Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” is a celebration of Black hair and salons, a kind of sanctuary for Black women where societal ...

Chicago Shakespeare hosted its opening night for Jaja’s African Hair Braiding Friday. In attendance were LaChanze, a producer ...

For about 75 minutes of its 90-minute running time, “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” comes across as a vivaciously amusing ...

This story set in a hair salon allows us to meet a wide variety of characters, all well-cast here on Navy Pier.

Jocelyn Bioh's “Jaja's African Hair Braiding” delivers more than it promises. At first, the 90-minute portrait of a day in ...

She is exploring the mystique of Afro hair in a special six-part series for Stylist.co.uk, with her second edition unraveling the culture behind African hair braiding that weaves together a ...

Tony-winning play, now at Chicago Shakespeare, builds empathy for salon artists making their way in America by helping women ...

A hilarious Tony Award-Winning play is making its Chicago debut! “JaJa’s African Hair Braiding” offers a glimpse into the ...

Buoyed by a successful Broadway run, the play about a bustling beauty salon opens this week at Chicago Shakespeare.

Jocelyn Bioh's Broadway play "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" tells the story of ten Black immigrant women whose lives ...