The show was nominated for five Tonys. But for LaChanze, 63, that was just the beginning. She wants her projects to be an ...

The hit play, which originated in New York, offers an intimate look at the lives of hair braiders and their clients, ...

At Jaja's salon, stories are told, dramas unfold, jokes fly, and immaculate hairstyles tower. Tony-nominated ...

Different African communities have developed distinct hairstyles that have crossed the Atlantic into the western world and ...

This vibrant comedic gem offers a glimpse into the lives of a group of West African immigrant women who find community in a bustling Harlem hair salon. Over the course of a sweltering summer day ...

Set at a hair salon in Harlem in 2019 ... and Yao Dogbe. “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” stays feather-light until that turn comes towards the end. The fact that opening night in Chicago ...

From “Barbershop”  and “Beauty Shop” to “Shear Madness” and “Steel Magnolias,” hair emporia have served for years as great settings for plays and movies. They’re community staples, home to countless ...

But “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” the 90-minute Broadway play ... for the customer to watch all manner of goings-on in the salon, and for sufficient intimacy to be achieved for all kinds ...

who plays several different salon clients in “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.” Brezill says the script does an excellent job depicting the intimate connection between stylist and client.

Some actors wear up to six different wigs throughout Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Jaja’s entire story unfolds over the course of one day inside a bustling New York beauty salon. A series of ...

The show takes place in a bustling Harlem hair braiding salon and takes the audience through a day in the life of the shop’s West African immigrant braiders and their clients. It's a Tony Award ...