – New York Magazine
“BRILLIANT! A powerful tale about joy, dreams, societal and familial expectations, community, politics, loss, and sisterhood.” – Entertainment Weekly
“BRISTLING WITH WIT AND HUMOR, JAJA’S HAS BOTH STYLE AND SUBSTANCE!” – The Daily Beast
This dazzling world premiere welcomes you into Jaja’s bustling hair braiding shop 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. This extraordinary new play is by the award winning Ghanaian-American playwright Jocelyn Bioh (School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play) and will be directed by Obie winner Whitney White (Our Dear Dead Drug Lord).
The 2022-23 season marked Lynne Meadow’s 50th anniversary as Artistic Director of Manhattan Theatre Club. Meadow was joined in summer 2023 by Chris Jennings, MTC’s new Executive Director. MTC’s mission, which Meadow created in 1972 and has implemented over five decades of award-winning theatrical productions, is to develop and present new work in a dynamic, supportive environment; to identify and collaborate with the most promising new as well as seasoned, accomplished artists; and to produce a diverse repertoire of innovative, entertaining, and thought-provoking plays and musicals by American and international playwrights. Since 1989, MTC Education, which uses the power of live theatre and playwriting to awaken minds, ignite imaginations, open hearts, and change lives, has also been an important corollary to MTC’s work, reaching thousands of students and educators worldwide each season.
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