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

When the metal grill-like curtain parted in the Roberts Studio Theatre, we not only entered "Jaja’s African Hair Braiding" salon in Harlem, we stepped into the hilarious, but complicated lives ...

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The moment the curtain rises at "Jaja's African Hair Braiding," an intricately-detailed set is revealed, with salon chairs and a myriad of props in shades of orange, pink and purple embellishing ...

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 ...

But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...

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