After the dazzling opening, Jaja's African Hair Braiding has been the talk of the town! The show is directed by the award-winning Whitney White and will star Brittany Adebumola and Marvel actor Dominique Thorne. Jocelyn Bioh is a Ghanaian-American writer and actor and penned the emotional comedy "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play", which won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. Whitney White is an award-winning director, musician, and actor and is the recipient of an Obie Award and a Lilly Award.

Let's dive into the reviews and discover what critics had to say about the new phenomenon.

"Jaja's is full of such treasurable moments, when the drama feels tightly woven with the comedy. And if the weave frays a bit at the end, what doesn't? Like the Strawberry Knotless Afro-Pop Bob, it's still a great look." - The New York Times

full of such treasurable moments, when the drama feels tightly woven with the comedy.

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding celebrates business owners like Jaja and the ladies who work for her. It's also a portrait that illustrates everything it takes for Black women, especially immigrants, to survive in this country. Amid the sacrifices and the tears, the play showcases the community these women build among themselves and how they care for each other when no one else will." -  Variety 

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding is a refreshing, verbose play, crackling with vibrant characters and culturally-specific comedy both signatures of playwright Jocelyn Bioh." - Broadway News

refreshing, verbose play, crackling with vibrant characters and culturally-specific comedy

"After years of analyzing plays for their achievements and blunders, it's rare for me to walk out of a theater with a single thought in my mind: I loved it. And yet those three words floated in my brain after Jocelyn Bioh's new Broadway comedy Jaja's African Hair Braiding at Manhattan Theatre Club's Friedman Theatre." -Theatremania 

it's rare for me to walk out of a theater with a single thought in my mind: I loved it. And yet those three words floated in my brain after Jocelyn Bioh's new Broadway comedy

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